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Spanish Colonial money belt Peruvian, Painted leather, woven and dyed alpaca wool, iron, tanned leather, 74”L x 3.5”W Belt was found in Lemitar, New Mexico, Socorro County and obtained from the Romero family. Appraisal item H-3, circa 1750-1850

 Item — Box: 19, item: 045

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This accession includes research interests and projects endeavored by historian Marc Simmons consisting of original drafts by Marc Simmons and other authors, newspaper publications by Marc Simmons and journalist on the Santa Fe Trail and other locations.

Dates

  • circa 1750-1850

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. EXCEPTION: Box 1060 folder 3 RESTRICTED MATERIAL – not be used until thirty years from September 2008 as per letter by Simmons

Extent

From the Collection: 350 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 285 boxes (Also includes artifacts.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English