[Los Conquistadores Playing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

One of 242 photographs in the series: 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival available on this site.

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Photograph of a mariachi band known as Los Conquistadores performing at the opening ceremony of the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. Their director is Jose Morantes. Miguel Acosta, the guitarist in the foreground, is playing the guitarrón, or large guitar as he stands near the other band members, including a violinist and two more guitarists. A small crowd is visible in the background.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 4 x 5 in.

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Creator: Unknown. August 7, 1975.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas Cultures Online and was provided by the UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 24 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

UTSA Libraries Special Collections seeks to build, preserve and provide access to our distinctive research collections documenting the diverse histories and development of San Antonio and South Texas. Our collecting priorities include the history of women and gender in Texas, the history of Mexican Americans, activists/activism, the history of the African American and LGBTQ communities in our region, the Tex-Mex food industry, and urban planning.

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Photograph of a mariachi band known as Los Conquistadores performing at the opening ceremony of the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. Their director is Jose Morantes. Miguel Acosta, the guitarist in the foreground, is playing the guitarrón, or large guitar as he stands near the other band members, including a violinist and two more guitarists. A small crowd is visible in the background.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 4 x 5 in.

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

Institute of Texan Cultures Texas Folklife Festival Collection

Photos of the annual event sponsored by the Institute of Texan Culture, celebrating the many ethnicities represented in the state. Thousands attend the event each year, which includes food, dances, and music.

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  • August 7, 1975

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  • June 18, 2012, 8:16 p.m.

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  • Aug. 31, 2017, 6:42 p.m.

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[Los Conquistadores Playing at the Texas Folklife Festival], photograph, August 7, 1975; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth227962/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

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