"Husayn Chan'ani Photographic Archive, 1305H-1330s [1926-1950s] "

This fonds consists of digital images of a sample of the photographic collections held by Husayn Chan'ani, a photographic researcher from Abadan, Iran. Mr Chan'ani digitised the sample as part of the EAP001 Faces and Places in Iran: Iranian Photography at the Turn of the 20th Century project.

The full collection is the result of two decades of collecting and research by Mr Chan'ani, and includes material from various state and private institutions and families. Photographs from two sources are represented here: the first file contains photographs from the Muhammad Khan Company, Abadan; the second file contains photographs from Chihra-yi 'Abd al-Javad Armakan.

The collections consist of group and individual portrait photographs.