
Iranian Men, born in 1942
Pictures of Iranian Birth certificates that belong to men born in 1942. These pictures are collected and used by Iranian artist Najaf Shokri in an art project titled “Documentation of Iranian Men, born in 1942”.

Pictures of Iranian Birth certificates that belong to men born in 1942. These pictures are collected and used by Iranian artist Najaf Shokri in an art project titled “Documentation of Iranian Men, born in 1942”.

Pictures of Iranian Birth certificates that belong to women born in 1942. These pictures are collected and used by Iranian artist Najaf Shokri in an art project titled “Irandokht”.

“A pocket guide to Iran” was a booklet published by U.S. War Department in 1943. It aimed to inform the U.S. military, who were present in Iran at the time, about the basics of the Iranian culture, history, and geography.

Iranian Driving licence issued on May 5, 1943.

This Iranian bicycle license was issued in 1930 and owned by Jafar Rezvani. The license includes the regulations for owning and using bicycles.
* From the personal collection of Yadollah Rezvani.

In the last years of the Iran/Iraq war, at the time of the battle of the cities, chemical bombardments had become a daily occurrence at the front. There was fear that Tehran would come under chemical attack.

Seven Iranian passports from 1885, 1911, 1933, 1942, 1956, 1963, and 1971.