Coming into the lead...Winningly handsome 10-year-old Crown Prince Reza of Iran leads a sprint in a sports contest in Tehran. Before him lies the more difficult job of leading his country: he's first in line to Iran's Peacock Throne. His father, the Shah, is deliberately toughening him up for the life ahead of him when he will inherit one of the world's oldest monarchies, dating back some 2,517 years -- ruling a nation that is now struggling to pull itself into the 29th century (Iran)

Photo is dated 1971.

Photo measures 7.5 x 10 inches.