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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Demeter Pianansky Photographs of Iran<date calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="1941/1945" type="inclusive"/></titleproper>
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        <author encodinganalog="creator">Alessandro Meregaglia</author>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Boise State University Special Collections and Archives </publisher>
        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2024">2024</date>
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          <addressline>Albertsons Library, Boise State University</addressline>
          <addressline>1910 University Drive</addressline>
          <addressline>Boise, ID 83725</addressline>
          <addressline>archives@boisestate.edu</addressline>
          <addressline>https://www.boisestate.edu/archives/</addressline>
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        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">.25 linear feet</extent>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 box</extent>
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      <unitdate calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="1941/1945" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1941-1945</unitdate>
      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">220 black and white photographs of people, buildings, and the natural scenery in Iran taken during World War II.</abstract>
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      <p>220 black and white photographs of people, buildings, and the natural scenery in Iran taken by Demeter Pianansky during World War II.</p>
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      <p>Donated by Patrick McCarthy in 2023.</p>
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      <p>Collection is available for research.</p>
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      <p>Demeter "Met" Pianansky served as a member of the military police (MP) assigned to guard the Trans-Iranian Railway in Iran during World War II. He took these photos while stationed there.</p>
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      <p>[Item description], Demeter Pianansky Photographs of Iran, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.</p>
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        <subject authfilenumber="sh 85148273" source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">World War, 1939-1945</subject>
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