[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Arial]A Muslim man trims his beard at a self service barber shop at Aga Uhari, Iran. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
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Musicians herald the coming of bridal guests during a wedding ceremony in the Mananderen province near the Caspian Sea. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
A well is dug in Yazd, Iran, using a wooden windlass and leather bag. Many of the methods and construction techniques used in Iran have not changed in a thousand years. (Photo by Richard Harrington/Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
A Persian soldier guarding an oil production site belonging to the Iranian oil company at Abadan on the northern tip of the Persian Gulf. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
The Melli bank which is the centre of foreign commerce in Teheran, Persia. The architecture is modern though the relief figures on the front are of ancient Persians. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). Circa 1955
Royal guests at Buckingham Palace. From left to right, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Soraya of Persia, The Shah of Persia and HM The Queen. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 19th February 1955
Muhammad Reza Pahlavi (R) the Shah of Iran (1919–1980) poses with his second wife Queen Soraya (Soraya Esfandiari) whom he divorced for failing to produce an heir, 1962. Soraya Esfandiari died at the age of 69 October 25, 2001 in Paris. (Photo by Getty Images)
Kurdistani women at a demonstration in Iran, near the Russian frontier, demanding equal rights for women. The women, some of whom have eschewed the veil, carry a banner written in both Arabic and Russian. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images). 1960
Three members of the Armenian Church in Isfahan, Iran dressed in their traditional dancing clothes. Pipes, animal teeth and large pins all make up their costume. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images). February 1961
Folk dancers from Northern Iran during a performance in Teheran. Hundreds of beads and metal discs all make up their costumes. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images). February 1961
Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran and his wife Empress Farah Pahlavi on a visit to the ancient ruins at Persepolis in March 1961. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)