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[Making Paper Flowers]
Color photograph of a woman in a hat demonstrating how to make paper flowers to a few visitors at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. Although her face is not visible, she is identified as Carmen Ortiz. The flowers are fairly large and range in color.
[Joe Pyle Demonstrating Glass Work]
Color photograph of a man, identified as Joe Pyle, using a blowtorch to craft glass at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding an thin, unidentified object in one hand while the other hand holds his blowtorch. He has a beard and is wearing eyeglasses. He is wearing a striped rugby shirt and denim overalls. A man in sunglasses stands and watches him outside the covered booth.
[Piñata Making]
Color photograph of two women holding finished piñatas at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the left is Desy Perez, the assistant of the woman on the right, Guadalupe De Pena. Desy is holding a pink and green unicorn piñata, while Guadalupe is holding a piñata that looks like Raggedy Ann. Behind them, a few finished piñatas hang in the background.
[Norma Garcia, Blacksmith]
Color photograph of a woman identified as Norma Garcia, a blacksmith, who is a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is showing a young boy how to do metalwork with an open fire.
[Apple Dolls]
Color photograph of a group of four people surveying the array of apple dolls on the cloth-covered table before them. The display of dolls belongs to a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Daryl Walker, Wheelwright]
Color photograph of a man, Daryl Walker, who is a wheelwright from Lufkin, Texas and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a tool to do his work. Finished wheels are visible behind him.
[Man Demonstrating Woodwork]
Color photograph of Hugh Vaughn, a member of the Texas Rockers which is an organization that makes wood furniture. He is demonstrating wood-turning to a group of festival-goers gathered around his workspace at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. A board erected between him and the onlookers holds some of his wood-shaping tools. Pieces of splintered wood cover his arms as he drives a tool into the wood as it rotates in his machine, which is known as a lathe.
[Pat Hammond, Kite-making Instructor]
Color photograph of Pat Hammond, a kite-making instructor and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding yellow sticks in her hands while people gathered around her table watch her intently. Boxes of more kite-making supplies are on the table's surface.
[Jack Pirtle, Whittling Instructor]
Color photograph of Jack Pirtle, a whittling instructor from Cherokee County and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is seated in a wooden rocking chair and is holding a piece of wood with curls of whittled wood on the end.
[Kite-making School]
Color photograph of a young boy standing at the kite-making booth at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a pair of long yellow sticks in his hand. A woman's reaches her arm out over the little boy's workspace. On one of her fingers, she is wearing a ring.
[Elderly Couple with Their Wendish Dolls]
Color photograph of an elderly couple identified as Walter and Mary Schimank of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society. They are participants of the 7th Annual Folklife Festival. Walter is wearing a white short-sleeve shirt with a black vest and a red bow tie. His wife Mary is wearing a red patterned bonnet and shawl. In Walter's arms is a cloth doll that is dressed very similarly to Mary.
[Man Caning a Chair]
Color photograph of James Ander, a chair caner demonstrating his work process to a few people gathered around to watch at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He has begun the weaving process; a woman stands near him, pointing at the chair. A small building with a stone chimney is visible in the background.
[Making Pysanky Eggs at the Russian Booth]
Color photograph of a man demonstrating how to make Pysanky eggs, a Ukrainian Easter egg, at the Russian booth. The booth is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Several materials on the table include: mason jars of paint, a carton of eggs, finished eggs, and brushes. Two illustrated boards depicting St. Basil's Cathedral are also on the table.
[Woman Painting a Pysanky Egg]
Color photograph of a woman wearing sunglasses, painting a Pysanky egg at the Russian booth, one of many booths at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Her egg is yellow, and she is using a wooden tool used in the Pysanky-making process to paint a design on the egg. There is a small wooden plank underneath her hands acting as a workspace.
[Women Making Pinatas and Cascarons]
Color photograph of the pinata booth where Guadalupe De Pena (left) and Desy Perez (right) teach visitors how to make pinatas and cascarons. Their booth is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the table before them are some finished pinatas, some egg cartons filled with paper cones, and a few Coca-Cola cups.
[Man Demonstrating Furniture Construction]
Color photograph of Hugh Vaughn, member of the Texas Rockers, a furniture-making group. He is demonstrating woodworking to a crowd of festival-goers gathered around his workspace at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A board holding his tools stands between him and the crowd, while he works with machinery erected on a sawhorse. To his left, a man holding a video camera on his shoulder is seated on a finished wooden rocking chair.
[Woman Making a St. Brigid's Cross]
Color photograph of a woman named Joan Moody, seated just in front of a wall at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. On her lap are thin strips of wood with which she has made a St. Brigid's cross, which is an Irish Christian symbol.
[Daryl Walker, Wheelwright]
Color photograph of a man, Daryl Walker, who is a wheelwright from Lufkin, Texas. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing with one hand on his hip and one hand holding a rusty, metal rim that is only partially visible. He is wearing a straw cowboy hat, overalls, and a gingham shirt.
[Pupils at the One-Room School]
Black and white photograph of people sitting in on a class at the one-room school on the grounds of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They range in age and are seated together behind a long bench desk.
[Fiddler Webster CraftingTreenware]
Black and white photograph of a young man named Fiddler Webster who is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is working on a piece of treenware, a term used by pioneers to describe a small, handcrafted wooden item. He is using a mallet and a chisel on the item. Several tools are on the small table where he is working.
[Two Texas Parks and Wildlife Employees Mixing Adobe]
Black and white photograph of a couple of Texas Parks and Wildlife employees mixing a liquid adobe mixture in a pit in the ground. They are part of a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The woman on the left is Amanda Pape.
[A Texas Parks and Wildlife Employee Making Adobe]
Black and white photograph of a man, who is an employee of Texas Parks and Wildlife, making adobe while kneeling on the hay-covered ground. He is working next to a hole filled with a liquid adobe mixture, which is being stirred by an individual who is not visible. They are part of a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Young Girl Stomping Grapes at the Wine-Making Booth]
Black and white photograph of a young girl stomping grapes with her feet in a shallow metal bucket at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Woman Making Sauerkraut]
Black and white photograph of a woman named Leona Rust, making sauerkraut at the Kendall County Community Booth. It is one of many booths at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is using a wooden shredding board to shred the cabbage. The board is positioned over a large container to catch the cabbage.
[Dan Harrison, Knifesmith]
Black and white photograph of Dan Harrison, a knifesmith, studying the blade of a knife that he is making at his booth, which is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A blade-sharpening machine with a turning conveyer belt is positioned where he can use it.
[Michael Davenport, Coppersmith]
Black and white photograph of Michael Davenport, a coppersmith from Leander, standing in his booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is manipulating a piece of copper with a few tools.
[Michael Davenport, Coppersmith]
Black and white photograph of Michael Davenport, a coppersmith from Leander, standing in his booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is manipulating a piece of copper with a few tools. A couple of people standing outside the booth watch him work.
[Man Casting Sand]
Black and white photograph of a shirtless man casting sand at a table covered in essential casting materials. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Children Screenprinting Using Silk Screens]
Black and white photograph of a young girl using a silk screen to make a print as other children stand around to watch. Several finished prints are on the table next to the silk screen frame. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Guadalupe de Pena, Pinata Maker]
Black and white photograph of Guadalupe de Pena, a woman who makes pinatas. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding up an egg carton full of cascarons. One of her pinatas sits next to her; several more pinatas are hanging behind her.
[Eloise Roe, Basketmaker]
Black and white photograph of Eloise Roe, a basket maker, weaving parts of a basket-in-the-making. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Woman Presenting a Piece of Polish Needlework]
Black and white photograph of a woman dressed in a traditional Polish costume, holding up a square-shaped piece of Polish needlework. She is standing next to a table where various objects are strewn on its surface. This table is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Catherine Wood, Cobbler
Black and white photograph of Catherine Wood, a cobbler and leather worker, constructing a sandal with the sole facing up. She is giving a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A collection of leather purses hang from a rack to the left of her. Essential materials for her work are found on the table before her.
[Robert Janusz, Cobbler]
Black and white photograph of Robert Janusz, a cobbler, who is constructing leather sandals at a table covered in leather pieces, soles, and a hammer. He is giving a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Basil Garcia, Blacksmith]
Black and white photograph of a man doing metalwork using a hammerand an anvil. He is identified as Basil Garcia, a blacksmith; he is giving a live demonstration of his skill at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. To his right is an open fire atop a table pit.
[Gary Dunshee, Saddler]
Color photograph of Gary Dunshee, a saddlemaker, working on a small piece of leather with a few tools at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A block holding more tools are visible on the table. A larger piece of leather is hanging on the chain link fence behind him.
[Juan Martinez, Roof Thatcher]
Black and white photograph of a man named Juan Martinez, a roof thatcher, bundling thatching materials at his booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Cruz Marquez, Sheep Shearer]
Black and white photograph of Cruz Marquez, a sheep shearer, demonstrating how to shear a sheep at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is knelt atop a wooden table with the sheep in front of him. A large crowd surrounds him, watching him work.
[Chicken Flying Contest]
Black and white photograph of a chicken flying contest, wherein a chicken trapped in a mailbox is prodded out by a man holding a plunger at the open end. Charlie Loving officiated this and the annual Round Rock Frontier Day Chicken Flying Contest. The mailbox is unusually large to accommodate the chicken and even has a graphic of a chicken on its side. A large crowd is gathered around to watch the spectacle, a traditional event, at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Juan Martinez, Roof Thatcher]
Black and white photograph of a man named Juan Martinez, a roof thatcher, bundling thatching materials at his booth. His booth is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Texas Beekeepers Association Table]
Black and white photograph of two girls, one standing and one seated at a table, where there are numerous jars of honey. The table belongs to the Texas Beekeepers' Association, one of many groups represented at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The girl who is standing is holding a jar in her hands.
[Teenager Making a Wax Candle]
Black and white photograph of a teenager making a candle by dipping a string into a container full of wax. A woman seated at the table where he works is holding two finished candles; more finished candles are on the table before her. This table is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Alamo City Highlanders]
Black and white photograph of a group of men known as the Alamo City Highlanders playing the bagpipes in an organized formation at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditional Scottish clothing, including kilts.
[Young Girl Stirring Boiling Lye]
Black and white photograph of a young girl stirring lye that is boiling in a cauldron at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A few people stand around to watch her work.
[A Young Alabama-Coushatta Indian Dancer]
Black and white photograph of a young boy sitting in a chair and wearing Alabama-Coushatta tribal attire, including a necklace and a headdress, which he is holding in his hand. In his other hand is a partially eaten ice cream cone. He is a performer at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Young Boy Tightening a Railroad Spike]
Black and white photograph of a young boy tightening a railroad spike that has been driven into the wooden rails. A man in a cowboy hat helps him to hold the end of the long-handled wrench that he is using. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Young Boy Driving a Railroad Spike]
Black and white photograph of a young boy driving a railroad spike into the track's wooden rails. A man in a cowboy hat helps him with the hammer that he is using. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Charlene Berryman Painting a Cornshuck Doll]
Black and white photograph of Charlene Berryman of Kingsburg, Texas, painting a doll made from a cob of corn that is still in its shuck. Three finished dolls complete with dresses are visible on the left. She has a table dedicated to her dolls at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Polish Folk Dancers]
Black and white photograph of a couple of Polish folk dancer, a woman and a man, performing in traditional Polish folk attire with other dancers. Every dancer has one arm outstretched and one arm around their partners' waists. They are performers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
[Alabama-Coushatta Indian Dancers]
Black and white photograph of a young man performing an Alabama-Coushatta folk dance with others. They are wearing traditional tribal attire including a headdress. He is a performer at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
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