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  • Persian Handstands Performer Qajar Female Tumblers
  • 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
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  • Prostitute and Slave, Photograph by Antoin Sevruguin Sale Document of a Male Slave (1901)
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  • 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
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Yakhchal Street

Strolling around Shariati Avenue

· ۲ Comments · In Architecture, Everyday Life

Strolling around Shariati avenue, near Qolhak neigbourhood, Tehran. August 2012.
The photographer Roozbeh Shahrestani says: “Although, one might not be able to convey fully the atmosphere of these places, but perhaps with a momentary pause and a brief look the viewer get some sense of them.”

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Tehran’s Valiahd Square (now ‘Valiasr’) seen from the north-east

Tehran’s Valiahd Square in the 1970s

· ۱۱ Comments · In Architecture, Everyday Life

Valiahd Square (Now ‘Valiasr’) as seen in the 1970s postcards.
Valiasr Square is one of the main squares in Tehran, adjoining Valiasr Street, Keshavarz Boulevard and Karim Khan Zand Avenue.

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Th[o/e]se Days

Th[o/e]se Days

· ۲۱ 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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Walking in Tehran’s Amirabad - پرسه در امیرآباد

Walking in Tehran’s Amirabad

· ۲ Comments · In Architecture, Everyday Life

Tehran’s Amirabad Neighbourhood (2012)

“Amirabad is the neighbourhood that I have lived in more than any other place in Tehran.” says the photographer, Roozbeh Shahrestani. “These two sets of photographs are actually more than a personal report; it is a personal time travel to a relatively distant past by wandering along streets and alleys of this district of the city.”

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Rooftops of Tehran

Rooftops of Tehran

· ۵ Comments · In Architecture

What can be seen on the rooftops in Tehran?

In the last century the rooftops of the houses along with the lifestyle of Iranians have changed.

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Dizi Restaurant in Tarasht (3)

Dizi Restaurant in Tarasht

· ۱۲ Comments · In Everyday Life

Dizi is one of the most traditional Iranian foods. It is usually made with lamb, chickpeas, white beans, onion, potatoes, tomatoes, dried lime and turmeric. The ingredients are combined together and cooked until done, at which point the dish is strained. The solids are then mashed and served with the broth along with flatbread.

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Bab Homayoon Public Bath - حمام باب همایون (اول باب همایون، کوچه قنات)

Public Baths in Tehran Bazaar

· ۲ Comments · In Architecture, Everyday Life

Photographs from the remaining public baths in Tehran’s Bazaar.

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Ferdowsi Avenue, 1962

Tehran’s Ferdowsi Avenue

· ۳ Comments · In Architecture, Nostalgia, Everyday Life

Ferdowsi Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Tehran and it used to be called Ala’odoleh Avenue in Qajar period. It runs from Toopkhane in the south and after passing through Istanbul intersection it ends in Ferdowsi Square in the north.

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دفتر اداره اطلاعات و روابط فرهنگی ایالات متحد آمریکا در ایران (۱۳۳۰) - U.S.I.E.S. In Iran (1950)

The U.S., Behind the Window (1951)

· ۱ Comment · In Nostalgia, Everyday Life

In 1951 the offices of the United States Information and Education Services (though this title cannot be found on Google) in Iran was located in Shah-Abad avenue (currently known as Jomhouri).

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‏Azadi Tower‪,‬ 1970

Building Azadi Tower (Shahyad)

· ۹ Comments · In Architecture, Nostalgia

The Azadi Tower, formerly known as the Shahyad (a translation of King Memorial Tower), is the symbol of Tehran and marks the entrance to the city.

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