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  • English Textbook for High School (1966) English Textbook for High School (1966)
  • Darakeh, Tehran, June 2012 (13) Darakeh
  • Paykan Service and Maintenance Manual Paykan Service and Maintenance Manual
  • Pahlavi hat, new dress code, and "Giveh" (traditional footwear), probably 1927. Pahlavi Hat and Dress Code for Men
  • Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago
  • Nowruz 1993 Nowruz Stamps
  • Comic books in Persian (7) Comic books in Persian
  • Old Mansion in Marvi Alley Old House in Marvi Alley
  • Talisman for Warding off Co-wife Talisman for Warding off Co-wife
  • Andisheh School, 1958 Andisheh (Don Bosco) School
  • Old Tomb of Hafez Old Tomb of Hafez
  • Description of prison life in one of the earlier pieces Calligraphy in Prison
  • Intersection of Nosrat Street and Kargar Avenue Old Buildings of Kargar Avenue
  • From Nooshi Kanoom to Showkat Kanoom Postcard from Nooshi Kanoom
  • Samarkand Persian Hotel. Santabarbara, California Samarkand Persian Hotel
  • Sycamores of Valiasr Avenue (20) Sycamores of Valiasr Avenue
  • Attendants on the Queen of Persia Engravings from the book PERSIA
  • Last day of Cafe Prague in Tehran Last day of Café Prague in Tehran
  • Tourist Brochure for Isfahan, Iran, late 1960s Two Tourist Brochures
  • Prostitute and Slave, Photograph by Antoin Sevruguin Sale Document of a Male Slave (1901)
  • Red and Black Matchboxes Black and Red Matchboxes
  • Village of Evin Village of Evin
  • Iranian men, born in 1942 Iranian Men, born in 1942
  • Irandokht, born in 1942 Irandokht, born in 1942
  • A pocket guide to Iran (1943) (1) A pocket guide to Iran (1943)
  • Photograph taken at the start of the 42nd academic year at the American Memorial School on August 30, 1923. Tabriz Memorial Highschool
  • Cover Design by Behzad Golpaygani (18) Behzad Golpaygani’s Cover Designs
  • Pen Case with Scenes from the Haft Paykar Pen Case with Scenes from the “Haft Paykar”
  • Dave Brubeck In Abadan and Tehran Dave Brubeck in Abadan and Tehran
  • Molavi Avenue (4) Mowlavi Avenue
Outdoor Lightings in Iran

Outdoor Lightings

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Lighting with electric light bulbs became popular in the 20th century in Iran and has been an integral part of celebrating religious holidays (such as the Mab’ath or Sha’ban) and public celebrations (such as 4th of Aban before the revolution and Fajr after the revolution). Today colour bulbs and fluorescent lights are used widely for outdoor lightings and Illuminations.

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Iranian Hair and beauty styles (12)

Beauty Styles for Men

· ۱۲ Comments · In Fashion

Recent Iranian hair and beauty styles for male singers.

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Hats and Turbans

Le Costume Historique

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Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume Historique was the most wide-ranging and intelligent study of clothing ever published. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century, the great work — “consolidated” in 1888 into six volumes containing nearly 500 plates — remains, to this day, completely unique in its scope and detail.

Photos by Le Costume Historique (1876-1888) by August Racinet
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Khorasan Kurds

Iranian Costumes

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Iran is a vast country containing many different ethnicities and languages so the traditional dress tends to vary by region, territory and sometimes even individual village. By in large, the majority of the ethnicities pertaining to the regions of Iran, dictate the traditional costumes. These include dress styles for Torkemans, Mazandarani, Bakhtiaris, Baluchis, Loris, Gilanis, Kurds, Ghoochanis, Qashqais, and many others.

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  • Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago
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  • Andisheh School, 1958 Andisheh (Don Bosco) School
  • Old Tomb of Hafez Old Tomb of Hafez
  • Description of prison life in one of the earlier pieces Calligraphy in Prison
  • Intersection of Nosrat Street and Kargar Avenue Old Buildings of Kargar Avenue
  • From Nooshi Kanoom to Showkat Kanoom Postcard from Nooshi Kanoom
  • Samarkand Persian Hotel. Santabarbara, California Samarkand Persian Hotel
  • Sycamores of Valiasr Avenue (20) Sycamores of Valiasr Avenue
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