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title: Iran News poster 52k, Pakistan visit, railway (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/iran-news-poster-52k-pakistan-visit-railway-census-farsi-1956/
description: A Farsi 'Latest News' cinema sheet in red and grey with four photographs. Tagged by technique, with source and rights. (2 of 2)
section: Collection
---

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# Iran News poster 52k, Pakistan visit, railway (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)

A Farsi 'Latest News' cinema sheet in red and grey with four photographs. Captions name American high-jump champions in Tehran, the arrival of the Pakistani president in Tehran, census officials at the prime minister's house, and the joining of the Tehran railway line to Neyshabur. The tell is transfer: a US sports visit is placed beside state, census and rail items as one news reel.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Persian (Farsi)) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
آخرین اخبار

قهرمانان پرش ارتفاع امریکائی در تهران

ورود حضرت رئیس جمهور پاکستان بتهران

مأمورین سرشماری در منزل
جناب آقای علاء نخست وزیر

اتصال خط راه آهن تهران به نیشابور

اخبار
ایران

امشب در این سینما
نمایش داده میشود
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Latest news

American high-jump champions in Tehran

Arrival of His Excellency the President of Pakistan in Tehran

Census officials at the house of
His Excellency Mr Ala, the prime minister

The joining of the Tehran railway line to Neyshabur

Iran News

Tonight in this cinema
is shown
```

[← Iran News poster 52j, Tehran conference, Pakistan (Farsi, distributed in Tehran)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/iran-news-poster-52j-tehran-conference-pakistan-president-farsi-1956/) [Iran News poster 52l, Qom well capped, Kinley (Farsi, distributed in Tehran) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/iran-news-poster-52l-qom-well-capped-kinley-farsi-1956/)

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