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Portraits — The Shah of Iran Archive

Formal and informal portrait photography from the Pahlavi era.

208 photographs — page 1 of 4

His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a t-shirt and patterned shorts sits outdoors against a backdrop of foliage — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a t-shirt and patterned shorts sits outdoors His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark double-breasted coat and tie stands beside another man in a suit — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark double-breasted coat and tie stands beside another man His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a patterned suit sits in a red car seat and waves his hand — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a patterned suit sits in a red car seat and waves his hand A blurry close-up of a person wearing dark-rimmed glasses, partially obscured by a white vertical edge — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A blurry close-up of a person wearing dark-rimmed glasses His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a grey suit smokes a cigarette while holding a small white coffee cup — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a grey suit smokes a cigarette while holding a small white An older man in a patterned robe sits at a red table with tea and food items — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man in a patterned robe sits at a red table with tea and food items A smiling man with glasses and a dark jacket sits at a table outdoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A smiling man with glasses and a dark jacket sits at a table outdoors An older man with glasses wearing a light-colored button-down shirt sits in a relaxed posture indoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man with glasses wearing a light-colored button-down shirt sits in a relaxed posture His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit and tie sits on an ornate gold-trimmed sofa — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit and tie sits on an ornate gold-trimmed sofa His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and patterned tie stands before a pleated curtain backdrop — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and patterned tie stands before a pleated curtain A close-up portrait of an older man with grey hair and dark eyebrows looking toward the camera — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A close-up portrait of an older man with grey hair and dark eyebrows looking toward the camera His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a formal tuxedo and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a gown and tiara look at each other — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a formal tuxedo and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a gown His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with glasses and a suit looks forward in a close-up shot — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with glasses and a suit looks forward in a close-up shot An older man in a suit and sunglasses stands before several microphones during a press event — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man in a suit and sunglasses stands before several microphones during a press event His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pink embroidered shirt stands behind a reflective surface next to a glass sculpture — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pink embroidered shirt stands behind a reflective surface An older man with grey hair and tinted glasses wears a suit and tie in a close-up portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man with grey hair and tinted glasses wears a suit and tie in a close-up portrait His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie stands in profile reading a piece of paper — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie stands in profile reading a piece of paper His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a decorated military uniform with numerous medals and a sash poses for a portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a decorated military uniform with numerous medals and a sash His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and glasses sits at a desk with books and a bust — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and glasses sits at a desk with books and a bust His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and striped tie sits at a table looking to the side — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and striped tie sits at a table looking His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a decorated military uniform is shown in a side profile portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a decorated military uniform is shown in a side profile His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit holds a bouquet of flowers while standing beside a black car — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit holds a bouquet of flowers while standing His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit and tie stands by a window, looking out through curtains — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit and tie stands by a window, looking out through His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket stands against a snowy forest background — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket stands Three adults in formal attire and uniforms stand together indoors against a backdrop of white curtains — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Three adults in formal attire and uniforms stand together indoors against a backdrop of white His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with curly hair and sunglasses looks upward while wearing a white jacket and patterned shirt — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with curly hair and sunglasses looks upward while wearing His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit sits with crossed arms in an ornate room — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit sits with crossed arms in an ornate room His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie speaks into two microphones at a podium — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie speaks into two microphones at a podium Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a red shirt and His Majesty in glasses pose together indoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a red shirt and His Majesty in glasses pose together indoors His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket stands against a snowy forest background — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket stands His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie wears dark sunglasses — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie wears dark His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark three-piece suit and sunglasses leans against a white car outdoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark three-piece suit and sunglasses leans against a white His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a light-colored suit and sunglasses looks downward with his hand near his chin — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a light-colored suit and sunglasses looks downward His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with graying hair wears a patterned sweater and looks directly at the camera — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with graying hair wears a patterned sweater and looks directly His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a formal military uniform stands beside a young boy wearing a light-colored suit — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a formal military uniform stands beside a young boy wearing His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a grey suit and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a white dress walk arm in arm outdoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a grey suit and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a white Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a red hat and brown jacket stands beside His Majesty in a decorated military uniform — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a red hat and brown jacket stands beside His Majesty Four adults in formal attire stand outdoors against a backdrop of green foliage and a railing — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Four adults in formal attire stand outdoors against a backdrop of green foliage and a railing An older man with grey hair wears a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie in a portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man with grey hair wears a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie in a portrait Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a dark blazer and skirt stands beside His Majesty wearing a purple patterned vest — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a dark blazer and skirt stands beside His Majesty wearing Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a white gown and tiara stands beside His Majesty in a dark military uniform — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a white gown and tiara stands beside His Majesty in a dark Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a light dress and three men in suits stand together outdoors near green foliage — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a light dress and three men in suits stand together His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in dark military uniforms with blue sashes and medals pose for a formal portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in dark military uniforms with blue sashes His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing glasses and a dark suit stands beside a framed painting — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing glasses and a dark suit stands beside a framed painting Two middle-aged men in dark suits sit on an ornate sofa behind a bouquet of pink roses — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Two middle-aged men in dark suits sit on an ornate sofa behind a bouquet of pink roses His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit and tie holds a small object in his hand — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit and tie holds a small object in his hand His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark overcoat and tie looks forward against a dark, rainy background — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark overcoat and tie looks forward against a dark, rainy His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit stands before a line of guards wearing tall fur hats — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit stands before a line of guards wearing tall An older man in a dark suit and glasses stands with arms crossed, flanked by other people — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man in a dark suit and glasses stands with arms crossed, flanked by other people His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in dark suits sit behind a large wooden table in a room with gold curtains — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in dark suits sit behind a large wooden table His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit sits at a desk reading a piece of paper in an office — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit sits at a desk reading a piece of paper in an office A smiling middle-aged man in a dark suit and tie holds a lit cigarette in his hand — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A smiling middle-aged man in a dark suit and tie holds a lit cigarette in his hand His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit and patterned tie looks away from the camera outdoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a pinstripe suit and patterned tie looks away from the camera His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie sits with crossed arms against an ornate background — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie sits with crossed arms against an ornate Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a jeweled gown and tiara stands beside His Majesty in a decorated military uniform — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a jeweled gown and tiara stands beside His Majesty His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and patterned tie poses for a head-and-shoulders portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and patterned tie poses for a head-and-shoulders Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a patterned suit and sunglasses stands beside His Majesty in a suit and glasses — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a patterned suit and sunglasses stands beside His Majesty His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing dark sunglasses, a suit, and a tie looks forward against a blurred background — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing dark sunglasses, a suit, and a tie looks forward His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a collared shirt and V-neck sweater poses against a backdrop of snowy mountains — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a collared shirt and V-neck sweater poses against a backdrop His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit sits at a desk with a telephone, globe, and flowers — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit sits at a desk with a telephone, globe,
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