Ronald Petocz Slides

Dr. Ronald G. Petocz worked in Afghanistan from 1971 to 1978. While there, he shot photographs he would have developed into slides documenting his travels visiting different parts of the country to ascertain protected areas for the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The collection of 35mm slides deals with the local communities in places such as the Pamir Mountains, the Wakhan Valley and Nuristan where the endangered snow leopard and markhor goats survive. Beside providing a glimpse of the natural beauty of the country a large portion of the slides also deal with the Kirghiz, Wakhi, Nuristani, Baluchi and Laghmani communities of the country. The slides provide a perspective of how the people lived and survived in peace in these regions before their lives were changed by political turmoil resulting in the devastation of these rare communities that had carried on for centuries. Description of the collection was provided by the donor. The slides are housed in polyester sleeves with an identification at the top of each sleeve.