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[Bill Leftwich Engraving Leather]

Description: Photograph of Bill Leftwich, western artist from Lubbock, engraving a scene on leather at the Texas Folklife Festival. With a mallet he is hammering a shaping tool into the leather to leave an impression. Hanging behind him are two portraits he has completed. His greased hair is partied in the middle and he is wearing black frame glasses and a dark shirt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Leftwich Engraving Scene on Leather]

Description: Photograph of Bill Leftwich, from Lubbock, Texas, engraving a scene on leather at the Texas Folklife Festival. Using a mallet he hammers a shaping tool into the leather. It is apparent he is making a portrait of some kind.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[ Black Chicken Flying Out of Mailbox]

Description: Photograph of a black chicken flying out of a mailbox as part of the chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mailbox, on the right, is red and blue and is on a tall white post that raises it high in the air. A man and woman are standing on a connected platform on the right. The woman is pushing a plunger through the open back of the mailbox to make the chicken fly out. The man is holding a piece of cardboard over the open back to keep the chicken from coming out that side. Th… more
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bob Ramsey Holding Antlers]

Description: Photograph of of Bob Ramsey of Hunt, Texas at the Texas Wildlife booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a purple shirt and a straw cowboy hat. Ramsey is holding a pair of antlers. He is partially smiling and squinting.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Carving Wood]

Description: Photograph of a boy with long hair working in Charles Winans Woodworking Studio at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is using tools to carve a piece of wood that is on the surface before him. He is wearing a maroon and lavender floral-print shirt. His dark hair comes down to his shoulders.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Holding Chicken on the Ground]

Description: Photograph of a boy holding a light-brown rooster, entry for the chicken flying contest, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is kneeling down on the ground, holding the chicken still between his legs. A woman is standing behind him to the right and a man to the left. A small chicken cage is partially visible to the right of the boy. Festival visitors are visible standing around the area.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Petting Mule]

Description: Photograph of a boy petting a mule from the cane mill at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is standing on the right petting the white mule on the left. The mule is craning its neck around toward the boy who is wearing a red cap, glasses, and a cream-colored fishing vest.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Using Manual Drill]

Description: Photograph of a boy drilling a hole in a log as part of the log house construction at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a manual drill that looks like a large corkscrew with wooden handles at the top. With a good amount of effort, he is attempting to rotate the handles and drive the corkscrew into the log to carve out a hole. He has blonde hair and is wearing a navy striped t-shirt and jeans.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Brooks D. Baker Holding A Handful of Hominy]

Description: Photograph of Brooks D. Baker, from Deer Park, at Hominy Making School at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a handful of raw hominy he scooped up from a ceramic jar in front of him. He is wearing brow-line glasses, a plaid shirt and plaid pants. Next to the ceramic jar is a bottle of lye and a container of Morton salt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Brooks D. Baker Holding Spoonful of Hominy]

Description: Photograph of Brooks D. Baker, from Deer Park, at Hominy Making School at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a wooden spoon full of hominy up toward the camera. He is wearing brow-line glasses and has a crooked smile on his face.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Montague Doing Roping Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Bruce Montague, roping expert from Bandera, doing a roping demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on the left, swinging his lasso around as he gets ready to lasso a group of children standing on the right. Montague is wearing a cowboy hat, western shirt, dark pants, and black boots. Several spectators are gathered in the background. A sign posted to a tree says, "Bruce Montague, Roping Expert, Bandera."
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Montague Lassoing Children]

Description: Photograph of Bruce Montague, roping expert from Bandera, lassoing a group of children at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on the left, holding the rope with which he has lassoed a group of five young children who are on the right. Montague is wearing a cowboy hat, western shirt, dark pants, and black boots. Several spectators are gathered in the background. A sign posted to a tree says, "Bruce Montague, Roping Expert, Bandera."
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Carroll Gilley from the Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band]

Description: Photograph of Carroll Gilley with Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing jeans, a jean vest, and a long-sleeved white shirt as he looks at the camera, sings and plays piano. His hair is dark and combed over to cover his ear.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cecil Overstreet in Front of Chimney]

Description: Photograph of Cecil Overstreet, chimney maker from Kountze, Texas, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a straw cowboy hat, black frame glasses and a button up shirt. Behind him is a log cabin with a pioneer-style chimney. A sign hanging on the chimney says, "Cecil Overstreet, Chimney Maker, Kountze."
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charlene Perryman Making Corn Dolls]

Description: Photograph of Charlene Perryman making corn dolls at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is painting a corn husk that is has been formed to look like a doll's body, complete with bangs and pigtails. A finished doll with clothing is on display in front of her.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charles Davis Making a Woodcarving]

Description: Photograph of Charles Davis working on a woodcarving at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is crouched over a large block of wood from which he is carving. A scene of a log cabin next to a forest is becoming visible. Davis is wearing a brown cowboy hat and a pearl-snap shirt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charles Gardner Peforming with the East Texas String Ensemble]

Description: Photograph of Charles Gardner, member of the East Texas String Ensemble from Nacogdoches, playing fiddle at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a straw cowboy hat, glasses, and a button-up short-sleeved shirt. A microphone is set up in front of him for the fiddle. A shade canopy is hanging overhead.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chester Knight Demonstrating Treadle Lathe]

Description: Photograph of Chester Knight, from Conroe, demonstrating a treadle lathe at the Texas Folklife Festival. The wooden piece to be carved is fixed on the lathe, spinning quickly as he holds a carving tool to it. He is wearing a white shirt with thin brown stripes, brown plaid pants, and glasses.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Photograph of a man holding up a chicken at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is about to place it into a mailbox raised high in the air, from which it will fly out of as part of the chicken flying contest. Another man standing behind him is holding a plunger and a piece of cardboard. The only thing visible in the background is the partially cloudy sky.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Out of Mailbox]

Description: Photograph of a black and white chicken flying out of a mailbox as part of the chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mailbox, on the right, is red and blue and is on a tall white post that raises it high in the air. A man and woman are standing on a connected platform on the right. The man is pushing a plunger through the open back of the mailbox to make the chicken fly out. The woman has her hand on the front flap of the mailbox which has been flipped open. The only thing … more
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Children Jumping Off Giant Log]

Description: Photograph of children jumping off of a giant log into a pile of hay in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival. A line of kids has formed on top of the log. One child is in mid jump, about to land in the hay. A girl in the foreground is standing and watching the action.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Children Riding on Cow]

Description: Photograph of two children riding on a cow in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival. On the right, a girl and a younger boy are sitting atop a cow, the girl in front and the boy in the back. A young man on the left wearing a cowboy hat is holding the reins of the cow.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cindy Hickok with Doll]

Description: Photograph of Cindy Hickok, a doll maker from Houston, at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is posing next to a life size doll she made that looks like an old woman. Hickok has short brown hair and is wearing glasses and overalls. The doll's hair is made of yarn and is gathered into a bun. Its dress has a collar of white lace, with a lace flower at the front.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Claudia Ball and H. B. Zachry at Opening Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of festival director Claudia Ball and H. B. Zachry at the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival. Zachry is standing on the left and Ball is on the right. They are shaking hands as Ball hands something off to Zachry. Ceremony spectators are seated behind them.
Date: August 4, 1977
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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