Iran. Part I (1880-1950)

Author: alice Date: 14 November, Category: Educative, Visits 4949

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Prince Leopold (1853–1884), Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria, in a carriage with Nasser-Al-Din, the Shah of Persia (left). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1880

Nasiruddin, Shah of Persia (Iran) in regal attire, with his scimitar. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images). Circa 1880

British residents on horseback outside the British Post Office and Residency in the port of Bushire, Iran. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1894

View of the port of Bushire, Iran, from the British Residency, showing the British flagstaff and tennis courts. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1894

Facade of the Royal Palace in Isfahan, Iran. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1894

Muzaffer Uddin (1853–1907) the Shah of Persia. (Photo by W & D Downey/Getty Images)

Crown Prince Valiaha of Persia who when older became the Shah of Iran is viewed with a group of officials after he officially opened a new military school in Tehran. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1901

Mohammed Ali, Shah of Persia (1872–1925), who reigned from 1907 to 1909. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1907

An Anglo-Iranian Oil Company oil well in Iran, 1909. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Laying the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company pipeline between Masjid-i-Suleiman and Abadan in Iran, circa 1910. The pipeline was completed in 1911. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

From left to right: Messrs. Gunning, Thornton, Wood and Garden relaxing in Bustine, Persia. Mr. Wood is smoking a hookah pipe. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1910

The city of Shiraz in Iran, capital of Fars province, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A criminal is publicly whipped in the street in Persia. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1910

Shah of Persia, Reza Shah Pahlavi (1877–1944) in military uniform. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1910

Soldiers from Tehran, or Teheran, Persia, with a large machine gun. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). Circa 1911

The Shah of Persia (1898–1930) and Prince Albert stand outside the Guildhall after luncheon with the Mayor and Corporation of London. Left to right: The Lord Mayor, the Shah of Persia, Prince Albert (later George VI), and Lord Curzon. The Shah ruled from 1909 to 1925, when he was deposed by a constituent assembly which elected Reza Pahlavi to replace him. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). November 1919

The Palace of the Shah at Isfahan (Esfahan) in Iran, circa 1930. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Princess Fawzieh, sister of King Farouk of Egypt, who married the Crown Prince of Iran in 1939. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images). 1938

Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919–1980), the son of Reza Khan, the Shah of Iran. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 1939

An Iranian soldier guards two German tourists near the Iranian-Turkish border during World War II. Since the British occupation of Iran, all Axis nationals are being expelled from the country. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1941

A street scene in an Iranian city. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1948

The leader of the Iranian Moslems Doctor Hamed in his office in Tehran. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1948

The Shah of Persia, accompanied by King George VI, inspecting the guard of honour of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards at Buckingham Palace. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 20th July 1948

Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919–1980), the Shah of Iran, (formerly Persia), at the Sunbury Research Station. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images). 27th July 1948

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