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[Man Playing Cedar Knee Horn]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Horace Allison, a pediatrician from Carthage, Texas, playing a twenty-seven foot long cedar knee horn at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph is taken with the bell of the horn in the foreground; it is resting on a stage where a piano and microphone stand are visible in the left background. Dr. Allison stands offstage to play it.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Miss Galveston Building a Sand Castle]

Description: Photograph of Miss Galveston on "Galveston Beach" at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is sponsored by the Galveston Shrimp Festival. She is wearing a bikini and sitting behind a sandcastle. Another woman is sitting to her left and is also wearing a bikini. Both women are smiling.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Longhorn Cattle Sign]

Description: Photograph of the sign for the Texas Longhorn Breeder's Association's cattle corral, supervised by Walter Scott of Goliad, at the Texas Folklife Festival. The legible type on the sign reads, "Texas Longhorn Cattle" at the top and, "Texas Longhorn Breeders Assn. of America, Box 770, Goliad, Texas" at the bottom. In between is a paragraph of small type with a watermarked longhorn behind it. It is posted on a six foot ranch fence, made of stacked wooden logs. A man in a cowboy hat and aviator sung… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Irish Folk Dancers Performing on Stage]

Description: Photograph of Irish folk dancers from Houston, performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The stage is just a platform, raised a couple feet off of the ground. The dancers are dressed in orange, green and white, traditional Irish clothing. The men have fabric draped over their shoulder and are wearing kilts. There are three men and three women, lined up by gender and facing one another. The two lines of dancers appear to weaving through one another. The photo is taken from several feet … more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Visitors in Line for Soul Food]

Description: Photograph of visitors waiting in line in front of the "Soul Food" booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is painted orange, lined with pennant flags, and labeled with an overhead sign reading, "Soul Food". In the right foreground, the bed of a red pickup truck is visible.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Miss Galveston on "Galveston Beach"]

Description: Photograph of the "Galveston Beach" area, sponsored by the Galveston Shrimp Festival, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Miss Galveston, dressed as a mermaid, is sitting beside two boys playing in the sand in the area for sand castle building. She is wearing a green mermaid costume, a sash denoting her title, and a tiara, sitting on a pile of old fish nets. The whole area is covered with sand, and there are shovels and pails around where the two boys are playing. Behind them, a few festival visito… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Syrup Cooking Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of the syrup cooking demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. The syrup is cooked in a large trough, over a stone furnace fueled with wood. At one end is a small chimney where smoke from the furnace is released. The whole thing has similar dimensions to a twin size bed, the small chimney being equivalent to a headboard. In the center of the photograph, a man is bending over to put more wood in the furnace, inside of which, flames are visible. To the right of him, two men stand n… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. Horace Allison Performing with 27 Foot Cedar Horn]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Horace Allison, from Carthage, playing his 27 foot long cedar horn onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The stage, which is a long flatbed trailer, contains a piano and bench at the right end. Allison is sitting on the bench, facing away from the piano and playing his cypress horn, which stretches across the entire length of the stage. Two horns lay on the stage not being played. One of them is almost as long as the 27 foot horn. The other sits at Allison's feet and is abou… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Advertising Cowboy Kisses]

Description: Photograph of a cowboy advertising free cowboy kisses in Cattle Drive Corral at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on top of the bar where beer is being served, squatting down and beckoning someone with his hand. Beside him, are two festival workers, a woman serving beer to a festival visitor and another man serving beer. The two of them are paying attention to what the cowboy is doing. The bar is under a tent decorated with pennant flags advertising Lone Star Beer.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boys in Corn Crib]

Description: Photograph of two young boys in the corn crib in the "Corn Shuckin'" area at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young boys are kneeling on the ground which is covered in corn husks. A cardboard box is on the ground in front of them, and one boy appears to be taking out an ear of corn from the box.
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

[Potter Making a Vase]

Description: Photograph of Larry Mouce, potter from Kenedy, making a clay vase at a booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The potter is standing in front of a table, forming clay in his hands, while festival participants watch. Several molded vases of various sizes are on the table. Other booths 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

[Young Mule Skinner Operating Hay Baler]

Description: Photograph of a young mule skinner operating a hay baler at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young boy is holding on to a mule; hay covers the ground. Some of the young participants are sitting on bales of hay.
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

[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

[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

[Live Music Performance]

Description: 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.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cowboys Giving Out Free Cowboy Kisses]

Description: 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.
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
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