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[Drop Spinning Demonstration]
Photograph of Kathleen Smolik drop spinning at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Kathleen wears a long floral dress with a long apron tied around her waist. She holds a skein of carded wool in her hand as it is twisted and pulled into yarn with the drop spinner.
[Feather Headdress Making]
Photograph of a woman making a feathered headdress at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman, a member of the Alabama-Coushatta tribe, ties together the intricate bead and feather design.
[Festival Booths]
Photograph of visitors sitting on a hill overlooking the festival booths at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The festival booths are lit up in the evening night, and the Institute of Texas Cultures is visible in the background.
[Festival Demonstration]
Photograph of the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association and the Alamo City Highlanders performing a demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two groups are walking across the hillside outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures. The Alamo City Highlanders are wearing white shirts tucked into red plaid kilts.
[Fiesta Folklorico de Helotes Spanish Dancers]
Photograph of a dance performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers are members of Fiesta Folklorico de Helotes Spanish group. They wear white halter tops, long black skirts and rose barrettes in their hair. Each girl holds an organza scarf in her hands, twirling it around for a large crowd of festival participants.
[Filipino Food Booth ]
Photograph of a woman serving Inihaw at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Inihaw, is a Filipino recipe of barbecue chicken. The woman wears a white blouse with blue floral embroidery, a pearl necklace, and a plaid skirt as she passes a piece of inihaw to a festival participant.
[Filipino Tinikling Demonstration]
Photograph of a Filipino tinikling demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two performers kneel at opposite ends of each other, moving poles together and apart as dancers jump between them.
[Flamenco Dance Performance]
Photograph of flamenco dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear white halter tops and black skirts with floral ruffled embroidery along the seam. The dancers perform on a raised stage in front of other dancers wearing colorful dresses.
[Flamenco Dance Performance]
Photograph of members of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio dancing Flamenco at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear white halter tops and black skirts with floral ruffled embroidery along the seam. The dancers perform on a raised stage in front of other dancers wearing colorful dresses. In foreground are (left to right) Joyce Rodriguez and Cindy Ramos. In back are (left to right)Cathy Gonzalez, Edna Perez, and Josie Champion.
[Flamenco Dance Performance]
Photograph of Teresa Champion performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Teresa, a member of Los Flamencos de San Antonio, wears a floor-length floral dress with many layers of tulle ruffles. She raises both of her hands above her head, performing in front of a large audience.
[Flamenco Dance Performers]
Photograph of Teresa Champion performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Teresa, a member of Los Flamencos de San Antonio, wears a floor-length floral dress with many layers of tulle ruffles. She raises both of her hands above her head, performing in front of a large audience.
[Flamenco Dancer Teresa Champion]
Photograph of Teresa Champion performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Teresa, a member of Los Flamencos de San Antonio, wears a floor-length floral dress with many layers of tulle ruffles as she twirls around the stage.
[Flamenco Dancers]
Photograph of members of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio dancing Flamenco at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear white halter tops and black skirts with floral ruffled embroidery along the seam. The dancers perform on a raised stage in front of other dancers wearing colorful dresses.
[Flamenco Dancers]
Photograph of the Fiesta Folklorico de Helotes Spanish Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancers wear white halter tops with long black skirts trimmed in floral fabric, with roses in their hair and long earrings. The men wear white shirts under black vests with dark pants and scarves around their neck. A band plays behind the dancers for the festival participants.
[Los Flamencos de San Antonio]
Photograph of the dance group Los Flamencos de San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a long sleeve shirt with a floor-length dress made of floral fabric. Her male partner wears a shirt with matching floral fabric and dark pants. The couple performs for a crowd of festival participants on a wood planked stage.
[Frontier Playland]
Photograph of a child bouncing on a metal drum in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The drum is covered with a horse saddle. Four metal coils are attached to the four corners of the drum, making the drum bounce up and down as the child holds onto the saddle.
[Frontier Playland]
Photograph of Frontier Playland Park at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, children are playing on a large, upturned tree trunk. Towards the rear of the trunk, a woman is helping a baby balance on it. A fence mounted with many picture frames is visible in the background.
[Frontier Playland Painting]
Photograph of children painting in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A young girl wearing a white dress, leans over a paint speckled table, painting a picture. A boy wearing a short-sleeved shirt and white shorts paints a picture to his right. Behind them, a woman looks at a fence covered in paintings previously made by festival participants.
[Frontier Playland Park]
Photograph of Frontier Playland Park at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, four boys wearing cowboy hats crowd around a covered wagon. A metal fence behind the wagon is decorated with streamers and flags.
[Frontier Playland Park]
Photograph of Frontier Playland Park at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a blindfolded child is pushing a wheelbarrow with the help of an adult. Two boys watch the girl with the wheelbarrow as festival participants watch.
[German Musical Performance]
Photograph of a German musician performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He wears a denim shirt with flowers embroidered across the chest, dark pants, and a black hat. Festival participants watch the celebration from two sides of the raised stage.
[German Sausage]
Photograph of a woman preparing German sausage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman, wearing a pink floral dress with white lace trim wraps a piece of sausage in a paper towel. She stands in front of a table covered with a vinyl tablecloth and a pressure cooker.
[German Wurstfest Opa Band]
Photograph of the Wurstfest Opa Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The traditionally German band performs on a stage in front of festival participants, playing the trombone, tuba, and saxophone, and accordion.
[Gilmor Yamboree Respresentatives with Hondo Crouch]
Photograph of Hondo Crouch speaking with Gilmer Yamboree representatives at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Hondo, second from the left, wears a cream cowboy hat with a denim shirt and khaki pants. The woman to his left wears a red blouse and white pants with large cream sunglasses. Two men stand to Hondo's left, wearing denim overalls with different hats.
[Glass Crafting]
Photograph of Joe Pyle from Odessa, Texas, demonstrating glass crafting at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Joe wears a red shirt and jeans as he holds an intricate piece of glass in his hands, directing it around a mounted blowtorch, stretching and forming the design.
[Governor Dolph Briscoe Opening Ceremonies]
Photograph of the opening ceremony at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Governor Dolph Briscoe is speaking to a large audience outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures, wearing a navy suit and a striped tie.
[Governor Dolph Briscoe Opening The Festival]
Photograph of the opening ceremony at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Governor Dolph Briscoe is speaking to a large audience outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures, wearing a navy suit and a striped tie. Several reporters hold microphones and tape recorders towards Governor Briscoe as he speaks.
[Grape Stomping]
Photograph of a festival participant grape stomping in the Kendall County Community Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young girl wears a short-sleeved floral shirt with blue shorts. She looks down into the metal bucket of crushed grapes.
[Grape Stomping Demonstration]
Photograph of Alvin Sueltenfuss grape stomping in the Kendall County Community Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Alvin wears a red striped shirt with red pants rolled up to his waist as he crushes grapes with his feet. Festival booths are visible behind Alvin.
[Greek Souflaki Food Booth]
Photograph of a woman serving souflaki in the Greek booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a red scarf covering her hair, a white blouse with red embroidery, and khaki pants as she holds a stick of souflaki.
[Guacamole Preparation]
Photograph of a woman preparing guacamole at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman, wearing a brown and white shirt and a brown headband, slices the top of a tomato into a bowl of guacamole. A pile of tomatoes and avocados is placed to the right of the bowl of guacamole.
[The Harris Family Singers]
Photograph of the Harris Family band singing gospel under the Brush Arbor at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the stage, two girls wearing matching green and blue dresses sing with father, wearing a blue shirt and plaid pants. Behind them, a boy plays the electric guitar, wearing an orange shirt and jeans.
[The Harris Family Singers]
Photograph of the Singing Harris family performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band, consisting of two girls, a boy, and their dad, perform on stage in front of festival participants. The two girls and their dad sing while the boy plays the electric guitar.
[Harris Family Singers Pianist]
Photograph of a pianist accompanying the Harris Family Singers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The pianist, from Lufkin, Texas, wears a short-sleeved dress with light-colored sandals. She sings into a microphone in front of festival participants.
[The Hoboes Czech Band]
Photograph of the Czech musical group, the Hoboes, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The five members of the band sit and stand onstage wearing jeans decorated with various patches and plaid shirts. Three of the men play the trumpet, one man plays the guitar. The fifth man plays a bass box, which is played by rubbing a broomstick across a wooden box covered with salt.
[The Hoboes Musical Performance]
Photograph of the Czech musical group, the Hoboes, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The five members of the band sit and stand onstage wearing jeans decorated with various patches and plaid shirts. Three of the men play the trumpet, one man plays the guitar, and the fifth man holds a red broom in his hand.
[Honey Tasting]
Photograph of festival participants in the Honey Hut at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a boy is sampling a spoonful of honey. A man stands to his left examining the combs the honey came from. A glass case of honeybees is visible in the background.
[Horsehair Rope Spinning]
Photograph of Bill Brett, a horsehair rope spinner, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas, Bill wears a tan hat with a denim shirt and jeans as he weaves a rope spinner. A young festival participant watches Bill as he examines Bill's supplies.
[Institute of Texas Cultures Parade]
Photograph of Roger Bourne leading the Alamo City Highlanders Pipe Band in the opening parade of the Texas Folklife Festival. Roger and his band wear tan shirts with yellow sashes, red plaid kilts, white leather boots and tall black hats. The parade walks along a gravel road outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures.
[Irish Tenor John Donahue]
Photograph of Irish tenor John Donohue performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. John wears a green vest over a shirt with a decorative shamrock pattern, a green hat, and dark pants. A woman playing the piano accompanies him.
[Irish Tenor Performance]
Photograph of Irish tenor John Donohue performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. John wears a green vest over a shirt with a decorative shamrock pattern, a green felt hat, and dark pants.
[Italian Folk Dance Performance]
Photograph of the Italian folk dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear white shirts with lace-up vests, long skirts with green ribbon and white aprons. The dancers perform on a raised stage outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures.
[Italian Folk Dancers]
Photograph of Italian folk dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two girls are wearing traditional Italian peasant clothing consisting of a black vest, white blouse, and colorful skirts as they dance for festival participants.
[Italian Folk Dancers]
Photograph of Italian folk dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two girls are wearing traditional Italian peasant clothing consisting of a black vest, white blouse, and colorful skirt as they dance for festival participants.
[Italian Food Booth]
Photograph of a woman preparing a pizza in the Italian booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a green cardigan over a white shirt with dark sunglasses and white beaded jewelry. She holds an unfinished pizza in her hand and she spread cheese over the dough.
[Japanese Food Booth]
Photograph of the Japanese food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women in the booth wear traditional Japanese clothing as they prepare and serve culturally significant dishes. A line of festival participants wait their turn to sample the fares.
[Japanese Food Food Booth]
Photograph of Teruyo Colver and Sydney Sako preparing wantons in the Japanese food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Teruyo wears a traditional kimono of white fabric with delicate blue flowers, a yellow sash, and a white flower and feather comb in her hair. She fries the wantons in a large deep pan as Sydney holds a bowl out for Teruyo.
[Jerry Perritte Vocal Performance]
Photograph of the Singing Harris family performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band, consisting of two girls, a boy, and their dad, Jerry Perritte, perform on stage in front of festival participants. The two girls and their dad sing while the boy plays the electric guitar.
[Jerry Young Processing Cane]
Photograph of Jerry Young visiting the cane mill at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jerry stands next to his two white mules yoked to work at the cane mill. His Texas Folklife Festival name tag is attached to the top of his cowboy hat. He is also wearing a denim shirt, khaki pants, and a leather belt. Crowds of festival participants are visible behind the mules, watching the cane being processed.
[Jethro Holmes and His Ox]
Photograph of Jethro Holmes and his ox at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jethro wears a denim shirt and denim pants, a blue bow tie and a cowboy hat. He leans on his black ox, surrounded by a bed of straw.
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