Final Journey of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
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Associated Press
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Final Journey of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
June 1989
Chromogenic development print
27.0 x 34.5 cm.
Gift of The Associated Press
1990.0466.0017
Inscriptions verso-(caption label) "153 Anonymous, Tehran, Iran, June 19, 1989
Final Journey-A mass of hysterical mourners reach out to touch the
body of Iran's leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as his broken
coffin is passed over head during funeral cermonies in Tehran on June
6. Eight people were killed and thousands injured during the funeral,
which followed Khomeini's death on June 3, the Iranian news agency
reported. The Interior Minister announced Monday that presidential
elections will be held July 28-Three weeks earlier than planned...
Final Journey-A mass of hysterical mourners reach out to touch the
body of Iran's leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as his broken
coffin is passed over head during funeral cermonies in Tehran on June
6. Eight people were killed and thousands injured during the funeral,
which followed Khomeini's death on June 3, the Iranian news agency
reported. The Interior Minister announced Monday that presidential
elections will be held July 28-Three weeks earlier than planned...
