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[Leon Carter and the Texas Funteers]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Funteers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, three men are standing on a red stage with a Texas flag backdrop and a large canopy. The man on the far left is wearing red overalls, a tall canvas hat, and leather boots with a black and tan diamond pattern. He is playing a guitar made of a toilet seat. The man in the center of the photograph playing a banjo, wearing jeans with red suspenders, a striped tie, brown boots, and a f… more
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Leon Carter of the Texas Funteers]

Description: Photograph of Leon Carter playing his toilet-lid guitar at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. While he sings into the microphone, he wears a pair of overalls over a patterned shirt, boots, and hat. Other members of the band are visible behind him as they perform.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Leon Carter Performing with the Texas Funteers]

Description: Photograph of Leon Carter playing a toilet-seat guitar with his musical group, the Texas Funteers. He is wearing red overalls tucked into cowboy points with a black and tan diamond pattern. The Texas Funteers are playing at the 12th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Louis Herrick Caning a Chair]

Description: Photograph of Louis Herrick caning a chair at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Louis is standing behind the chair, wearing a striped short-sleeved shirt and jeans. He holds the individual fibers used to weave the pattern with both hands.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Musical Performance by Andres Acosta]

Description: Photograph of Andres Acosta performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Andres wears a blue suit and sombrero with silver detailing along the seams. He sings into a microphone in front of his back-up band, consisting of three guitar players and three trumpet players.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Norwegian Leikar-Ringen Dancers]

Description: Photograph of the Norwegian Leikar-Ringen Dancers at the 12th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancers are arranged in five rows. Each member is wearing a red vest with matching patches sewn onto the front. The women are wearing long skirts with their vests, while the men wear black pants.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Norwegian Leikar-Ringen Dancers Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of the Norwegian Leikar-Ringen Dancers at the 12th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancers are arranged in rows, holding the hands of their partners high above their heads as other dancers duck below their arms. Each member is wearing a red vest with matching patches sewn onto the front. The women are wearing long skirts with their vests, while the men wear black pants. People watch the performance around three sides of the raised stage.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Peter Breaz Performing with the Hickory and the Tennessee Valley Authority Jam Session]

Description: Photograph of Peter Breaz performing with the Hickory and Tennessee Valley Authority Band at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Peter is playing a guitar and singing into a microphone, wearing a pair of jeans and a white satin shirt with red cuffs.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Joe Newton]

Description: Photograph of Joe Newton, former train robber, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Joe stands with his arm outstretched, tipping his hat to the photographer. He wears a long-sleeve collared shirt tucked into denim jeans, secured with a wide leather belt.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Joe Newton and Jack Maguire]

Description: Photograph of Joe Newton, former train robber, and Jack Maguire, executive director at the Institute of Texas Cultures, at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, Joe, standing to the right, wears a long-sleeve collared shirt tucked into denim jeans, secured with a wide leather belt. To his left, Jack wears a short-sleeved plaid shirt tucked into dark pants.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Joe Newton and Roger Sackett]

Description: Photograph of Joe Newton, former train robber, and Roger Sackett, Institute of Texas Cultures Docent, at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, Joe, standing to the left, wears a long-sleeve collared shirt tucked into denim jeans, secured with a wide leather belt. To his right, Roger wears a short-sleeved shirt with a patch sewn on the pocket with dark pants and a watch.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ronnie Fiedler Building Cowhide Chairs]

Description: Photograph of Ronnie Fiedler building cowhide chairs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Ronnie is wearing a red shirt with white stripes, jeans, and a leather belt. He is stringing thin strips of leather through a wooden frame. Participants at the Festival watch Ronnie as he builds the chairs.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[San Antonio Irish Dancers]

Description: Photograph of the San Antonio Irish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the young members on the group are dancing with members of the audience on the stage.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Smoky Wilson Announcing the Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medical Show]

Description: Photograph of Smoky Wilson announcing a performance of Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Smoky is wearing a coonskin cap and bandanna over a floral shirt, jeans, and suspenders. A large crowd sits on the grassy hill around him as they prepare to watch the performance.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Storyteller Elizabeth Ellis Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of storyteller Elizabeth Ellis at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Elizabeth is standing on a stage and speaking into a microphone in front of an audience of festival-goers. Elizabeth wears a short-sleeved shirt with a diamond-rope pattern on the front and shoulder, glasses, and bracelets on her wrist.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Suzann Thompson Crocheting A Blanket]

Description: Photograph of Suzann Thompson crocheting at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Suzann is sitting by a table covered in blankets, wearing a white dress with a name-tag attached to it. She holds on crochet needle with her right hand while feeding the yarn with her left hand. A boy, her brother Van Thompson, sits behind her at a different table, holding a crochet needle and a piece of paper.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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