Irwin Dermer films
name: label: Creator
content: Dermer, Irwin
place: label: Place
content: Middle East
label: Place
content: Asia, Central
label: Place
content: Afghanistan
label: Place
content: Iran
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Irwin Dermer in 1987 and 1999.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dermer, Irwin
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content: Irwin Dermer films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1987.02
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Sound films
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film THREADS OF LIFE and outtakes by Irwin Dermer documenting peoples of Iran and Afghanistan.  The film was shot in 1973 and focuses on various aspects of rug production and trade.

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