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A little journey through Iran

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 183

Scope and Contents

A Little Journey through Iran is a record of the Dyers' travels through that country. Included in the film are magnificent shots of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae, and the tombs of the other Achaemeni kings, Darius I, Darius II and Xerxes, and the nearby ruins of Persepolis. The Dyers also visited and filmed Esfahan, Shiraz, and the port city of Bandar Abbas, where the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf meet. Footage of Persian women in brightly colored clothes and veils, an oasis on the edge of the Great Salt Desert, camel caravans from Baluchi and Sistani, and a picnic with the district governor at Kuh-i-Khwaja create a vivid portrait of Iran.

Dates

  • 1971

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Not available through interlibrary loan. Contact AMNH Library Special Collections for terms of access.

Extent

1 Film Reel (34 minutes) : sound, color ; 16 mm.

1 Videocassette (U-Matic (34 minutes)) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy

General

Original format: 16 mm. print.

General

http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1140176

General

Walter Gurnee Dyer, photographer and narrator; Betty Dyer, sound.

Title
A little journey through Iran, 1971
Author
Iris Lee
Date
2018
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
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