Iranian Collection

Derrick Floor of an oil rig, Iran
Derrick Floor of an oil drilling rig, Iran

Shah of Iran - Reza Shah Pevlavi
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, (1919 - 1980). Emperor of Iran from 16th September 1941, until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11th February 1979"

The Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Portrait of Zoroaster (6th century BC)
Zoroaster (6th century BC). Founder of the Zoroastrianism. Portrait at the Atashkadeh Fire Temple. Yazd. Iran

Boulevard Lalezar, Tehran, Iran Date: circa 1910s

View of Mohammerah from the Karun River
View of Khorramshahr in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran from the Karun River. Date: circa 1910s

Zoroastrian (Parsee) Beauty - Iran. Date: 1910

Map of Persia (Iran) - all place names in their Latin form. The ancient realms of Assyria, Babylonia Date: 1807

Oil Well at Chillingar, Iran. One of Irans largest oil fields, Chilingar was named after George V. Chilingar, one of the best-known petroleum geologists in the world

Iranian Postman
An Iranian postman in western uniform delivers mail to a shopkeeper in traditional costume. Date: circa 1900

Persian musicians
Three seated Persian musicians, playing a hand drum, what looks like a daf and a kamanche. A tonbak, or goblet drum, lies discarded on the ground. Date: 1870s

Bandar-e Anzali, Iran
Bandar-e Anzali (Bandar-e Pahlavi) - a harbour town on the Caspian Sea, in the Iranian province of Gilan, close to Rasht, Iran. Harbour scene. Date: circa 1910

The Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853-1907). The card bears the Shahs signature!

The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Landing Stage at Ahvaz - a city

Audience of Darius I. Persian art
DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Representation of the king on his throne during hearing with officers Medes. Treasury Hall of the palace

Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan, Iran
Ali Qapu (Sublime Gate) Palace, Isfahan (Ispahan), Iran. Date: circa 1910s

Iran, Teheran - Nayrouz (The New Year Festival) - an event which was Coptic and originated in Egypt. Ignorant of the Egyptian language for the most part

Two Persian women rocking a goatskin to churn milk. Date: circa 1900s

IRAN. Pasagarda. Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, founder of Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture

Tehran, Iran - Imperial Bank of Persia Date: circa 1909

Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran and Shah Mosque
The Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran - one of the biggest city squares in the world and an outstanding example of Iranian and Islamic architecture. A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Iran - Royal Feast
A group of Iranian men (in a variety of states of sobriety!) following a Festan Persan or Royal Persian Feast in Tehran, Iran

Persian women using a large grindstone, Iran Date: circa 1900s

Entrance to the Main Bazaar, Kerman, Iran. Date: circa 1900s

Persian Village, South Persia (Iran)
Scene in a Persian Village, South Persia (Iran). Date: circa 1910s

A village Bazaar - Iran Date: circa 1910s

Laden Donkey owned by a Bakhtiari Tribesman, Iran - this lantern slide has the caption - A Bakhtiari Tribesmans Pantechnicon !

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran (1960-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

The Coronation of the Shah of Iran - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals

Queen Farah Dibah of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Queen Farah Dibah of Iran (1938-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Visit to England by the Shah of Persia
Visit by Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898-1930) - Shah of Persia (Iran) from 1909 to 1925. The Qajar dynasty. An inspection of the guard of honour at Dover

Bushehr, Iran - A Persian Festival Procession. Date: 1916

Iranian Wandering Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Lockheed C-130E Hercules 5-113
Imperial Iranian Air Force - Lockheed C-130E Hercules 5-113 (MSN 382C-6D-4726), of 5 ATS. Date: circa 1970

Persians (Iranians) Date: 1791

Capture of Isfahan, Persian Constitutional Revolution
The capture of Isfahan by Bakhtiari Tribesmen during the Persian Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911). The revolution led to a change from from an absolute monarchic system to a parliamentary one

Persia, Tehran. Palace of the British envoy. Engraving
Persia, Tehran. Palace of the British envoy. Interior courtyard. Engraving. Panorama Universal. History of Persia, 1851. Date: 2018

Persia, Tehran. Panoramic of the city and Elburz mountains
Persia, Tehran. Panoramic of the city and Elburz mountain range. Engraving by Ales. Panorama Universal. History of Persia, 1851. Date: 2018

Persia, Soltaniyeh (Zanjan province). The capital of the rulers of the Persian Ikhanate during the 14th century. Ruins of the enclosure of the mosque

Convair CV-440 PH-CGE, of the Iranian Oil Exploration and Production Company N.V. at London Heathrow Airport, on 23 May 1959. Date: 1959

Lockheed C-130B-LM Hercules 23488
Pakistan Air Force - Lockheed C-130B-LM Hercules 23488 (MSN 282-3698, 62-3488), at RAF Marham on 7 May 1974. Built for the Imperial Iranian Air Force under MAP as 5-101

Persian guard and camels, Iran. Date: circa 1900s

Persian carpet weavers and children, Kerman, Iran
Persian carpet weavers and their children, Kerman, Iran Date: circa 1900s

Colonial Persia, street scene Date: circa 1900s

Colonial Persia, hunting in reed boats Date: circa 1900s

Colonials in Persia, transporting luggage by camel
British colonials in Persia, transporting luggage by camel. Date: circa 1900s

Armenian family living at Kerman, Iran. Date: circa 1900s

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