Plasco Building, Tehran

The Plasco Building was a 17-story high-rise in Tehran. It was built in 1962 by the prominent Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian, and it was named after his plastics company. The building was the tallest building in Iran when it was constructed, and it was considered an iconic landmark of the Tehran skyline. The Plasco building collapsed on January 19, 2017, during a fire.
The Plasco Building, 1962-2017

1920s Vintage Ads in Iranian Newspapers

Advertising in Iranian newspapers was a new phenomenon in the late 1920s. Advertisements introduced
Bushehr, the Early 1970s

Bushehr, the Early 1970s

The ancient city of Bushehr on the Persian gulf, also known as "Bushire" in

The Defenders of the Shrine

At the 29th Tehran International Book Fair (4-14 May 2016) the visitors could put
Armenian families taken in Isfahan by Minas Patkerhanian Machertich in 1900s

Armenian families in Isfahan

Three photographs of Armenian families, most likely taken to be attached to travel documents.
Song of Persia (1922) by Richard A. Whiting

Orientalist Music Sheets’ Covers

At the turn of the 20th century, in the popular art and media of
Nowruz Shopping 1395

Nowruz Shopping

Pre-Nowruz shopping on Vali-Asr avenue in Tehran, between two important intersections, the intersection of