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The delivery and weighing of textiles - IranThe delivery and weighing of textiles with scales on a simple three post frame at Qazvin Iran Date: circa 1903
The Constitutional Revolution in Iran (2 / 4)Irans constitutionalist uprising (1906-09) was the first great revolution of the 20th century - an expression of spontaneous rage against a corrupt and bankrupt monarchy
The Constitutional Revolution in Iran (4 / 4)Irans constitutionalist uprising (1906-09) was the first great revolution of the 20th century - an expression of spontaneous rage against a corrupt and bankrupt monarchy
Taqwasan carvings, IranTaqwasan (or Taq-e Bostan / Taq-i-Bustan) - a series of large rock reliefs from the Sassanid Empire era of Ancient Persia, the Iranian dynasty which ruled western Asia from 226 to 650 AD
Isfanan, Iran - Ali QapuAli Qapu ( Sublime Gate ) - a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran. Located on the western side of the Naghsh-i Jahan Square opposite to Sheikh lotf allah mosque
Roudbar on the road to Rasht, Iran Date: circa 1910s
Mules carry children in pannier seatsWomen and children carried in pannier seating on a mule - Iran Date: 1913
The Darband district of Tehran Date: circa 1930s
Tehran, Iran - Imperial Palace Date: circa 1910s
Iran - Teheran - Avenue Nasser Khosrow
The Constitutional Revolution in Iran (3 / 4)Irans constitutionalist uprising (1906-09) was the first great revolution of the 20th century - an expression of spontaneous rage against a corrupt and bankrupt monarchy
The Road to Damavand, IranA summer camp on the road to Damavand - a city in Tehran Province in Iran. This scene could be a gathering to celebrate the opening of a new road through the mountains to Damavand. Date: circa 1904
Iranian Fortune TellerThe old Iranian fortune teller looks up at her shy, smiling young customer : I see a rich and handsome young man from Tehran... Date: 1930s
Iranian Earthquake - Koppeh Dargh - 1st May 1929. Food being brought for the refugees. Date: 1929
Iranian troops at Kermanshah after Armistice, post-WW1Iranian troops concentrated at Kermanshah (western Iran) after the Armistice which ended the First World War. Date: 1918
Tabriz, Iran - Fruit SellerA Beautiful early photographic picture postcard showing a Fruit Seller. Rather bizarrely there is a partial view of a chap on a ladder emerging into the top-right hand corner of the shot - what he is
Poster advertising trips to Iran, featuring an ancient sculpture. 20th century
British Consulate General Headquarters, BushehrThe British Consulate General Headquarters at Bushehr (Bushire), Iran Date: circa 1903
Crossing the Kotal Mountains, IranCrossing the Kotal mountains in Iran. Date: 1893
Royal marriages dissolvedKing Faruk of Egypt(1920-1965) pictured here with his wife Queen Farida(1921-1988), and the Shah of Iran and his wife Empress Fawzia(eldest sister of King Faruk)
A man and Woman of Iran (Persia). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
Locomotive from IranHuge Iranian railway engine with double-tender
Arab women preparing trays of sweetmeatsm or Baklava in Iran
Jameh Mosque - Kerman, Iran - built in 1349 and extensively modernised during the Safavid period and later
Fire Brigade - Abadan Oilfield, IranA group of Iranian firefighters practising the swift deployment of the hose from their engine at the Abadan oilfield, Iran
The Shrine of Imam Reza - Mashad, Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Women gathered below palms - IranA group of women sheltering below a group of palm trees in Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Persian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
Persian Dervish with young son, carrying a club. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
Young Iranian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
Iranian man with a gun in his beltAn Iranian man with a gun tucked into his belt, Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. At the time of this photograph the city had been under British occupation for five years. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Bushehr, Iran - An excursion driveA small party of European Diplomatic staff taking a drive into the Iranian countryside close to Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Iranian man in Bushehr, IranAn Iranian man poses for his photograph in in Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. At the time of this photograph the city had been under British occupation for five years. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Iranian Gentleman holding a MauserAn Iranian man holding a Mauser automatic pistol, Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Picnic in IranDiplomatic staff (both British and Iranian) enjoy a picnic. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Bakhtiari Women carrying water, Iran
Zoroastrian Fire Temple - Iran
Oil seepage - IranA seepage of oil up through the soil - Iran
Mobilising Bedouin TroopsBedouin troops mobilised in Iran. Cavalry carry long spears and the flag of the Ottoman Empire flies above the troops
The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine, Kerman, IranSoutheastern Iran - Kerman Province - The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine. The dome over the tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali, a well-known Sufi dervish, dates from the early 15th century
The Nematollah Vali Shrine, Kerman, IranSoutheastern Iran - Kerman Province - The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine. The dome over the tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali, a well-known Sufi dervish, dates from the early 15th century
Tembi Pumping StationA new BP oil pumping station was erected in the early 1920s on the left bank of the Tembi River in Iran to separate it from the main power station for the oil fields on the other bank
Camp in the Mountains of IranA temporary camp in the mountains of Iran, close to oil exploration works undertaken in the early 1920s by British Petroleum
Primitive Oil Refinery in Iraq or Iran
A car in the Iranian desert. The driver and two passengers have got out and are examining something in the sand
Two people and their car in IranTwo people and their car, somewhere in Iran, possibly having to change a tyre. In the background is a long building with many domes
General view, Iranian desert with buildingsGeneral view of the Iranian desert, with a few buildings, and mountains in the background
The mausoleum of Khaje Rabi, IranThe mausoleum of Khaje Rabi, about 6km outside Mashhad in Iran - now extensively restored. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts