"The Gift of the Centre for Iranian Democratic Youth to Youth Unity of All Burma" - demonstrations during the Iran Oil Crisis (Abadan Crisis), 1951.
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Photographs of the 1951 protests in Tehran around the nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co (AIOC) during the Abadan Crisis. 12 photos of rural workers. Captions in French. Hand-painted album covers, calligraphic Farsi writing inside covers. Photos depict protests and gatherings in April, May and June of 1951 at a time when the Iranian government was nationalising the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The newly elected Prime Minister Mosaddeq pushed through the nationalisation with huge local support. The album was sent to a student organisation in Myanmar and the final image is of two young buddhist boys.
Biographical / Historical
The Iranian Democratic Youth Organisation (the youth branch of the Communist Party of Iran/Tudeh (Sāzmān-e javānān-e Tuda)) was founded in 1943 and is affiliated with the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY). It published Mardom Baraye Javanan (lit. 'People for the Youth') weekly and then Razm (lit. 'Combat') daily newspapers. At the time of the album's creation the Organisation was under the leadership of Nader Sharmini.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudeh_Youth_Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudeh_Party_of_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federation_of_Democratic_Youth
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received.
Content Description
Album of 40 photographs sent as a gift from the "Centre for Iranian Democratic Youth to Youth Unity of all Burma".
28 photos are of the protests and peace marches in Tehran around the nationalisation of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co (AIOC) in in April, May and June of 1951 - during the Abadan Crisis. Many of these include women's and youth marches. There are images of the protest against Imperialism in front of the British embassy.
An additional 12 photos are of rural workers and shrines, with a final image of two Buddhist boys. Captions are in French. Hand-painted album covers, calligraphic Farsi writing inside covers.
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Repository permission is required for access. Please contact Akkasah Center for Photography, akkasah@nyu.edu +971 2628 5531
Conditions Governing Access
Repository permission is required for access. Please contact Akkasah Photography Archive, akkasah@nyu.edu +971 2628 5531
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by the previous owner were transferred to Akkasah Photography Archive in October 2018. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from repository. Please contact Akkasah Photography Archive, akkasah@nyu.edu +971 2628 5531
Preferred Citation
ADMC049 Akkasah: Photography Archive, New York University Abu Dhabi. For more information visit https://akkasah.org/en/page/frontpage/faq
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from Rupert Mann (Programs Manager of the Yangon Cultural Heritage Trust), who in-turn purchased it from a street-vendor in Yangon, Myanmar. Prior provenance unknown.
Physical Facet
The album itself is in fair condition, but has suffered from woodworm at some point. The binding has broken, so the pages and covers are not connected. The fabric along the spine has been torn and displays some damage. The external covers are hand painted motifs with a central scene showing three human figures. The inside covers display large Farsi calligraphy. The external covers display scuffing. The back cover has a roughly 3cm by 5cm section missing. The internal pages are in good condition, but have some holes made by woodworm. The photographs are in very good condition. They photos have not been glued to the album but have been attached with plastic corner tabs holding them down. Meaning the photos themselves are undamaged. Photos appear to have been protected from direct light and do not display unusual fading. No significant damage visible. Some photos display discolouration.About this Guide
Processing Information
Materials were placed in a new acid-free box. They have been digitized and cataloged at the item (page) level.