John Drinkwater
The Minister of the Interior and the architect of Ferdowsī’s mausoleum, 1934
Gelatin silver print
56 mm x 82 mm
A print from an album of photographs taken by the renowned English poet and dramatist, John Drinkwater, whilst attending a congress of distinguished scholars gathered to celebrate Ferdowsī’s millenary and...
A print from an album of photographs taken by the renowned English poet and dramatist, John Drinkwater, whilst attending a congress of distinguished scholars gathered to celebrate Ferdowsī’s millenary and the inauguration of his mausoleum in Ṭūs. The celebrations also took place in Tehran and Mašhad.
This photograph has two individuals identified as the Iranian Minister of the Interior and the architect of Ferdowsī’s mausoleum. The photograph is also described as having been taken in Mašhad.