Antoin Sevruguin
Haji Mohammad Taqi Bonakdar, preparing food for strangers at the British embassy in Tehran, Early 20th Century
Postcard
138 mm x 92 mm
The postcard is titled on recto: 'Les plats de dejeune qu'on a prepares et ranges pour les refugiies a la legation d' Angleterre' An Antoin Sevruguin studio stamp appears on...
The postcard is titled on recto: "Les plats de dejeune qu'on a prepares et ranges pour les refugiies a la legation d' Angleterre"
An Antoin Sevruguin studio stamp appears on verso of the albumen print in the Nelson collection.
Feeding protesters who sought sanctuary in the British legation in Tehran in July 1906. Haji Mohammad Taqi Bonakdar (standing at left center), who offered his services, was a textile wholesaler in the Tehran bazaar.
Publications
"Constitutional Revolution in Pictures" by Hassan Tabatabai, 2011