Texas Folklife Festival Collection - 166 Matching Results

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[Musicians Performing with an Accordion]

Description: Photograph of accordionist, Ed Kadlecek, and members of the New Braunfels Kinder Choir, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The gentleman is playing the accordion and appears to be singing. The young members of the choir are singing, with the girl standing on a chair and speaking into a microphone held by an unseen person. Another microphone stands between the three performers. It appears that they are standing on the edge of a flatbed truck. Festival participants are visible behind t… more
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native American Demonstrating Blowgun]

Description: Photograph of Rocky Stallings, a Native American and employee of the Institute of Texan Cultures, demonstrating the use of a blowgun at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Dressed in traditional garments, he is wearing brown leather pants, a yellow vest, a blue breechcloth, and a large feather attached to a headband. Situated in the Indian Village, he is standing in front of a tall fence and is blowing directly into the blowgun that he is holding parallel to the ground. The blowgun appe… more
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native American Wearing Traditional Garments]

Description: Photograph of Jack Battise at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing in front of a microphone and looking off to the side. He is wearing traditional garments, including a feathered headdress and a purple top with red and white decorations. A star medallion gathers a simple white band around his neck, and beaded bands circle his arms and waist.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native American Wearing Traditional Garments]

Description: Photograph of Chief Kina Robert Fulton Battise at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a feathered headdress with a broad orange-red band and a garment of the same color. Black and white decoration covers his shoulders and a golden medallion hangs from his neck.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native Americans in Traditional Garments]

Description: Photograph of Native Americans standing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Dressed in traditional garments, the woman is wearing a black dress with colorful sleeves and a colorful shawl drawn over her shoulders. A tight beaded necklace is around her neck and she is holding a large black and white feather. The man is wearing a black long sleeve shirt and what appears to be a white skirt or apron; a long stone necklace is around his neck. Both participants have thick red belts around t… more
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native Americans Performing Chants]

Description: Photograph of Jack Battise and Chief Kina Robert Fulton Battise at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jack Battise is performing Alabama-Coushatta Indian chants; he is beating a drum in front of him and speaking into a microphone. Both are wearing feathered headdresses and other traditional garments. Festival participants are visible behind them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native Americans Playing Drum]

Description: Photograph of Tigua Indians playing a drum at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. One of the tribe members is holding the large blue and yellow drum while another tribe member is hitting it with drumsticks; the latter appears to be speaking or chanting. The men are wearing slacks and tops accented with traditional Indian decoration. Festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native Americans Pounding Corn]

Description: Photograph of Darby Battise, member of the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas, pounding corn in a corn mill at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Situated in the Indian Village, the young tribe member is pounding the corn using a tree branch in a corn mill made from a tree trunk with a hollowed out opening. Another young participant is watching this process. They are standing in front of a tall fence and other festival participants are visible sitting in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participant Sitting on an Ox]

Description: Photograph of Jethro Holmes, representative of Woodville Dog Wood Festival, sitting on a large black ox at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The ox is used to pull log wagons, one of which is visible in the background. Mr. Holmes is wearing a light colored shirt, dark slacks, a cowboy hat, and a rain poncho. A medium sized dog is on the ground in front of them, and festival booths are visible behind them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants at Metal Craft Booth]

Description: Photograph of V.H. "Blackie" Chapple standing behind a booth featuring metal crafts at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the other side of the booth is a young man with several small children looking at the metal crafts, which include several figurines and a covered wagon. The man has an infant sitting in a carrier on his back.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants at Plant Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kuykendall, from Kyle, Texas, in their Desert Survival and Texas Wild Plant exhibit at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The couple is sitting; potted plants are on the ground, along with the branches of various plants. Many of the plants have name tags to identify them. Festival participants are standing around the exhibit.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants Creating Yarn Decorations]

Description: Photograph of a young girl sitting with a woman on bales of hay, creating an "Eye of God" decoration during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The girl is twisting yarn around sticks in the Children's Toyland and Barnyard section of the festival; the woman is watching. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants Offering Free Cowgirl Kisses]

Description: Photograph of festival participants holding up a sign that says, "Free Cowgirl Kisses, No Purchase Necessary," at a beer booth in Cattle Drive Corral during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The women are standing behind a counter and smiling.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants Playing Bagpipes]

Description: Photograph of members of the Alamo City Highlanders Pipe Band at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man in the foreground is blowing into a bagpipe; the bag portion of the instrument is covered in red plaid fabric. He is wearing a tan shirt and a black hat with feathers on one side. Other members of the band are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants Playing Horseshoes]

Description: Photograph of Ron Hatton, state horseshoe pitching champion, in the act of pitching a horseshoe at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. His right arm is raised and he is stepping forward following a pitch; he is holding another horseshoe in his left hand. He is wearing gray slacks, a blue long sleeve shirt, and thick rimmed eyeglasses. Another participant is standing to the side. A tall fence appears behind them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants Playing Swedish Bucking Barrel Game]

Description: Photograph of participants partaking in the Swedish bucking barrel game at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A young boy is trying to stay on top of a barrel suspended by ropes while other participants are tugging at the ropes in order to "buck" the boy off. They are playing this game in a booth that has a lightweight covering that forms the ceiling. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Performance by a Band]

Description: Photograph of the Good News Messengers, from Nederland, Texas, performing at brush arbor at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. One musician is seated at the piano, while the other musicians are standing and singing into several microphones. Festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Performance by a Choir]

Description: Photograph of the Mount Sinai Baptist Church Choir, from San Antonio, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The choir, comprised of both males and females, are standing and singing in front of two microphones.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Performance by a Pianist]

Description: Photograph of Nell Guarnere, pianist with the Good News Messengers, from Nederland, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musician is seated at the piano and appears to be playing. Festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Performance by a Pianist]

Description: Photograph of Marva Mallory, pianist with Black Gospel, from Nacogdoches, Texas, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musician is playing the piano and is singing or speaking into a microphone.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Performance with Guitar]

Description: Photograph of Jackie Harper, the guitarist and singer with the Glad Tidings Trio, from Jasper, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musician is standing before a microphone and appears to be singing and playing the guitar.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Plaza Espana Food Booth]

Description: Photograph of Plaza Espana, a Spanish food booth sponsored by the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth appears to be selling various food items, as well as sangria; a lot of people are crowded around the booth. People standing at the top of a hill are visible behind the booth.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Polish Dancers Performing a Dance]

Description: Photograph of Polish dancers from San Antonio performing a dance in a parking lot at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are wearing traditional Polish garments and each of the partners are holding hands. In the center, wearing the dark green dress, is Jo Ann Witek. Festival participants are all around the dancers.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Polish Dancers Performing a Dance]

Description: Photograph of Victor Barczynski and Genny Kosub Kraus, Polish dancers from San Antonio, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are wearing brightly colored traditional Polish garments, which are accented by embroidery. Festival participants are watching the dancers.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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