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vintage postcards from iran i found at an antiques shop. they are undated but my guess is they're from around the 1960s

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found a copy of this book at an antiques mall the other day. it's a visitor's guide to aleppo dated 1965, filled with black and white photographs and descriptions of the city and its history. i don't know how many of the places and objects in the photos still exist, nor how many copies of these photos still exist, so i hope to make scans of them

what's also interesting has been researching the american friends of the middle east (AFME), which was a CIA-linked org founded in 1951. my reading has suggested that AFME played a role in the US government establishing its intelligence network in the southwest asia ("the middle east") after ww2

the text, from top to bottom:

soubhi saouaf, technical attache of the antiquities service technical advisor of the archaeological society of aleppo

aleppo, past and present. its history, its citadel, its museum and its antique monuments. 3rd edition

visitors' guide aleppo 1965

english edition by georges f. miller representative in aleppo of the american friends of the middle east

the back page is an advertisement for middle east airlines in arabic

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untitled, madhav satwalekar (india), 1987. oil on canvas

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untitled, madhav satwalekar (india), 1994. oil on canvas

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stringbags or 'bilum' in arara village, collingwood bay in oro province, papua new guinea. the bilum is one of the most culturally significant objects in papua new guinea. photos taken by a. hermkens between 2001-2004

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the 4000 square foot apartment loft in soho, manhattan owned by the late finnish-born painter iria leino. the building used to be a knitting factory. leino was an active figure in the new york art scene in the 60s and 70s. photos by katherine marks for nyt

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vintage postcard, reverse side caption says "the prambanan temple, built between 732 and 928 ad near jogjakarta"

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the botanist no.3, moira frith (british artist and biologist), watercolour

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illustrations by wayne pate, american artist

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well, anna niskanen (finland), 2022. gum bichromate and cyanotype on paper

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house in shoolagiri, tamil nadu designed by habitart architecture studio

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ceramic sun plate by apartment f

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murano art glass pendant designed by carlo nason for mazzega, 1970s italy

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'lineage mapping sequel - delicate, copper, oil ink, monoprint on archival paper' by susan collett, 2015. toronto, canada.

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'a long road to wisdom' by crystal latimer, 2022, mixed media. pittsburgh, usa.

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beni mririt moroccan rug, 100% sheepswool

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orley shabahang lion persian rug, 3 feet by 5 feet, wool and silk with organic vegetable dyes. made in a village near arak, iran.