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Wit and humor

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

The daring robber. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-56 17
Scope and Contents Humorous tale of a reward offered to anyone able to steal from the local merchant.
Dates: 1936-1940

The disappearing river. W.M. Emory, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-21 3
Scope and Contents A hot and tired cowboy, ready for a bath, is surprised.
Dates: 1936-1940

The man who fooled a village. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 5
Scope and Contents A lazy Spaniard perpetuates a hoax to make money.
Dates: 1936-1940

The man who owed everybody. Bright Lynn, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-7 3
Scope and Contents Through trickery, the man who owed everybody became wealthy.
Dates: 1936-1940

The phantom raiders. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-49 36
Scope and Contents A lone Navajo tricks an entire village in order to steal a horse.
Dates: 1936-1940

The priest's cats. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-26 12
Scope and Contents A folk tale about a priest who owns forty cats. The priest is tricked into believing the cats are possessed by the devil.
Dates: 1936-1940

The sissy. W.M. Emory, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-21 3a
Scope and Contents Cowboy humor.
Dates: 1936-1940

The wise donkey. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-49 35
Scope and Contents A wise woman & her donkey predict the weather.
Dates: 1936-1940