a Qashqai teacher shepherds children of the tribe through the hills and valleys of learning. The Turkic-speaking Qashqai roam Iran’s mountainous southwest. January 1975
Tea leaf harvest, Iran, January 1975
Persian military practice, Iran January 1975
Iran, January 1975
Paying homage to an ancient king, envoys bearing flowers climb a massive staircase amid the ruins of a giant palace at Persepolis. Begun by Darius I in 520 B.C., the city was the ceremonial capital of Persia, now Iran, for two centuries, until Alexander the Great set his victor’s torch to it in 330 B.C. Today, echoing former times, Western nations seek to curry favor with the king of oil-rich Iran through offers of trade and technical assistance. January 1975
Rug Washers in Tehran, Iran, 1960
August 1955
Locals at the Persian Gulf.
