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Wit and humor

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

A hunting trip. Frances Totty, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-60 37
Scope and Contents Tall tales of a serpant that ate a horse pack. (March 3, 1938).
Dates: 1936-1940

Caviar to the General. James A. Burns, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-1 3
Scope and Contents Humorous tale about early mining days in Northern New Mexico.
Dates: 1936-1940

Chistes and Spanish riddles., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-20 14
Scope and Contents Riddles and jokes.
Dates: 1936-1940

Chistes. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-20 13
Scope and Contents Spanish jokes.
Dates: 1936-1940

Double crossed at Double cross ranch. Charles Bergmann, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-8 4
Scope and Contents Radio play which is a burlesque of dude ranches.
Dates: 1936-1940

El Pelen. (The Bald-headed one). Reyes N. Martinez, collector ., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-47 29
Scope and Contents A humurous account of a bald-headed rogue.
Dates: 1936-1940

El segundo ananias. (The second ananias). Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-18 7
Scope and Contents Story with both Spanish and English versions. A Narrative describing Ramon Roybal who was known in Taos, N.M. as a story teller.
Dates: 1936-1940

En un restaurante. Simeon Tejada, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-29 21
Scope and Contents Short comic play.
Dates: 1936-1940

Francisco & his saint. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-49 33
Scope and Contents Story of a wood carver.
Dates: 1936-1940

Government land. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-4 3
Scope and Contents Spanish anecdote about the use of government land.
Dates: 1936-1940

His last wishes. Belle Kilgore, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-4 2
Scope and Contents A short anecdote about a Boston Cowboy.
Dates: 1936-1940

Humor among the Indians. Kenneth Fordyce, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-9 25
Scope and Contents Discussion of the type of humor enjoyed by Indians.
Dates: 1936-1940

Humorous incidents of early mining days: a false alarm. James A. Burns collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-7 1
Scope and Contents An incident in which the miners near Elizabethtown are awaken by a false fire alarm.
Dates: 1936-1940

Humorous incidents of early mining days: a self made reputation. James A. Burns. collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-52 15
Scope and Contents Story about a guard who arrests the president of the mine. (July 18, 1936)
Dates: 1936-1940

John Henderson's wild cat. Belle Kilgore, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-52 51
Scope and Contents Humorous story of an oil gusher. July 17, 1937.
Dates: 1936-1940

Johnnie Martin's place. N. Howard Thorp, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-61 13
Scope and Contents Tall tales told around "Johnnie's" store. (Oct. 14, 1937).
Dates: 1936-1940

Meager contributions. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-2 48
Scope and Contents This story tells about the feast of San Roque and the contributions collected by the Church on his feast day. Humor.
Dates: 1936-1940

"Old John Archuleta..." Muriel Haskell, collector ., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-55 10
Scope and Contents Two brief tales of Taos Pueblo. (Feb. 27, 1937)
Dates: 1936-1940

Old-time stories Los Mano fachicos. (The Simpletons). Reyes N. Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-47 25
Scope and Contents Humorous adventures of four simpletons.
Dates: 1936-1940

Pater. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-47 30
Scope and Contents The priest cook during Mass asks the priest what to prepare for dinner.
Dates: 1936-1940

Pioneer story - Sam Jones. Katherine Ragsdale, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-5 2
Scope and Contents A Cowboy's recollections of a prank played on a construction crew near Artesia, N.M.
Dates: 1936-1940