Catherine Filene Shouse with Iranian Diplomats in Virginia, August 1977

I chose this photograph primarily because I found the people and activities most interesting. In particular, their style of dress and hair and pleasing nature of the event that has been so candidly taken. It looks like a fairly happy picture, which can be difficult to find for documentary photos. It gives a sense of what August 1977 leisure activities were like near the very government-centric location of Washington, D.C.

I know very little about the actual event. The description that accompanied this photographs tells me that one woman (second to right) is Catherine Filene Shouse. Shouse apparently bought a farm in Vienna, Virginia in 1930 that she later turned into the first National Park for the performing arts. The park is called the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. This photograph was shot at Wolf Trap National Park in August, 1977 with Iranian politicians and some unidentified people. Specifically, the Shahbanou (or Empress, third from right) and Ambassador of Iran (far right) are being photographed walking in the park while a crowd sits on a lawn.