Bob Petley was too full of energy and ambition to settle for a desk job. He could foresee a huge market for tourist postcards as soon as wartime travel restrictions were lifted, so he left the Republic, and from his home, with twelve black and white humorous postcards he created, he started his postcard company, Petley Studios, Inc., which would later become the nations largest publisher and distributor of scenic color postcards, with an annual sales exceeding 25,000,000 pieces through 3500 dealers in Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, southwestern Colorado, and eastern California.
In addition to Petley Studios, Inc., Bob owned retail stores in Ouray and Silverton, Colorado.
Publisher descriptions on Petley cards:
Petley Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
Petley Studios, 4051 E. van Buren, Phoenix, Arizona
Petley Studios, Silverton, Colorado
