Iran and the United States in World Politics (1943-1949)

Automobile and horse-drawn traffic on the streets of Tehran in 1943, pedestrians on the streets.

A carriage with its top up drives along a street.

Automobile traffic at an intersection.

Cars on a city street.

Views of city blocks (from above).

A camel caravan moves along the road.

A US Army unit serving in Iran moves to an inspection.

An American military unit is being formed.

US President Roosevelt F. arrives at an inspection of a military unit; an officer places a microphone in front of the president, who is sitting in a jeep.

The unit commander delivers a short speech into the microphone and passes the microphone to Roosevelt.

Roosevelt delivers a speech to the servicemen while sitting in the front seat of the jeep.

A color formation of an American military unit stationed in Iran in 1943. American servicemen in formation.

Shah of Iran Reza Pahlavi before his departure for Tehran from Italy in 1958. American newspapers with headlines about the Shah's departure; the Shah glances at a newspaper.

The Shah's residence.

The Shah and his entourage walk toward the airport exit.

Farewell to the Shah at the plane's steps.

The Shah ascends the steps, waving goodbye.

The plane with the Shah on board at the airport.

The plane takes off down the runway.

A technician refueling the plane.

Deportation of German nationals from Iran by British authorities.

Deportees board a passenger ship.

American mounted police with lances ride through the streets of Washington during a meeting with the Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, in 1949. Units of the US military police and Marines march in parade formation through the streets of Washington.

View of the guest stand and troops passing in front of it (top).

Military police and Marines pass in front of the stand with Iranian guests standing on it.

City police units with Iranian and American flags pass in front of the stand.

US President Roosevelt tours the US Army units lined up to receive him.

A jeep carrying the president drives onto the platform.

American troops stand in formation.

Roosevelt, sitting in a jeep, delivers a speech to the troops; an American military unit is lined up on the parade ground.

A jeep leaves the platform, Roosevelt waves his hat goodbye.

Units of the Washington D.C. mounted and foot police, carrying American and Iranian flags, ride through the city streets during a welcome to Washington for Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran.

Units of the U.S. Military Police and Marine Corps, in full dress uniform, pass by.

The police march in parade formation.

Standard bearers carry the flags of Iran and the United States.

Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, returns the salutes of Washington residents as he rides through the city streets in an open car.

Washington residents, standing behind a barrier, salute the Shah of Iran.

Standard bearers carrying the flags of the United States and Iran pass by.

The Shah of Iran returns the salutes.

The Shah's car drives down a city street.

A panorama of one of the skyscrapers (top to bottom), a military brass band stands on the street.

The Shah of Iran and his entourage after leaving Blair House, with US Secretary of State Dean Acheson standing to the right.

The face of Shah Reza Pahlavi.

US President Roosevelt inspects a US Army unit in 1943. A jeep drives up onto a platform.

American troops stand in formation.

Roosevelt, seated in the jeep, delivers a speech to the troops.

An American military unit is lined up on the parade ground.

The jeep drives off the platform, and Roosevelt waves his hat goodbye.