Library · book · 2026
How a caption works
Year, place, person — the minimum honest sentence under an image.
mypahlavi
1960s · Tehran
The Shah and Farah stand before a vast relief map of Iran.
View in Gallery →A good caption does four things: names the person, places the year, allows uncertainty when the record is incomplete, and refuses gossip dressed as history.
This digital collection inherits that standard from print journalism and museum practice — without the velvet rope.
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