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23 Photos of What Iran Looked Like in the 1970s

Many Americans have no clue that Iran used to look just like us.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Published 4 months ago in Wow

Here in the United States, we have a very curated image of Iran, and the Iranian people. Heck, the biggest blockbuster of the last five years in Top Gun used them as the faceless "enemy."


But before the Ayatollah, the hostage crisis, or the Islamic revolution, Iran and much of the middle east was almost indistinguishable from the west. Are those bellbottoms and flat tops? Yes, they are. 


While Iran in the 1970s certainly had its issues, many Americans have no clue that one of the countries they fear the most used to look just like theirs. 


Here are 23 photos of what Iran looked like in the 1970s. 

  • 1

    Woman and Her BMW

    1977, the year before the revolution. Tehran, Iran.

    Woman and Her BMW

  • 2

    Miss Iran 1978 Candidate

    Paddling on a lake at Donya-ye Khorram park in Tehran, Iran.

    Miss Iran 1978 Candidate

  • 3

    A Beach

    Iran, 1978.

    A Beach

  • 4

    Skiers at a Resort

    Just outside of Tehran, Iran, 1970s.

    Skiers at a Resort

  • 5

    Tehran’s National University Students

    Soon before the revolution.

    Tehran’s National University Students

  • 6

    A Mother and Her Son

    In the children’s section of a Tehran department store in 1971.

    A Mother and Her Son

  • 7

    Iranian Men's Fashion

    From the slide collection of an American tourist, 1975.

    Iranian Men's Fashion

  • 8

    Street Fashion

    Tehran, 1970s.

    Street Fashion

  • 9

    Iran Air

    Flight attendants in the 1970s.

    Iran Air

  • 10

    “My Dad in Ahvaz, Iran”

    “He's hanging out with some American woman he met after fixing her car. He was a mechanic. 1973.

    “My Dad in Ahvaz, Iran”

  • 11

    “My Mother”

    A university professor in Iran during the 1970s.

    “My Mother”

  • 12

    Kurdish Girls

    Attending school in Iran, 1970s.

    Kurdish Girls

  • 13

    “My Grandma and Uncle”

    In Iran, April 1971.

    “My Grandma and Uncle”

  • 14

    “My Mother”

    Living life and playing football before the revolution, Iran, 1970s.

    “My Mother”

  • 15

    A Day at the Beach

    Iran, before the Islamic Revolution, 1970s.

    A Day at the Beach

  • 16

    Airman

    Poses for a Magazine Cover Iran, 1970s.

    Airman

  • 17

    University Students in Tehran

    Reading in the 1970s.

    University Students in Tehran

  • 18

    Miss Iran 1978 Finalists

    That would be the last year of the competition.

    Miss Iran 1978 Finalists

  • 19

    Iran Air

    First class, 1970s.

    Iran Air

  • 20

    Before the Islamic Revolution

    Iran in the 1970s.

    Before the Islamic Revolution

  • 21

    Iranian Magazine Covers

    Fashion and sports, 1970s.

    Iranian Magazine Covers

  • 22

    Musician Group Photo

    Colorful in the ‘70s.

    Musician Group Photo

  • 23

    Forouzan

    An Iranian actress, 1975.

    Forouzan

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