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[Buffalo Soldiers Stand at Attention]

Photograph of the Buffalo Soldiers Living History Group at the Texas Folklife Festival. Six soldiers are lined up with their rifles in the shade next to a tree. They are wearing Civil War-era soldier uniforms with belts and brimmed hats. They are standing at attention, holding their rifles at their side. Their commanding officer is standing on the left, facing them.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cambodian Association of Houston Dancer]

Photograph of a dancer from the Cambodian Association of Houston at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a traditional Cambodian dance costume: a robe covered with sparkling trim in a diamond pattern; and a heavily-ornamented, tall, pointy crown that fits like a helmet. She has short dark hair and is looking directly at the camera.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cambodian Association of Houston Dancers Posing for a Photo]

Photograph of the Cambodian Association of Houston Dancers posing for a photo at the Texas Folklife Festival. The five female dancers are standing next to one another, all dressed in elaborate traditional costumes. Each girl is wearing a robe adorned with sparkling trim, and a tall, pointy, heavily-ornamented crown, which covers their head like a helmet.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charlie Currer and Dairy Goat]

Photograph of Charlie Currer and a dairy goat at the Texas Folklife Festival. Currer is on the right, petting the goat. He is wearing a striped, short-sleeved shirt. The goat is in the middle, standing on a platform. It has a chain with a bell around its neck. On the left a young boy is petting the goat. A woman is standing behind the boy.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Children Making Hoecakes]

Photograph of the Cisco Civic League's Hoecakes at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two children are making the hoecakes, named for the tool used to cook them. The cakes are being baked while sitting on the metal part of a hoe that is placed over hot coals. The two children stand on opposite sides of the pile of coals on the ground, each holding a hoe with two cakes on it. Behind them booths and festival visitors are visible.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Female Member of the Voices of Zion Community Choir Performing]

Photograph of a female member of the Voices of Zion Community Choir performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding the microphone with one hand and the cord with the other as she sings and points her finger to the audience. She is wearing a sleeve-less, vertical-striped dress. Two male choir members are visible in the background. A canopy of greenery hangs overhead.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Folk Toy-Maker Lee Haile]

Photograph of Lee Haile, folk toy-maker, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a plaid shirt and a cowboy hat, holding up a flute-like toy to his mouth. On the table beside him a few clothespins and wooden spools are visible. Festival visitors are partially visible in the foreground and to the left of him.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Group Photograph of the Voices of Zion Community Choir]

Photograph of the Voices of Zion Community Choir gathered for a group photograph at the Texas Folklife Festival. Approximately fifteen members of this African-American vocal group are standing together on the grass. Most of the members are women; they are wearing dresses or skirts. Some of them are wearing the same t-shirt.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Harp and Shamrock Singers Performing]

Photograph of the Harp and Shamrock Singers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The director is standing on the left, facing the singers on the right. The women are wearing long dresses with aprons and holding folders of sheet music. The men are standing behind the women and wearing light-colored pants, dark shirts, suspenders, and touring caps. In the background, a woman is accompanying the singers on piano. In the middle ground, three microphones are set up in front of the singers.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Hat Making]

Photograph of a hat-maker steaming a hat at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing in front of the steamer and looking over his shoulder at the camera. He is wearing an apron and holding the brim of a hat that has just been steamed. Lots of steam is billowing up from the area. Overhead there is a light and a steam vent, on which is attached a Texas license plate that says "HAT BOX."

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jesse Jones Explaining Toy Making]

Photograph of Jesse Jones, with O'Connor Historical Group, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is sitting at a table, demonstrating to two children how toys were made on ranches during his childhood. He is wearing a cowboy hat and a white western shirt as he pulls string from a spool. In the background, other booths and festival visitors are visible.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Cheering for Crawfish]

Photograph of Jim Braud at the Cajun Crawfish Race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud, wearing a beret and a light-colored shirt, is crouched down at the side of the racing table cheering on a crawfish that is directly in front of him. His face is very animated.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Closely Watching Crawfish in Race]

Photograph of Jim Braud at the Cajun Crawfish Race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud, wearing a beret and a light-colored shirt, is crouched down at the side of the racing table closely watching a crawfish that is racing directly in front of him. His face is very animated.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Excited About a Racing Crawfish]

Photograph of Jim Braud at the Cajun Crawfish Race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud, wearing a beret and a light-colored shirt, is crouched down at the side of the racing table closely watching a crawfish that is racing directly in front of him. He is very wide-eyed and excited. His lips are pursed as if he is saying, "ooooh."

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Holding Crawfish]

Photograph of Jim Braud at the Cajun Crawfish Race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud, wearing a beret and a light-colored shirt, is holding a crawfish up close to his face. He is very animated, with a large, open-mouth smile and squinted eyes.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jim Braud Smiling at Crawfish]

Photograph of Jim Braud at the Cajun Crawfish Race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud, wearing a beret and a light-colored shirt, is crouched down at the side of the racing table closely watching a crawfish that is racing directly in front of him. He is very wide-eyed and excited, with a large, open-mouth smile on his face.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Female Drummers]

Photograph of two female drummers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing long fuchsia dresses with long, light pink sleeves. The drums are set up like gongs: hanging from colorful, decorative wooden frames. There are five drums but they are arranged so that each drummer has two of their own and one in the middle that they share. Each musician stands in a space surrounded on three sides by the drums, which are hanging at … more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancer Playing a Drum]

Photograph of a female dancer from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing under a colorful canopy at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is playing a drum and wearing a traditional green dress that is embroidered with flowers. The dress also has long red sleeves. She is wearing the drum on a strap that goes over her shoulder. The drum is turned sideways with the heads facing outward. She is striking the right side with a stick.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancer with Long Sleeves]

Photograph of a female dancer from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing colorful, traditional garments with sleeves that extend beyond her hands. She is looking down and holding her arms in front of her. The sleeves come down to her ankles. Her outfit is multi-colored with fuchsia, red, yellow, blue, green and white. She is wearing a small headpiece with tassels. A red translucent backdrop is in the background.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancers Gathering in a Circle]

Photograph of female dancers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing very colorful traditional garments with colors of hot pink, yellow, blue, green, red and white. They are gathering together all facing one another with their arms up in the air. They are wearing colorful sleeves that extend far beyond their hands. Each sleeve has large stripes of blue, green, yellow and red close to the wrist, but the rest of the sleeve … more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancers with Cloth]

Photograph of three female dancers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing under a colorful canopy at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditional Korean dresses with colors of blue, fuchsia, and green. Each dancer is kneeling down and holding a white sash out in front of them with both hands. On the right side of the photograph, two storage sheds are visible offstage, one orange and one blue.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancers with Fans]

Photograph of female dancers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing with paper fans at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditional dresses with colors of light blue, light pink, gold and white. Each dancer is holding the fans in a different position. One dancer has no fans but is holding up a red parasol with fringe. On the left edge of the photograph, two male dancers in traditional clothing are visible kneeling down, holding wooden poles horizontally cl… more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancing Performance with Drums]

Photograph of two female drummers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing long fuchsia dresses with long, light pink sleeves. The drums are set up like gongs: hanging from colorful, decorative wooden frames. There are five drums but they are arranged so that each drummer has two of their own and one in the middle that they share. Each musician stands in a space surrounded on three sides by the drums, which are hanging at … more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Linda Draper Making a Basket]

Photograph of Linda Draper making a basket at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing pioneer dress and apron, and a woven straw hat. She sitting and weaving a basket that she holds in her lap.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

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