Natives in Iran spread oil on water in ditches as part of malaria control efforts. United States Army engineers survey the area in Iran. U.S. engineers take water samples. Water testing laboratory seen. Water tested in Army laboratory. (World War II period).
An oil pumping station in Iran during timeframe of nationalization of Iranian oil industry by government of Iran. Men at work in the oil pumping station. Two workmen rotate the valve of a pipe line. Machinery and equipment in the background. A man instructs as another man rotates a valve. A man rotates a wheel.
British people board aircraft in Iran during efforts by Iran to nationalize oil industry, and resulting conflict with Britain. People walk towards a parked aircraft. Women climb the boarding stairs and get into the aircraft. 'G-Alde' written on the aircraft. A stretcher is carried into the aircraft. A woman walks up a stair to board an aircraft. Other people carrying their luggage also board it. People standing at a distance wave at the departing people. An aircraft taxis. Two Indian women board an aircraft on which 'TWA' is written. Other people also board the aircraft. Wounded are taken off an ambulance and boarded on the aircraft. A British woman walks up the stairs to board the aircraft.
People board ferries in Iran during timeframe of Iran government nationalizing the oil industry, and resulting diplomatic conflict with Britain. People milling about outside a building with their luggage. Sailors carry luggage up the stairs of a ferry. People walk up the stairs. Two men, likely British nationals, sit near the railing on the deck of the ferry. Sailors in the background. A flag flutters in breeze nearby. People walk up a stair and walk on a pier. A ferry loaded with people sails away.
Iraqi forces bomb Abadan and Khorramshahr during the Iraqi invasion of Iran. Black smoke from oil storage facility after Iraqi bombardment. The Shatt al-Arab river in the city of Khorramshahr. Empty street during Iraqi invasion, explosions can be heard. A man, holding a radio, runs out of a building. (Iran-Iraq War period.)
Injured children confined in hospital wards during Iraq invasion of Iran in Iran-Iraq War. A young boy with scarred face lies on a hospital cot. A boy, with bandaged head, breathing through a nasal catheter. A young patient, face obscured by bandages, with an IV tubing. Doctors and nurse attend to patient injuries in hospital ward.
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