Iran of 1901 in the lens of Anton Sevryugin
Anton Sevrugin (1830-1933) was the official photographer of the Imperial Court of Iran, his photography studio was one of the most successful in Tehran from the late 1870s until 1934. His career coincided with a critical period in Iran's modern history, an era of active influence on Iranian culture by Western civilization, stretching from the reign of Nasir al-din Shah (reigned 1848-1896) to Reza Shah Pahlavi (reigned 1925-1941).
One of the most famous photographers of the Qajar and Pahlavi era was an Iranian citizen, an Armenian of Russian origin Anton Sevryugin, who received a gold medal at the international exhibition in Brussels. All photos were taken in 1901.
1. The girl.
2. Bazaar.
3. The bazaar in Rasht.
4. Poor girls in line for water.
5. A group of female musicians.
6. A group of nomads in a hut.
7. A group of men in a caravanserai.
8. A group of men at a house in Gilan.
9. Group of Persian women and girls
10. A group of Kurdish dancers and musicians.
11. Group photo of Persian women.
12. Persian women and one man among them.
13. Group photo of Persian musicians.
14. Group photo of Persian soldiers standing at attention.
15. Group photo of Persian men.
16. Group photo of Turkish men.
17. Group portrait of Zoroastrians-fire worshippers.
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19. The Persian Shah Nasr al-Din, his third son, Naib Amir Al-Saltan Kebir and the courtiers.
20. Group portrait of Kurds.
21. Group portrait of a Kurdish family.
22. Group portrait of Chaldean women and men.
23. Dervish.
24.
25. The dervish and the woman.
26. Dervishes for smoking.
27. A woman with two children.
28. The villagers near Rashta.
29. A camel caravan on the road to Isfahan.
30. The caravanserai in Isfahan.
31. A company of men led by Mozaffar al-Din Shah on horseback.
32. Kurdish women with small jars.
33. Young and old dervishes.
34. Portrait of three women from the nomads of Luristan.
35. A blind beggar and a woman in a burqa with a child.
36. Three Persian boys.
37. Three blind beggars with a small guide dog.
38. Three men and a pet lioness.
39. The Chaldean girl.
40. The Chaldean woman.
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Keywords: Iran | Asia | History | Tehran | Archive | B / w | 20th century | XX century
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