Prayer for rain in the Sangbaran village of Faridan [1920s]
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Digital copy of a photograph showing a group ceremonial prayer for rain in the Sangbaran village of Faridan, Esfahan. Photograph taken by Minas Patkerhanian Machertich, 1920s. Original print measures 9 x 12cm.
Photographs from Esfahan, Various Photographers [1880s-1940s]
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This file consists of digital copies of 15 photographs taken in Esfahan, Iran, from the 1880s-1940s. Photographs in this file were taken by Minas Patkerhanian Machertich, Amanollah Tarighi, Thooni Johannes, Mirza Hasan Khan Shams, Mirza Mehdi Khan Chereh-Nama, Ernst Hoeltzer, and other unidentif...
Digital copy of a full portrait photograph of an unidentified man. The man is dressed in black dress-robes, standing in front of a painted backdrop depicting a woodland scene. Date unknown, probably 20th century; photographer unknown. Original print measures 130mm x 180mm.
Digital copy of a photograph showing a group of 28 bandits, chained together awaiting their execution. Photograph taken by Minas Patkerhanian Machertich, Esfahan, 1924; original print measures 130mm x 180mm.
Gholamhossein Derakhshan's photograph shop on Hafez Avenue [1930s-1940s]
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Digital copy of a fisheye photograph showing the interior of the photograph shop on Hafez Avenue, Esfahan, owned by Gholamhossein Derakhshan. Photograph taken by Amonallah Tarighi, 1930s-1940s; original print measures 60mm x 90mm.
Digital copy of a photograph showing Minas Patkerhanian Machertich and an unidentified man posing with what appears to be a cardboard cut-out of an airplane, against an illustrated backdrop of clouds. Photograph taken by an unknown photographer in Tehran, 1930s; original print measures 90mm x ...
Portrait photograph of Mass'oud Mirza Zell al-Sultan [1890s]
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Digital copy of a portrait photograph of Mass'oud Zell al-Sultan, taken in three-quarter profile. Zell al-Sultan is sitting on a chair against a painted backdrop of a garden, wearing full military dress. Photograph taken by Thooni Johannes, Esfahan, late 1890s. Original print measures 90mm x 12...
Digital copy of a group portrait photograph of six men and five children sitting against a painted backdrop of a forest. Two of the men are holding guns, and sitting on piles of dead goats. Photograph taken by Mirza Hasan Khan Shams, Esfahan, date unknown, probably 20th century; original print ...
Digital copy of a group portrait photograph of three women, taken after the first Pahlavi dynasty placed a ban on Islamic coverings and veils. Photograph taken by Mirza Mehdi Khan Chehreh-Nama, Esfahan, c 1925; original print measures 90mm x 120mm.
Portrait photograph of Mass'oud Mirza Zell al-Sultan with goat [1880s]
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Digital copy of a portrait photograph showing Mass'oud Mirza Zell al-Sultan posing with a gun whilst standing next to a dead goat. Photographer unknown; Esfahan, 1880s; original print measures 130mm x 180mm.