From Minstrels to Pigeon Fanciers: Photographs of Everyday Life in the Qajar Period

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

SAEDNEWS: Here you can see photographs from the Qajar period depicting ordinary people engaged in their daily activities.

From Minstrels to Pigeon Fanciers: Photographs of Everyday Life in the Qajar Period

According to the Society Service of SaedNews, grocers, musicians, basket makers, wrestlers, pigeon fanciers, comedians in theatrical performances, stove makers, hunters, and merchants—these photographs you see here act like a window into the everyday lives of ordinary street and bazaar people during the Qajar period.

These photos were taken by photographers such as Antoine Sevruguin. Although the exact dates are unknown, they are estimated to belong to the last five decades of the Qajar dynasty, from the mid-reign of Naser al-Din Shah to the early years of the 14th Solar Hijri century.