Iranian Collection (page 5)

The delivery and weighing of textiles - Iran
The 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, Iran
Taqwasan (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 Qapu
Ali 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 seats
Women 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, Iran
A 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 Teller
The 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-WW1
Iranian troops concentrated at Kermanshah (western Iran) after the Armistice which ended the First World War. Date: 1918

Tabriz, Iran - Fruit Seller
A 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, Bushehr
The British Consulate General Headquarters at Bushehr (Bushire), Iran Date: circa 1903

Crossing the Kotal Mountains, Iran
Crossing the Kotal mountains in Iran. Date: 1893

Royal marriages dissolved
King 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 Iran
Huge 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, Iran
A 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 - Iran
A 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 belt
An 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 drive
A 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, Iran
An 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 Mauser
An Iranian man holding a Mauser automatic pistol, Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Picnic in Iran
Diplomatic staff (both British and Iranian) enjoy a picnic. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Bakhtiari Women carrying water, Iran

Zoroastrian Fire Temple - Iran

Oil seepage - Iran
A seepage of oil up through the soil - Iran

Mobilising Bedouin Troops
Bedouin 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, Iran
Southeastern 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, Iran
Southeastern 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 Station
A 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 Iran
A 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 Iran
Two 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 buildings
General view of the Iranian desert, with a few buildings, and mountains in the background

The mausoleum of Khaje Rabi, Iran
The mausoleum of Khaje Rabi, about 6km outside Mashhad in Iran - now extensively restored. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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