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[Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces Performing in Cajun Country]

Photograph of Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces, a Cajun band from Port Arthur, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band is performing on a wooden stage under a canvas covering. Six people are on stage playing different instruments including guitar, violin and drums. In the foreground, spectators are visible from behind, watching the band perform. Many more spectators are visible to the left of the stage. In the background, a large green hill is visible behind the stage.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Playing Guitar and Singing While Man Dances]

Photograph of Dallas Roy, guitarist with Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces, a Cajun band from Port Arthur, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing on the left side of the photograph, playing guitar and singing into a microphone while a smiling man dances on the right. The photograph was taken at night.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bird's Eye View of Drummer]

Bird's eye photograph of the drummer of Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces, a Cajun band from Port Arthur, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The drummer is playing at the back of a wooden stage and wearing black pants, a white short-sleeved shirt, and a red hat. Instrument cases and some cables are strewn around the drum set. Two people are sitting on the back of the stage in the top right of the photograph. A trash can is located offstage right behind the drummer.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Crawfish Race]

Photograph of Texas crawfish racing commissioner Jim Braud starting a crawfish race in Port Arthur, Texas. In the photograph, Jim leans over the racing table, reaching towards a basket to release the crawfish. A large audience watches from behind green and red barricades.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Holding one of his Crawfish]

Photograph of Jim Braud, Texas crawfish racing commissioner, holding one of his thoroughbred racing crawfish at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a red shirt and a red beret and smiling at the camera.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Preparing Crawfish for Race]

Photograph of Jim Braud, the Texas crawfish racing commissioner from Port Neches, preparing one of his thoroughbred racing crawfish to race at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a red shirt and red beret and appears to be wiping the crawfish with a white paper towel or tissue.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Showing Crawfish to Visitors]

Photograph of Jim Braud, from Port Neches, showing visitors one of his racing crawfish at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud is on the right, wearing a red shirt and a red beret. He is showing the crawfish to a man and a young boy. The man is holding the crawfish close to the boy's face so he can see it. The man and the boy are wearing blue shirts and cowboys hats. In the background, other people are also trying to get a look at the crawfish.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Preparing to Start Crawfish Race]

Photograph of Jim Braud, the Texas crawfish racing commissioner from Port Neches, preparing to start the crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Wearing a red shirt and a red beret, he reaches to place a crawfish in a basket at the center of the racing area. The racing area is a large, square surface, painted white with red and blue concentric circles. The basket is at the starting point of the race, at the inner-most circle. People are gathered around to watch the race from behind barric… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Kissing Crawfish]

Photograph of Jim Braud, the Texas crawfish racing commissioner from Port Neches, kissing the back of one of his thoroughbred racing crawfish at the Texas Folklife Festival. Wearing a red shirt and a red beret, he holds the crawfish up to his lips with his right hand. In the background, people are gathered around waiting for the race to begin.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Irish Guard Salutes]

Photograph of the Houston Irish Pipes and Drums group, performing on a stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The guards are arranged in a semi-circle facing the audience, dressed in traditional Irish guard costumes of orange kilts, black coats, and dark green hats. The bagpipe players are lined up on the left side of the stage while the drummer is on the right. The band leader stands center stage, heavily ornamented, holding a baton and wearing an orange cape and a tall black bearskin cap. Wear… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[People Cheering at Crawfish Race]

Photograph of Jim Braud, Texas crawfish racing commissioner, and crowd cheering at the crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud's arms are raised up in the air and he is standing to the left of the racing surface which has a basket in the center. A crowd is gathered to cheer and watch from behind barricades. Some people have their hands raised. The race is outdoors and the Institute of Texan Cultures can be seen off to the right.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Announcing the Conclusion of Crawfish Race]

Photograph of Jim Braud, Texas crawfish racing commissioner, announcing at the conclusion of the crawfish races at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a red shirt and a red beret holding a microphone and waving his hand in the air. He has an expression of excitement on his face. In the background, spectators of the race are visible.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Watching Crawfish Race]

Photograph of Jim Braud, the Texas crawfish racing commissioner from Port Neches, watching the crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Wearing a red shirt and a red beret, he is watching the race from the right. The crawfish are racing on a square white surface with red and blue concentric circles. A crowd is gathered around to watch from behind barriers.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Announcer Holding Up Preparation H Ointment]

Photograph of an announcer at the crawfish races holding up a box of Preparation H ointment at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing sunglasses, a blue shirt with a small black tie, and a black beret. In the background, spectators of the race are visible.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Holding Winning Crawfish]

Photograph of Jim Braud, Texas crawfish racing commissioner, holding up the winning crawfish of the crawfish races at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a red shirt and a red beret. Spectators are visible in the background.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Aerial View of Crawfish Racing Track]

Photograph of crawfish racing track from taken from above at the Texas Folklife Festival. Close to the center of the photograph is a square white table painted with concentric red and blue circles. People are crowded around waiting for the start of the crawfish race, sponsored by Texas Champion Crawfish Races in Port Arthur. In the top portion of the photograph there are large yellow letters displayed on a grassy hill that read, "Port Arthur". Directly below that, smaller orange letters read, "… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crawfish Race About to Begin]

Bird's eye photograph of the crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival. The race is about to begin as the crawfish are gathered in a basket at the center of a square white surface with red and blue concentric circles. Three men are gathered around the table and one man is placing a crawfish at the start of the race with the other crawfish.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crowd at Crawfish Race]

Photograph of a crowd of spectators watching the crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival. The crowd is gathered outside of the Institute of Texan Cultures. Some people are smiling and some are holding their fingers up in the air to denote a certain number.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crawfish Racing on Track]

Photograph of thoroughbred racing crawfish competing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The crawfish are spread out on a white racing track with red and blue concentric circles.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crawfish Competing in Race]

Photograph of thoroughbred racing crawfish competing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The crawfish are racing on a white surface with red and blue concentric circles. The photograph is taken at the same level as the racing track. Behind the track are two men wearing berets who appear to be administering the race. In the background, a crowd is gathered to watch.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Serving German Sauerkraut]

Photograph of a woman serving German sauerkraut in the New Braunfels Wurstfest booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The woman is wearing floral print white lederhosen with a white peasant top. Using tongs, she is serving some sauerkraut into a small styrofoam bowl from a large ceramic container. In the foreground (unfocused), a person with a drumstick on their plate is waiting to be served.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Selling Sausage on a Stick]

Photograph of a man selling sausage in the New Braunfels Wurstfest booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The man is wearing dark pants, a white shirt, and suspenders and handing a sausage on a stick to a man who just purchased it. The seller is standing next to a large grill topped with about a hundred sausages on a stick. To the left of the male customer, two young female visitors stand behind the grill, outside of the booth, with sausages they just bought. Behind them, other festival visitors… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men Preparing Sausage on a Stick]

Photograph of a three men preparing sausage in the New Braunfels Wurstfest booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The men are all wearing green lederhosen with white shirts. Two of them men stand in front of a large grill covered in approximately sixty sausages that have each been skewered. One man stands in the foreground at the side of the grill. All three of the men look as if they are rotating the sausages for an even grilling. Behind them is a female booth worker. In the background, there i… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[German-Texan Furniture Making Demonstration]

Photograph of Newton O. Peschel from Winedale at the German-Texan furniture making booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Peschel, standing behind a table at the booth, is pointing out information to two visitors who are looking at a pamphlet obtained from the table. Two wooden chairs are on the table for display, one on either side of Peschel.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections