1980 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Portrait Exile 1980 Original Press Photo

Description: An original press photograph that we acquired from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 6.5x11" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.This is a portrait illustration of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the deposed Shah of Iran. The artwork captures his likeness with detailed features, suggesting it was created around the time of his death in 1980. The background of the image is plain, focusing attention on the subject.Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until his overthrow in the Iranian Revolution in 1979. His reign was marked by efforts to modernize Iran, but also by controversy and political unrest. He spent his final years in exile and passed away in Egypt in 1980.Text present on photo:Front:"(NY18-July 27) – SHAH DEAD – The deposed Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had been living in exile from his country since early 1979, died early Sunday at a hospital in an unidentified country, a government source said. He was 60. (AP Laserphoto) (see AP AAA Wire Story)""Heidi Schmosck"Top handwritten text: "84%", "1st D Mon. 3 15/16 x 5 5/8 'Shah art p. 14 1L'"Back:"Associated Press""2 JUL 28 1980 S""Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi""death"- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.

Price: 29 USD

Location: Carlsbad, California

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