Snowbirds

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From the filmmaker guide: "An impressionistic portrait of the thousands of older Americans who travel from their homes in the North to spend the winter in trailer parks in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas."

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1 film (11 min., 20 sec.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

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Merrim, Andrea G. 1982.

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From the filmmaker guide: "An impressionistic portrait of the thousands of older Americans who travel from their homes in the North to spend the winter in trailer parks in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas."

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1 film (11 min., 20 sec.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

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This film was digitized by the UNT Media Library as part of the UNT Libraries' Policy: "Applying Copyright Section 108(c) to the UNT Media Library Collection" - http://www.library.unt.edu/policies/copies-printing-and-copyright/applying-copyright-section-108c-unt-media-library-collection

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  • Preferred Citation: Circulating Film Collection, University of North Texas Media Library

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Snow Birds: A Film By Andrea G. Merrim (Pamphlet)

Snow Birds: A Film By Andrea G. Merrim

Pamphlet describing the film "Snowbirds," the filmmaker, and a written companion piece that provides context to the film titled, "Los Veijitos del Valle."

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Snow Birds: A Film By Andrea G. Merrim, ark:/67531/metadc1181192/

Los Viejitos Del Valle (Paper)

Los Viejitos Del Valle

This article was written as a companion piece to the film, "Snow Birds."

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Los Viejitos Del Valle, ark:/67531/metadc1181191/

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  • 1982

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Merrim, Andrea G. Snowbirds, video, 1982; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc982710/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Media Library.

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