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[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of members of the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing dances, from the Mexican state of Yucatan, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pairs of boys and girls--Left to right) Sylvia Rodriguez, Diane Garcia, Ernest Rodriguez,and Anthony Medrano--form a line on the stage, with the girls wearing white dresses embroidered with pink and orange flowers, and the boys wearing white suits with white fedoras. A colorful backdrop decorates the stage.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Balloon Release]

Description: Photograph of the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three women release dozens of yellow balloons into the air as crowds of festival participants dressed in historically significant clothing watch the display. The Institute of Texas Cultures building is visible in the background.
Date: July 31, 1980
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Barbara Stahl Demonstrating Preserving Techniques]

Description: Photograph of Barbara Stahl demonstrating pickling and preserving techniques at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Barbara wears a checkered bonnet and matching dress as she ladles jam from a pot to a jar, teaching festival participants how to preserve food.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bayou City Attic Singers]

Description: Photograph of the Bayou City Attic Singers performing at the Texas Folklife in San Antonio, Texas. Five women and two men perform on a raised platform underneath a canopy of palm leaves. The women wear denim skirts with matching vests, while the men wear denim pants with matching plaid shirts. One woman plays the acoustic guitar and one man plays the electric guitar, while the remaining five band members sing.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Berm Sliding]

Description: Photograph of children sliding down the grassy berm at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two children slide down the hill on one piece of cardboard. Other festival participants are visible at the top of the hill, preparing their cardboard mounts before taking off.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Berm Sliding]

Description: Photograph of two young children participating in berm sliding at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl and the boy lay on a piece of cardboard that they share as they slide down the grassy hill. Both the girl, who is wearing a blue and red jumper, and the boy, who is wearing a white striped shirt and red shorts, are laughing.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Smallwood Band]

Description: Photograph of the Bill Smallwood Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Sandy Smallwood stands to the left of the stage, holding a microphone in her hand, wearing a cowboy hat and a shirt reading "Bill Smallwood Band." Her husband, Bill, stands to the far right, playing an electric guitar.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boot-Maker, Catherine Wood]

Description: Photograph of Catherino Wood making a pair of boots at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Catherino wears a short-sleeved shirt and cargo shorts as she drives a nail into the sole of a boot with a hammer. Her workstation is covered with tools relating to boot-making, including leathers, dyes, and boot forms.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bootsie Ehlers Playing Bass Box]

Description: Photograph of Bootsie Ehler playing the bass box with the Hobos, a band from Lavaca County. Bootsie plays the bass box on a stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The musical instrument consists of a wooden box covered in salt, rhythmically beaten with a wooden pole.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bread-Making Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a bread-making demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, three small children are standing behind a table, each holding a piece of dough in their hands. The girl on the far left rolls hers on a cutting board, while the boy to her right digs his fingers into his piece of dough. The girl on the far right holds all of her dough in one hand.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Roark of the Devine Music Makers]

Description: Photograph of Bruce Roark of the Devine Music Makers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bruce wears a straw hat and a white shirt as he plays a guitar with other members of the Devine Music Makers.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bunny Brass Band]

Description: Photograph of the Bunny Brass Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the Bunny Brass Band from Fredericksburg, Texas wear bright-colored bunny suits of yellow, orange, blue, red, and green as they participate in a parade.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bunny Brass Band]

Description: Photograph of the Bunny Brass Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, an individual plays a trumpet and wears an orange bunny suit. Performers in similar attire are visible in the background.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bunny Brass Band Member]

Description: Photograph of a member of the Big Bunny Brass Band from Fredericksburg performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The tuba player wears a red suit and matching red hat with large bunny ears extending from the top. He smiles as he holds a small music book.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cabin Building Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a man roofing a log kitchen at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The log cabin building demonstration features volunteers building an entire cabin by hand, to show how shelter was built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the photograph, several men balance on the roof of the cabin as they attach shingles. Festival participants watch the demonstration to the left of the cabin.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cabin Building Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a man roofing a log kitchen at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The log cabin building demonstration features volunteers building an entire cabin by hand, to show how shelter was built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In the photograph, a man in a blue cap and denim shorts attaches shingles to the roof of the cabin with a mallet. Festival participants watch the demonstration from underneath a shaded area.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cajun Dancing]

Description: Photograph of people dancing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The heavily-crowded dance floor moves to the sound of Cajun music.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cane Syrup Cooking]

Description: Photograph of Jerry Young cooking cane syrup at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jerry wears a cowboy hat with a striped shirt, braided leather belt and slacks. He leans over a large rectangular bin filled with cane syrup.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charley McTee, Fishing Expert]

Description: Photograph of Charley McTee discussing fishing techniques at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Charley wears a white cowboy hat and a khaki shirt. He holds fishing tackles in both hands.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chester Knight Using a Treadle Lathe]

Description: Photograph of Chester Knight demonstrating how to use the treadle lathe at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man, girl, and boy watch Chester turn the knob of the machine to create cylindrical curves in wood.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Photograph of a chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man releases the opening of a mailbox mounted on a tall wooden stake. A chicken flies out of the mailbox as Festival participants watch from below.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Child Hugging a Doll]

Description: Photograph of a child hugging a doll at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The child wears a pair of overalls as he holds a cloth doll as tall as he is. A booth of handmade dolls is visible in the background.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Children Sitting on Replica Horse]

Description: Photograph of four children sitting on a replica horse at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The four children sit in order of smallest to largest, with the smallest child holding onto the hair of the horse. A large bale of hay positioned underneath the horse helps festival participants reach it's back.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Claudia Ball at the Gospel Jubilee]

Description: Photograph of Texas Folklife Festival Director Claudia Ball with Doyle Fellers and O. T. Baker at the Gospel Jubilee. Doyle sits to the far left, holding hands with Claudia, on the far right, while O. T. sits in the center.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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