Nushi Khanum, daughter of Khanum Khanumha and Mirza Husayn Shaykh al-Islam, writes to her paternal aunt, Shawkat Khanum Ashraf al-Saltanah, daughter of Zahra Khanum and Mirza Abu Turab. Sent from Qavzin to Tehran. Early 20th century.
Dervishes were a common subject for foreign photographers of the late Qajar period. These photographs helped to create and fed the stereotypes of exotic Easterners, but nevertheless they are useful historical records of the period.
The stereoscopic pictures here are European postcard published in early 20th century. Stereoscopy refers to a technique for creating the illusion of depth in an image by presenting two offset images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer.
These love messages on two postcards are dated April 18 and November 17, 1912 . Both postcards belong to the personal collection of Yadollah Rezvani.
Old post cards of Ayatollah Khomeini, published in the early years of the Iranian revolution (1978-1979).
