PERSIAN CARAVAN SKETCHES 



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Photograph from H. D. Baker 



THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TRAIN IN TABRIZ, CONNECTING PERSIA BY RAIL, WITH 



THE OUTSIDE WORLD 



The Persian portion of the line runs from Tabriz to Julfa, on the Russian frontier. It was 

 built by a Russian company (see also illustration on page 364). 



Photograph from Fritz Morris 



WHEN URUMIAH ENTERTAINS PERSIAN ROYALTY 



This city, near the northwestern frontier, attained notoriety during- the World War as 

 the center of the Syrian or Nestorian massacres. The photograph shows the eager interest 

 of the populace in the arrival of the Shah on a tour of inspection. 



