John Drinkwater
Sir Reginald Hoare with group at excavations in Ray, 1934
Gelatin silver print
54 mm x 54 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.
A group including Sir Reginald Hoare, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister plenipotentiary to Persia between 1931-34. The group is standing by excavations at Ray.