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7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
[Agnes Comeaux with Parasol]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of Agnes Comeaux, a member of the Golden Triangle Cajun Club and a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is dressed in red and white attire, including a matching parasol, hat, and sunglasses.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Hal Rother, Drum Major of the Alamo City Highlanders]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of the Hal Rother, the drum major of the Alamo City Highlanders, a group performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is in uniform: a khaki shirt, a red sash, and a black leather sash covered in metal decorations. On his head he is wearing a tall fur cap. In the foreground is the knobbed top of a metal staff.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[A Game of Bocci]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of a game of bocce ball in progress next to a vine-covered metal fence at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Large black and red balls surround the smaller, orange ball, known as the jack, or the boccino ball. Three people stand in the background; one of them has just launched a red ball, which is in the air.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of a young boy spitting watermelon seeds in a contest at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A crowd has gathered in the background to watch him on the sidelines.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Dutch Festival Participants]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of a group of women standing in a line while holding brooms in order to sweep the area before the ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are all wearing traditional Dutch dresses and aprons.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Railroad Spike Driving]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of a man driving a railroad spike in a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a large hammer to drive a nail through the wooden rails that have been set in the grass. Two men stand nearby; one of them is also holding a large spiking hammer and is wearing overalls and a train conductor's cap.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Former Texas Governor John B. Connally at the Opening Ceremony]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of a man speaking into a microphone at the opening ceremony of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is identified as John B. Connally, the former Texas governor. He is wearing a navy pinstriped suit and has gray hair.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Agnes and Ervin Comeaux]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of a woman and a man, identified as Agnes and Ervin Comeaux, standing together at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a red blouse, a full, striped skirt and a white hat. She is holding a parasol over her shoulder. Next to her, Ervin is wearing a button-up shirt, a white fringed vest, and a red beret. They are members of the Golden Triangle Cajun Club.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Former Texas Governor John B. Connally at the Opening Ceremony]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of a man speaking into a microphone at the opening ceremony of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is identified as John B. Connally, the former Texas governor. He is wearing a navy pinstriped suit and has gray hair.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285369/
[Touring the Festival Grounds]
Date: August 1978
Creator: Informedia
Description: Color photograph of three people standing near a fountain and a concrete building on a tour of the Texas Folklife Festival grounds. On the left is former Texas governor John B. Connally; standing next to him is his wife Nellie Connally. To her right is Jack Maguire, the director of the Institute of Texan Cultures. A few flags, including the American and the Texan flag, are visible in the background.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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