Sights From Iran In The 1970s

Pictured here is a view of Tehran, Iran, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

A street scene showing pedestrians threading their way between bumper-to-bumper traffic, June 16, 1970, Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Roy Essoyan)

A street scene showing pedestrians on a sidewalk, June 16, 1970, Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Roy Essoyan)

A street scene showing pedestrians on a sidewalk, June 16, 1970, Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Roy Essoyan)

Seen here is a view of field of sunflowers in the Elburz Mountains on the Caspian Sea in Iran, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

Pictured here is a scenic view in Iran near the Elburz mountains by the Caspian Sea, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

Seen here, the Amir Kabir Dam, built by American engineers on the Elburz mountains, supplies to Tehran with water and power in Iran, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

An octagonal swimming pool at the guest house of the Iranian National Oil Company that provides relief when the temperatures rise above 100 degrees is seen near Ahwaz, Iran, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

The Isfahan mosque in Iran is shown, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

This is a view of the pipes at the Abadan oil refinery in Iran, seen July 1971. Different color pipes indicate different processes. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

This is the jetty on Kharg Island, Iran, seen, July 1971, where oil is distributed from four major pipes, leading from the tank farm to the jetty, to individual pipes for each of ten landings that can accommodate as many as 10 ships at once, loading them

This is the jetty on Kharg Island, Iran, seen, July 1971, where oil is distributed from four major pipes, leading from the tank farm to the jetty, to individual pipes for each of ten landings that can accommodate as many as 10 ships at once, loading them

General views of construction work on the Russian designed and built Aryamehr Steel Mill near Isfahan, Iran, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

"The bridge of 33 arches," built in 1602, contrasts with a modern office building and the jagged peaks of Kuh I Sofeh Mountain in Isfahan, Iran, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

A small village near Persepolis in southwestern Iran is shown, July 1971. The buildings are set at the foot of a mountain and are made of sun-dried mud bricks and have mud and straw-covered roof tops. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

The village of Band I Amir, near Persepolis in southwestern Iran, has electricity but water is still drawn from a 200-foot well using a time-honored system of a horse and pulley, July 1971. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

Pahlavi Dej , Town in Iran 1971 (AP Photo/Horst Faas)

The Tower at Gonbad, Iran, is one of the oldest buildings in the world and undoubtedly the most beautiful. 1971 (AP Photo/Horst Faas)