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Buried treasure.

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Albuquerque and vicinity. E.L. Drake, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 27
Scope and Contents Brief description of a variety of social customs and superstitions practiced in Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
Dates: 1936-1940

Billy the Kid. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-2 3
Scope and Contents A tale about money hidden by Billy the Kid.
Dates: 1936-1940

Buried money on the Mimbres. Frances E. Totty, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-10 3
Scope and Contents Tales of treasure never recovered.
Dates: 1936-1940

Chilili. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-26 3
Scope and Contents A Brazilian cheats the village of Chilili out of a treasure cache buried under the church alter.
Dates: 1936-1940

Flight to Mexico. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-61 10
Scope and Contents Description of life in the village of Cordova, N.M. and a tale of a man who flees south in order to get away from his bruja wife leaving behind buried treasure. (April 26, 1937).
Dates: 1936-1940

Folk tales. Genevieve Chapin, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-26 15
Scope and Contents A brief discussion of the folk tales: "The Founding of Hano", No clamity like a bad neighbor", "Tom Thumb or Tomacito", "Buried Treasure", "Captive", and "San Cristobal's sheep."
Dates: 1936-1940

Hole in the rock. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 17
Scope and Contents A young Spaniard embarks on a fruitless treasure hunt near Tenaja in western New Mexico.
Dates: 1936-1940

Incidents of the early Southwest. Mrs. W.C. Totty, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-60 39
Scope and Contents Brief narrative on Indian raids and buried treasure. (August 3, 1937).
Dates: 1936-1940

Lost mine. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-3 18
Scope and Contents Legend of a lost gold mine in the Zuni mountains.
Dates: 1936-1940

One of Albuquerque's lost treasures. Howard N. Thorp, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-55 11
Scope and Contents Tale of Don Felix Garcias buried gold which may have been found by a couple from Old Mexico.
Dates: 1936-1940

Roswell Chihuahua district folk tales - buried treasure. Georgia B. Redfield, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-50 36
Scope and Contents Story of buried treasure in southern New Mexico.
Dates: 1936-1940

Secrets of the Guadalupe. Lorin Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-26 4
Scope and Contents Excerpts from "Secrets of the Guadalupes" by Carl B. Livingston. NMHJ Jan-Mar. 1929. also Wild Turkey in the Guadalupe Mts.
Dates: 1936-1940

Still buried treasure. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-5 19
Scope and Contents Story of a destitute man who has a cache of gold which he is unable to spend.
Dates: 1936-1940

Stories of buried treasure, old timers stories and pioneers' stories compiled by the Federal Writers' Project., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-61 1
Scope and Contents Booklet of stories by various authors. Includes folklore, customs and tales of buried treasure.
Dates: 1936-1940

Story of hidden treasure. John Looney, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-10 4
Scope and Contents Newspaper article from the Santa Fe New Mexican March 7, 1896: "A Brazilian Colonel engaged in the romantic task of exploring Gran Quivira" "Professes to have found vast riches"
Dates: 1936-1940

Tesoro de la ciruela. (Treasure of the plum). Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-49 31
Scope and Contents A tale of buried treasure.
Dates: 1936-1940

The Chimney. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-18 6
Scope and Contents A poor man and his wife find a pot of gold coins.
Dates: 1936-1940

The church of the golden bell. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-50 21
Scope and Contents A legend of buried treasure.
Dates: 1936-1940

The fulfilment of a longed for wish. Reyes Martinez, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-50 7
Scope and Contents Two separate stories.
Dates: 1936-1940

The Golden Image of San Cristobal. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-61 11
Scope and Contents Tale of a buried treasure excavated by an American from a church cemetary. The narrator of the tale hints that the Pankey family became wealthy from this buried treasure. (Nov. 19, 1937).
Dates: 1936-1940

The lost Juan Mondragon mine. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-58 19
Scope and Contents Tale of a lost gold mine near Truchas. (April 15, 1937).
Dates: 1936-1940

The treasure of Punta de Agua. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-4-5 3a
Scope and Contents A tale in which an Indian tricks the Spanish villagers out of a treasure.
Dates: 1936-1940

The year it rained tortillas. Lou Sage Batchen, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-49 54
Scope and Contents Folk tale of lost treasure.
Dates: 1936-1940

Treasure. Lester Raines, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-10 2
Scope and Contents Legends dealing with lost treasures in New Mexico.
Dates: 1936-1940

Treasure of New Mexico; City of Mexico, Feb. 10, 1650; Saint Agustine Convent. Lorin W. Brown, collector., 1936-1940

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Identifier: 5-5-26 5
Scope and Contents An account of a New Mexico treasure as recorded Feb. 10, 1650 at the Convent of Saint Augustine, Mexico City.
Dates: 1936-1940