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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
“Ketabe Jom’e” (17)

Covers for “Ketabe Jom’e”

· ۳ Comments · In Literature

“Ketabe Jom’e” (meaning “Book of Friday”) was a weekly journal of politics, literature and art that was published between July 26, 1979, and May 30, 1980. The prominent Iranian poet, Ahmad Shamloo, was the editor-in-chief of the journal.

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Th[o/e]se Days

Th[o/e]se Days

· ۲۰ Comments · In Nostalgia, Visual Arts

“Th[o/e]se Days” is a new collection of photos by Shahin Shahriari & Sina Bagheri. For this collection, they had used pictures of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and merged them with the new shots of the same spots in Tehran today.

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Old Postcard of Ayatollah Khomeini (2)

Ayatollah’s Old Post Cards

· ۲ Comments · In Nostalgia, Visual Arts

Old post cards of Ayatollah Khomeini, published in the early years of the Iranian revolution (1978-1979).

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Young Girl Carrying Rifle,1979

Graphics of Revolution & War

· Leave a Comment · In Nostalgia

Here are a few examples from the newly launched permanent online exhibition, “Graphics of Revolution and War: Iranian Poster Arts.” The digital exhibit showcases posters from the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88). Along with the introductory essay, thematic sections, and poster descriptions, the website also provides additional commentary (including information about the provenance of the poster collection at the University of Chicago) as well as poster artists’ information and further bibliographic resources.
→ Iranian Poster Arts permanent online exhibition

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