Beschreibung:

An album of over 50 photographs of the Pahlavi family, most of these taken from State visits around Europe, most original Press photographs [various places, from 1950-1965] single album with 51 loose photographs mounted with corner-pockets, all but 3 of these black and white or sepia, others printed in colour, most with original copyright stamps and press announcements, varying sizes from 200 by 255 mm. to 130 by 180 mm.; housed in modern album, bound in lime green limp calf Some highlights include: (i) “Londoners greet the Shah, Londoners crowd the route to cheer the Shah of Iran as [he] arrives at Bickingham Palace with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh”, dated 5 May 1959; (ii) “The Shah of Iran and his wife, the Empress Farah, wave from [the] balcony with president Nixon during a welcoming ceremony for them at the white house”,from the Washington post, dated 24 July 1973; (iii) “Vacation Spot: St Moritz, Switzerland. It was a cold day but Mohammed Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Iran, and his children, Ali Reza... Crown Prince Reza... with his dog … and Farahnaz, were all bundled up as he showed them around the grounds of his new villa here” dated 2 October 1970; (iv) Most Troubled Capital of Trouble Country. Tehran, Iran...If the War did nothing else worthy of mention, it did teach a lot of people georgraphy. Today everyone knows where Iran is located and that it is the country once known as Persia...”, dated 23 March 1946.