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Texas Folklife Festival Collection
[American Honey Princess at Beekeeper's Booth]
Date: August 1979
Creator: Informedia
Description: Photograph of the American Honey Princess giving samples of honey in the beekeeper's booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing in the left foreground giving a spoonful of honey to a festival visitor to sample. She is wearing a white dress, a tiara, and a sash displaying her title. An assortment of honey jars are displayed on the table in front of her. In the middle ground, another woman behind the booth is giving a sample to another visitor.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300204/
[Man Making Wooden Toys]
Date: August 1982
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a man making toys at the handmade wooden toys booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing glasses and a plaid shirt he is sitting at a small table with a sign on the front that says, "Handmade Wooden Toys by Fred & Jim Sutton, Pleasanton, Texas."
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300582/
[Musicians Performing on Irish Stage]
Date: August 1982
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a band performing on the Irish stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gathered at a microphone on the left are two violinists and a guitarist. Sitting in front of them is a woman playing with a jumping jack, bouncing a paddle to make its legs dance. Gathered around a microphone on the right are three more musicians: a tambourine player who is singing, a small flute player, and a banjo player. One man is standing in front of the stage, watching the performance. A sign above the stage reads, "Irish Flats."
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300587/
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancers]
Date: August 1979
Creator: Informedia
Description: Photograph of a group of Alabama-Coushatta dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Standing on the left are three boys in traditional clothing: fluffy fur boots, red and orange shirts and skirts, beaded sashes, and fans of feathers on their backs. A young girl is standing in the middle wearing pigtails, and a brown blouse and skirt with yellow and orange trim. On the right is a woman in a green dress with orange and yellow trim, wearing a beaded crown and a sash that says, "Pow Wow Princess".
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300096/
[Man Participating in State Tobacco Spitting Contest]
Date: August 1981
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a man competing in the State Tobacco Spitting Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a Red Man bib, he is leaning forward on one foot and spitting onto a tarp that measures distance.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300461/
[Man Spitting Tobacco]
Date: August 1982
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a man competing in the State Tobacco Spitting Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a paper "Red Man" bib, he is forcefully spitting to achieve the highest distance possible.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300558/
[Jack Pirtle, Whitling Instructor]
Date: August 1979
Creator: Informedia
Description: Photograph of Jack Pirtle, whittling instructor from Cherokee County, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He has curly hair and a mustache, and is wearing round glasses and a t-shirt that says, "Whittling is fun!"
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300016/
[Wence Shimek Polka Band]
Date: August 1982
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Wence Shimek Polka Band, from Lavaca County, performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Starting from the left there is a clarinet player named Louis (denoted on his music stand), a guitarist, Wence singing at center stage, a drummer in the background, and another guitarist on the right. All members are male except for the guitarist on the right. The back of the music stand in front of her reads, "Helen." A sign on the right reads, "Wence Shimek and the All Star Sounds."
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300542/
[Accordionist at Polish Booth]
Date: August 1979
Creator: Informedia
Description: Photograph of a male accordionist performing in the Polish booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is looking at the camera and leaning backwards as he plays his black and white accordion. He is wearing a patterned head wrap and a black vest with red, green and yellow detail. A sign behind him says, "Only 6 tickets, Polish Sausage".
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth300113/
[Panamanian Folklore Dancers]
Date: August 1995
Creator: Informedia
Description: Photograph of members of the Panamanian Folklore Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are performing on stage and wearing traditional costumes. An audience is visible in the background.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth301732/