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Portraits — The Shah of Iran Archive

Formal and informal portrait photography from the Pahlavi era.

208 photographs — page 3 of 4

His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in an ornate light-colored military uniform sits in a red velvet chair behind a table — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in an ornate light-colored military uniform sits in a red velvet An older man in a short-sleeved shirt holds a stack of books while standing outdoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man in a short-sleeved shirt holds a stack of books while standing outdoors An older man with glasses wears a pinstripe suit and patterned tie in a close-up portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man with glasses wears a pinstripe suit and patterned tie in a close-up portrait His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in winter clothing stand outdoors near a doorway and a lamp post — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in winter clothing stand outdoors near a doorway A group of men in suits and women in dresses pose for a formal indoor group portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A group of men in suits and women in dresses pose for a formal indoor group portrait His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in ornate white military uniforms and sunglasses sit side by side against a patterned wall — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran, and others in ornate white military uniforms and sunglasses sit Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a light-colored suit and hat looks upward while standing among other people indoors — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a light-colored suit and hat looks upward while standing His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with a striped towel draped over his shoulders sits on a boat amidst splashing water — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with a striped towel draped over his shoulders sits on a boat His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and patterned tie poses for a studio 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 studio portrait His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark double-breasted suit and tie smiles while gesturing with his hand — 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 suit and tie smiles while gesturing 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 with grey hair wears dark glasses, a white shirt, a tie, and a dark coat — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with grey hair wears dark glasses, a white shirt, a tie, An older man in a t-shirt and patterned shorts sits on the hood of a vehicle — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man in a t-shirt and patterned shorts sits on the hood of a vehicle A charcoal sketch depicts His Majesty with glasses in profile, wearing a dark collared jacket — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A charcoal sketch depicts His Majesty with glasses in profile, wearing a dark collared jacket An older man with glasses, a white shirt, and a dark suit smiles for a close-up portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man with glasses, a white shirt, and a dark suit smiles for a close-up portrait His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with dark hair and a white collared shirt looks slightly upward and to the side — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with dark hair and a white collared shirt looks slightly upward A stylized illustration of His Majesty in a decorated military uniform on a magazine cover with text — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A stylized illustration of His Majesty in a decorated military uniform on a magazine cover His Majesty, the Shah of Iran and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in winter jackets stand outdoors against a stone wall in two frames — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in winter jackets stand His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and sunglasses looks to the side with other people behind him — 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 sunglasses looks to the side with other His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and patterned tie poses for a studio 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 studio portrait His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie stands before a large, ornate crystal chandelier — 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 before a large, ornate crystal Two middle-aged men stand side by side, one in a white turtleneck and the other in a white suit — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Two middle-aged men stand side by side, one in a white turtleneck and the other in a white suit Four adults stand close together, with two in the foreground wearing matching patterned sweaters — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Four adults stand close together His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a patterned dress sit outdoors among trees — 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 Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit and tie sits at a desk reviewing several papers — 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 sits at a desk reviewing several papers His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and sunglasses stands in profile on an airfield with planes — 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 sunglasses stands in profile on an airfield His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with grey hair and glasses wears a pinstripe suit and patterned tie — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with grey hair and glasses wears a pinstripe suit and patterned An older man in a brown suit and glasses stands with arms crossed among other people — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man in a brown suit and glasses stands with arms crossed among other people His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a tie poses before a gold-framed picture — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a tie poses before His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark formal suit with medals and a white bow tie sits in a vehicle — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark formal suit with medals and a white bow tie sits His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a polka-dot blouse sit on a garden swing — 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 Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a dark dress sits on an ornate sofa in front of a military bust — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a dark dress sits on an ornate sofa in front of a military His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and glasses stands behind three microphones in an outdoor setting — 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 stands behind three microphones His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit sits in an ornate chair with arms crossed near a microphone — 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 in an ornate chair with arms crossed A smiling middle-aged man wears a dark suit, a patterned tie, and a flower on his lapel — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A smiling middle-aged man wears a dark suit, a patterned tie, and a flower on his lapel Three people in formal attire and military uniforms stand outdoors against a background of greenery — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Three people in formal attire and military uniforms stand outdoors against a background His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a white military uniform and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a white gown and tiara stand together — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a white military uniform and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie sits inside a vintage 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 and tie sits inside a vintage car His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark double-breasted overcoat and red tie walks along a city sidewalk near a phone booth — 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 overcoat and red tie walks along His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a white shirt and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, in a checkered dress hold hands while looking 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 white shirt and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, An older man in a suit and Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, with long hair both wear dark sunglasses — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. An older man in a suit and Farah Pahlavi His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit lights a cigarette for Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, wearing a light-colored dress — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit lights a cigarette for Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a double-breasted suit sits in a car backseat and waves with one hand — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a double-breasted suit sits in a car backseat and waves His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie sits in a chair with hands clasped together — 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 in a chair with hands clasped His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a formal dark suit with a white waistcoat and medals stands before a painting — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a formal dark suit with a white waistcoat and medals stands His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with dark hair wears large brown-rimmed glasses and a white collared shirt — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran with dark hair wears large brown-rimmed glasses and a white His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and glasses looks off-camera with two people blurred behind him — 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 looks off-camera with two people His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit, vest, and tie looks slightly to the side in a portrait — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a suit, vest, and tie looks slightly to the side in a portrait His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and sunglasses looks down while adjusting his cuff — 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 sunglasses looks down while adjusting his cuff His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and patterned tie poses for a portrait against a tapestry — 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 portrait Three young people pose for a portrait, with a youth in military uniform between two girls — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. Three young people pose for a portrait, with a youth in military uniform between two girls A close-up portrait of an older man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A close-up portrait of an older man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark suit and tie sits on a striped sofa, gesturing with his hand — 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 on a striped sofa, gesturing A smiling man and woman in winter clothing sit together outdoors in a snowy landscape — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A smiling man and woman in winter clothing sit together outdoors in a snowy landscape A close-up portrait of an older man with grey hair wearing a dark suit and white collar — 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 wearing a dark suit and white collar His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a tuxedo and bow tie holds a glass of liquid 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 tuxedo and bow tie holds a glass of liquid in his hand His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a patterned tie looks upward against a curtained background — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. His Majesty, the Shah of Iran wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a patterned tie looks upward A group of adults in formal attire and uniforms stand together in a close composition — a public domain photograph from The Shah of Iran archive documenting the Pahlavi era. A group of adults in formal attire and uniforms stand together in a close composition His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a decorated military uniform sits in an ornate chair within a formal room — 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 sits in an ornate chair within His Majesty, the Shah of Iran in a dark overcoat and tie stands outdoors among other men in formal attire — 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 stands outdoors among other men
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