John Drinkwater
Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Ali Foroughi at the inauguration of Ferdowsī’s mausoleum in Ṭūs, 1934
Gelatin silver print
84 mm x 140 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.
The image shows Reza Shah Pahlavi and Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Foroughi at the inauguration of Ferdowsī’s mausoleum in Ṭūs.