{"id":620,"date":"2014-05-07T12:29:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T16:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/?p=620"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T18:05:59","slug":"unexpected-finds-in-the-pcca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/unexpected-finds-in-the-pcca\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Finds in the PCCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe Peace Corps Community Archive is more than\u00a0old documents and\u00a0 photos.\u00a0 In fact, the collection contains a few unexpected items.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_682\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Travel-Brochures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-682\" class=\"wp-image-682\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Travel-Brochures.jpg\" alt=\"Travel Brochures\" width=\"577\" height=\"471\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Travel guides and brochures found in Steven Bossi&#8217;s collection.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Steve Bossi\u2019s collection includes vibrant travel brochures, guidebooks, and maps of India in the 1960s.\u00a0 Guidebooks from Delhi and Agra include images and maps depicting the cities\u2019 beautiful architecture and historic and religious sites.\u00a0 Each guidebook provides an historic overview of the city and its tourist attractions.\u00a0 The colorful maps reveal popular sites and accommodations, as well as industries, agriculture, infrastructure projects, and \u201chandicrafts emporiums\u201d found throughout the region.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_681\" style=\"width: 573px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Maps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-681\" class=\"wp-image-681 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Maps.jpg\" alt=\"Maps\" width=\"563\" height=\"472\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maps and travel guide from Steven Bossi&#8217;s collection.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Located amid the DeAntoni\u2019s correspondence are Turkish greeting cards.\u00a0 Karen DeAntoni sent the cards to family members in the United States in 1965.\u00a0\u00a0The cards include embossed images and prints of engravings depicting Turkey&#8217;s culture and history.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_679\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Embossed-Cards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-679\" class=\"wp-image-679\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Embossed-Cards.jpg\" alt=\"Embossed Cards\" width=\"590\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkish embossed cards sent by Karen DeAntoni.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_680\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Engraved-Cards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-680\" class=\"wp-image-680\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2014\/04\/Engraved-Cards.jpg\" alt=\"Engraved Cards\" width=\"535\" height=\"574\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top: An engraving of the rock relief at Yazilikaya&#8211;the Hitite King Tudhaliya IV. 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