''Treasure'' is a syndicated

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created in 1958 by

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Productions. The series originally aired on

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. It filmed documentaries on buried treasure, lost cities, shipwrecks, and ghost towns. The crew included producer

, Milas Hinshaw, Buddy Noonan, Guy Adenis (who received an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in 1971 for his work o
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which was narrated by Lorne Greene), Leland W. Hansen, Gene McCabe, Thomas Penfield, Bill Southworth, and Ronald Munns. One

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included "Death Valley's Stovepipe Wells" about

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during the mid-1800s in Stovepipe Wells, California located in

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. Other episodes included "Queho's Secret Hideout", consisting of two episodes that focused on the legend of Queho, a Native American who was portrayed in the series by

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Buddy Noonan. In that episode, Milas Hinshaw played the part of a

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for

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in the

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. The series also produced "Ben Sublett: A Man With Two Faces" abou
Ben Sublett
and his lost gold mine. Additional episodes included Slumach's Gold, Pirates Passage, Isle Royal, The Lost Adam's Diggings, Devil's Mountain, Percy Fossett's City Of Gold, Diamonds at Dead Man's Cave, The Vanishing Ace, Lost Loot of Pancho Villa, Shipwreck of the Dry Tortugas, Aztec Gold, Death on the Wilderness Road, Treasure of Ulloa, The Legend of Louis Candelas, Golden Idol of the Incas, Sir Harry Oakes Lost Fortune, Search for Robert Livingston's Treasure, Massacre of the Richelieu, The Last Inca Princess, Lost City of Baroyeca, Secrets of San Miguel Island, Riddle of the Guardian Ghost, Treasure Sands of Tortuga, Trail of the Four Eyed Cat,

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, and the Search for the Holy Grail.Treasure series on Amazon.com
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References

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