Umm Kulthum's orchestra rehearsing on stage. Copyright: Life Magazine, photo by Howard Sochurek, 1 June 1962.
Miss Umm Kulthum with her mentor, composer Sheikh Abou El-Ela Mohamed, 1920s.
Umm Kulthum performs in the Khedivial Opera House, Egypt, 1940s.
From left: Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Umm Kulthum and Mohamed el-Qasabgi.
Umm Kulthum with Mohammed Abdel Wahab.
Miss Umm Kulthum, c. late 1910s-early 1920s.
Miss Umm Kulthum in her youth.
Miss Umm Kulthum.
Miss Umm Kulthum.
Umm Kulthum in a store during her visit to Aleppo, Syria, 1931.
From Right: Kamel el-Shennawi, Mohamed el-Qasabgi, Umm Kulthum and Ahmed Hassanein Pasha.
Umm Kulthum on stage after performing 'Hadhihi Lailati', Baalbek, Lebanon, 8 July 1970.
Umm Kulthum and her orchestra, Baalbek, Lebanon, 14 July 1968.
Umm Kulthum and Mohammed Abdel Wahab taking a break.
Umm Kulthum, 1972.
