peter young’s listopia

My father used to send me postcards from everywhere he went on business, when he worked as export marketing director for Gillette in the 1970s and early 1980s. Here's a few scans.



Postcard described as "khulm scene – Afghanistan", dated 5 September 1977. No photographer credited.




Postcard of the Wapda House with monument, Lahore, Pakistan, dated 2 March 1984. Photo by Ramzaan.




Postcard of a bazaar in Tehran, Iran, dated 9 September 1977. Amongst the cushions and rugs you can see four portraits of John F. Kennedy. No photographer credited.




Typical postcard of the Pyramids and Sphinx with an over-saturated fake sky dropped into the background, sent 11 May 1985. No photographer credited.




Postcard of snake charmers in Morocco, sent sometime in 1969. No photographer credited.




Postcard from the Ivory Coast, sent 23 February 1978. Photo by J.C. Nouralt.




Postcard of the creek of Dubai with dhows, again with an unrealistic sky dropped in. Sent sometime in summer 1976, I remember it still looking something like this in 1987 although now, in 2009, the creek has been transformed completely. Photo by Basem Said Salah.