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title: Shah-Johnson Souvenir poster (Persian, distributed in Tehran)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/shah-johnson-souvenir-poster-persian-tehran-1964/
description: A colour group photograph of four people standing in a formal interior, captioned in Persian as the visit of the Shahanshah and the Empress to America.
section: Collection
---

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# Shah-Johnson Souvenir poster (Persian, distributed in Tehran)

A colour group photograph of four people standing in a formal interior, captioned in Persian as the visit of the Shahanshah and the Empress to America. The caption names, from right to left, the Empress Farah of Iran, President Johnson, the Shahanshah and Mrs. Johnson. The tell is transfer: the standing of the two heads of state is shown side by side as a souvenir.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
دیدار شاهنشاه و شهبانو از امریکا
از راست بچپ: علیاحضرت فرح شهبانوی ایران - پرزیدنت جانسون - شاهنشاه و بانو جانسون
```

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

```
Visit of the Shahanshah and the Empress to America
From right to left: Her Majesty Farah, Empress of Iran - President Johnson - the Shahanshah and Mrs. Johnson
```

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