Many European ethnological museums bought Sevruguins portraiture to complement their scientific collection. Museums collected pictures of merchants in the bazaar, members of a zurkhana (a wrestling school), dervishes, gatherings of crowds to see the taziyeh theatre, people engaged in shiite rituals and more. Sevruguins portraits were also spread as postcards with the text: 'Types persans'.
This practice involved several European ethnological museums acquiring Sevruguins' portraiture to enhance their scientific collection. Museums collected images of merchants at a market, students of a wrestling school, dervishes, crowds gathered for a theatrical performance, people participating in Shia rituals, and others. Sevruguins' portraits were also distributed as postcards with the caption: 'Persian figures'.