Bald Iranian boys, whose heads have been shaved to cure scalp infections, march in single file between buildings of the Work and Rehabilitation Center in Tehran. (1951)
Bread and the Alley directed by Abbas Kiarostami:
PHOTO CAPTION: (NY23 –JUNE 13) – PART OF FIGHT FOR MODERNITY – Bald Iranian boys, whose heads have been shaved to cure scalp infections, widespread in Iran, march in single file between buildings of the Work and Rehabilitation Center in Tehran.Cases are treated daily by a German doctor using X-Ray machines imported from the U.S. at the Shah’s medical center. (AP Wire photo from Life Magazine)(hrm423)(Life) 1951.
