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[Cowboys Giving Out Free Cowboy Kisses]
Photograph of chuck wagon cook, Tom Perini, leaning over a counter to give a festival participant a free cowboy kiss at the food booth in Cattle Drive Corral during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The gentleman is wearing a denim shirt, cowboy hat, and leather chaps. The woman is wearing a light floral blouse and dark pants. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
[Czech Band Performing]
Photograph of the Peppermint Orchestra, a Czech band from Richardson, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The band members are on a small stage and are playing a variety of instruments, including the trumpet, saxophone, accordion, drums, and sousaphone. The members are wearing light shirts and dark slacks; some are also wearing sombreros. There are signs in front of the band that say, "The Peppermint Orch." Other festival participants are visible in the background.
[Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancers Performing]
Photograph of the Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancers from SPJST Lodge 84 of Dallas, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Representing Czechfest, the young dancers are performing on a small stage and are wearing what appear to be traditional Czech garments. The dancers have partnered off; each set of partners are holding hands. Festival participants are visible in the background.
[Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancers Performing]
Photograph of the Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancers from SPJST Lodge 84 of Dallas, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Representing Czechfest, the young dancers are performing on a small stage and are wearing what appear to be traditional Czech garments. The dancers have formed two lines and are facing each other; the dancers are holding hands with the person beside them.
[Dancers Performing a Cajun Dance]
Photograph of dancers at a fais do-do in Cajun Country at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Couples are holding on to each other and appear to be dancing. A band can be seen performing in the background; festival participants are also visible.
[Dancers Performing a Cajun Dance]
Photograph of dancers at a fais do-do in Cajun Country at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The couple in the foreground is clasping hands and appears to be dancing. A band can be seen performing in the background; festival participants are also visible.
[Dart Game in English Pub]
Photograph of festival participants playing darts inside the English Pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman is holding onto a dart with her right hand and is poised to throw it. Other festival participants are visible behind her.
[Director Talking to Festival Participants]
Photograph of R. Henderson Shuffler, executive director of the Institute of Texan Cultures, talking to festival participants at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The director appears to be in mid-speech as the small group listens.
[Egg Shell Painting Demonstration]
Photograph of Karen Sears, from Snyder, Texas, painting egg shells, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting at a table and painting directly on an egg shell; the table contains a carton of eggs, paint, paintbrushes, and other supplies. Several painted eggs are on display on the table under a glass dome. Festival participants are standing near the table, watching.
[English Pub Booth]
Photograph of workers behind the booth in the English Pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. It appears to be raining in the booth as some of the women behind the booth are holding umbrellas and rain ponchos; the top of the bar is also wet. The booth is selling both beer and food; there is a sign that states that English sausage rolls are $.25.
[English Pub Booth]
Photograph of the English pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is enclosed by walls on all sides; inside of the pub is a booth selling beer, small tables and chairs, festival participants playing darts, and musicians holding instruments. There are festival participants both inside and outside the pub. A sign on the pub says, "A group of enthusiastic British San Antonians."
[Festival Booths in the Parking Lot]
Photograph of festival booths in the Institute of Texan Cultures parking lot at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booths are colorful and are covered with a light-weight covering. Colorful pennant streamers attached to the tops of the booths stretch across the parking lots. Festival participants and workers are visible.
[Festival Participant Portraying "Mr. Cajun"]
Photograph of Ervin Comeaux portraying "Mr. Cajun" at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The festival participant is wearing a red beret, a red bow tie, and a red vest over a white collared shirt. A crawfish pin is attached to the vest.
[Festival Participant Portraying "Mrs. Cajun"]
Photograph of Mrs. Ervin Comeaux portraying "Mrs. Cajun" at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The participant is wearing a white blouse with a crawfish pin, a polka dot skirt, and a large hat covered with what appears to be white organza.
[Festival Participants Dancing to Live Music]
Photograph of participants of the second annual Texas Folklife Festival dancing to the music of Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces Band in Cajun Country. The members of the band, all wearing white vests, are elevated on a stage; they are playing a variety of instruments including the accordion, violin, and guitar. Other festival participants can be seen from afar on a hill.
[Festival Participants Dancing to Live Music]
Photograph of V.T. "Cowboy" Williams and partner dancing to the music of Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces Band in Cajun Country at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two dancers are holding on to each other and are stepping forward in unison. Several other people appear to be dancing, while festival participants are gathered around the designated dance floor.
[Festival Participants Dancing to Live Music]
Photograph of the festival participants dancing to the music of Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces Band in Cajun Country at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The band is elevated on the stage in the background; couples are dancing to the live music. A lightweight cover creates a ceiling above the dance floor. Festival participants can be seen standing and sitting on the hill in the background.
[Festival Participants Drying Off]
Photograph of chuck wagon cooks drying off in their food booth following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Tom Perini is on the left and Robert Williams is on the right. The gentlemen, wearing denim shirts, cowboy hats, and leather chaps, are standing with their arms around each other. A green tarp covers the food booth.
[Festival Participants Falling in the Mud]
Photograph of festival participants following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia on opening day of the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Several people, including chuck wagon cooks, Tom Perini (left) and Robert Williams, are falling into the puddles and mud, causing water to splash up. Festival booths are visible around them.
[Festival Participants Playing Horseshoes]
Photograph of a festival participant in the act of pitching a horseshoe at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He has just released the horseshoe, which is visible midair. He still has his right arm raised and he is stepping forward with his right foot; another horseshoe is in his left hand. Festival participants are standing behind him.
[Festival Participants Walking Through the Mud]
Photograph of festival participants following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The people are holding on to each other as they walk, through the puddles and mud, back to their booth in Cattle Drive Corral. Tom Perini is pictured in the center. The gentlemen are wearing denim shirts and leather chaps, while the women are wearing colorful shirts and slacks.
[Fiddler Performing Music]
Photograph of Zaragoza Guajardo, second fiddle for the Silveraiders and Serenaders of Devine band, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musician is playing the fiddle as he is turned toward the rest of the band. Other musicians are playing instruments behind him.
[Flamenco Dancer Performing]
Photograph of Elaine Flores, from Los Flamencos de San Antonio, dancing Flamenco on stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancer is wearing colorful Flamenco clothing, which includes a cropped top and a flowing skirt. Festival participants are sitting and standing all around the stage.
[Floor Guides Carrying Balloons to be Released]
Photograph of several floor guides each carrying a bunch of balloons in a variety shapes, sizes, and colors at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The East Texas String Ensemble is playing instruments and standing in front of microphones as the floor guides are bringing out the balloons to be released around them. Festival participants are standing all around the band and balloons.
[Folk Dancers Performing a Dance]
Photograph of the San Antonio Jewish Community Center folk dancers performing a dance at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The female dancers are wearing long-sleeve dresses and the male dancers are wearing long-sleeve tops and slacks. Most of the dancers are barefoot.
[Fortune Teller with Customer]
Photograph of a fortune teller, with a customer, in the Polish castle at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The fortune teller is sitting on one side of the table and the customer is on the other side; the customer is holding a deck of cards. A banner with writing and drawings is visible behind the fortune teller.
[German Folk Dancers Performing]
Photograph of the Cameron German Folk Dancers performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers have separated to form small circles; they are clasping hands within the small groups. The men are wearing lederhosen and the women are wearing skirts. They are performing on a parking lot as festival participants watch.
[German Folk Dancers Performing]
Photograph of the Cameron German Folk Dancers performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are partnered off; each couple faces each other. The men are wearing lederhosen and the women are wearing skirts. They are performing on a parking lot as festival participants watch.
[German Folk Dancers Performing]
Photograph of the Cameron German Folk Dancers performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are partnered off and are clasping hands. The men are wearing lederhosen and the women are wearing red and yellow skirts. They are performing on a parking lot as festival participants watch.
[Girl Running With Balloons in the Rain]
Photograph of Miss Stephens, a daughter of an employee of the second annual Texas Folklife Festival, running through the muddy grounds after the opening ceremony. She is carrying three balloons from the failed balloon release. Hair in pigtails, she is barefoot and wearing a white t-shirt with black pants.
[Glassblower in Action]
Photograph of Robert Anthony Lewandowski, Polish glass blower, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a glass figurine over an open flame from the blowtorch that is sitting on top of a table. Various tools are on the table in front of him.
[Gospel Singing]
Photograph of Black Gospel, directed by Amelonee Whitaker and from Nacogdoches, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Two musicians are standing and singing into microphones. In the background, another musician is seated at a piano; a woman is standing by the piano, bending over slightly. A sign that reads, "Gospel Singing," hangs on the wall behind them.
[Handmaid Toy Demonstration]
Photograph of a young girl and man in the Children's Toyland and Barnyard section at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding a small hammer; the man is holding the toy, which appears to be the beginning of an animal's head. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
[High School Band Performing]
Photograph of the New Braunfels High School German Polka Band, directed by Joe Rogers, performing music at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The band is performing on the back of a flatbed trailer. The band members are playing a variety of instruments, including the saxophone, clarinet, and drums. The have music stands and microphones in front of them; festival participants are visible all around.
[Irish Folk Dancers Performing a Dance]
Photograph of Irish folk dancers from Houston, Texas, performing a dance at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Two girls are clasping hands while a boy stands between them. The dancers appear to be wearing traditional Irish garments. Festival participants and festival booths are visible in the background.
[Irish Folk Dancers Performing a Dance]
Photograph of Irish folk dancers from Houston performing a dance at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are partnered off and are grasping hands. The female dancers are wearing white dresses accented by embroidery, black tights, and black shoes. The male dancers are wearing white long-sleeved shirts, black ties, and what appear to be brown kilts. All dancers are wearing a brown and green cloth that is pinned to the shoulder. Festival participants watch in the background.
[Japanese Food Booth]
Photograph of the Japanese food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman is talking with children; they are standing behind a table piled with traditional Japanese food. Festival participants and other booths are seen in the background.
[Jazz Band Performing Music]
Photograph of the San Antonio Jewish Community Center jazz band at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musicians are on stage playing a variety of instruments, including a guitar, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, and drums. Microphones and music stands are in front of the musicians.
[Jewelry Booth]
Photograph of festival participants looking at china jewelry painted by Paula Tucker, from Bryan, Texas, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The hand-painted jewelry is displayed on the table; several visitors are looking down at the jewelry. A woman is standing inside the booth.
[Jewelry Booth]
Photograph of the view from behind the china jewelry booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman is standing on one side of the table displaying the jewelry painted by Paula Tucker, from Bryan, Texas; several festival participants are standing on the other side of the table, viewing and trying on the jewelry. The woman in front is trying on a painted-china ring.
[Jewelry Maker In Booth]
Photograph of Arnold Hyman, jewelry maker from San Antonio, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a protective face shield on top of his head, and is looking down at something in his hands. Jewelry parts are on a table in front of him.
[Jewish Food Booth]
Photograph of a woman preparing food at the San Antonio Jewish Community Center food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The woman is bending over a grill and dishing out food.
[Judo Demonstration]
Photograph of Japanese-Americans, K.T. Yamanaka and Y. Sakurada, performing in a Judo demonstration at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Two mats are spread out over the grass; the two performers are holding on to each other, doing a hip roll. One of the performers is completely elevated in the air while the other has one leg planted on the ground. Festival participants are visible in the background.
[Lebanese Dancers Performing a Dance]
Photograph of members of the Ameleb Club of San Antonio Lebanese Dancers performing on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two dancers are wearing what appear to be traditional Lebanese garments. The female is wearing a cropped top with a long, light green skirt and the male is wearing a long white dress with a floor length colorful vest; a headdress secured by a band covers his head. A large group of festival participants sit in stadium-style seating behind them.
[Live Music Performance]
Photograph of Kermit Baca, member of the Gil Baca Band, hitting a drum kit on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The drummer is wearing a white collared shirt with a colorful vest and black slacks. Stage emcee, Chuck Schwartzkopf, is standing on the edge of the stage. He is wearing a short sleeve collared shirt with a tie and gray slacks. Festival participants are visible in the background.
[Live Music Performance Featuring a Large Hammer Dulcimer]
Photograph of Ray Baca, member of the Gil Baca Band, playing a large hammer dulcimer on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Playing into a microphone, the musician is wearing a colorful shirt, tie, and a black vest accented with embroidery. Festival participants and another band member playing the drums can be seen in the background.
[Man Forging Knives]
Photograph of Donald Hastings, from Palestine, Texas, forging knives at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is pounding what appears to be a knife on an anvil. Festival participants are standing behind the makeshift wall.
[Man Forging Knives]
Photograph of Donald Hastings, from Palestine, Texas, forging knives at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is pounding what appears to be a knife on an anvil; hot coals are set up beside him and finished knives are displayed on a nearby table. Festival participants are standing behind the makeshift wall.
[Man Grilling Meat]
Photograph of a man grilling meat at Plaza Espana, a Spanish food booth sponsored by the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is standing in front of a large grill and is moving the meat with a grilling fork. There are piles of meat on top of pieces of aluminum foil beside the grill.
[Man Playing Darts]
Photograph of a man playing darts inside the English Pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is holding onto a dart with his right hand and is poised to throw it; another dart is in his left hand. Other festival participants are visible behind him.
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