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University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Serial/Series Title:
6th Annual Texas Folklife Festival
Collection:
Texas Folklife Festival Collection
[Bill Brett Spinning Horsehair Rope]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Bill Brett, postmaster from Hull, Texas, spinning horsehair rope and telling stories at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a gray collared shirt, a gray cowboy hat, and big glasses as he clutches a bundle of light-colored horsehair. He is looking up from his chair at someone or something.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285126/
[Bill Brett with Horsehair Rope]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Bill Brett, postmaster from Hull, Texas, spinning horsehair rope at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a gray collared shirt, a gray cowboy hat, and big glasses as he clutches a bundle of light-colored horsehair and a completed rope.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285129/
[Bill Leftwich Engraving Leather]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Bill Leftwich, western artist from Lubbock, engraving a scene on leather at the Texas Folklife Festival. With a mallet he is hammering a shaping tool into the leather to leave an impression. Hanging behind him are two portraits he has completed. His greased hair is partied in the middle and he is wearing black frame glasses and a dark shirt.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
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[Bill Leftwich Engraving Scene on Leather]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Bill Leftwich, from Lubbock, Texas, engraving a scene on leather at the Texas Folklife Festival. Using a mallet he hammers a shaping tool into the leather. It is apparent he is making a portrait of some kind.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285146/
[ Black Chicken Flying Out of Mailbox]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a black chicken flying out of a mailbox as part of the chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mailbox, on the right, is red and blue and is on a tall white post that raises it high in the air. A man and woman are standing on a connected platform on the right. The woman is pushing a plunger through the open back of the mailbox to make the chicken fly out. The man is holding a piece of cardboard over the open back to keep the chicken from coming out that side. The chicken is mid-flight, just having flown out of the front of the mailbox. The only thing visible in the background is the sky.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285109/
[Bob Ramsey Holding Antlers]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of of Bob Ramsey of Hunt, Texas at the Texas Wildlife booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a purple shirt and a straw cowboy hat. Ramsey is holding a pair of antlers. He is partially smiling and squinting.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285152/
[Boy Carving Wood]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a boy with long hair working in Charles Winans Woodworking Studio at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is using tools to carve a piece of wood that is on the surface before him. He is wearing a maroon and lavender floral-print shirt. His dark hair comes down to his shoulders.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285148/
[Boy Holding Chicken on the Ground]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a boy holding a light-brown rooster, entry for the chicken flying contest, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is kneeling down on the ground, holding the chicken still between his legs. A woman is standing behind him to the right and a man to the left. A small chicken cage is partially visible to the right of the boy. Festival visitors are visible standing around the area.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285103/
[Boy Petting Mule]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a boy petting a mule from the cane mill at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is standing on the right petting the white mule on the left. The mule is craning its neck around toward the boy who is wearing a red cap, glasses, and a cream-colored fishing vest.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285133/
[Boy Using Manual Drill]
Date: August 1977
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a boy drilling a hole in a log as part of the log house construction at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a manual drill that looks like a large corkscrew with wooden handles at the top. With a good amount of effort, he is attempting to rotate the handles and drive the corkscrew into the log to carve out a hole. He has blonde hair and is wearing a navy striped t-shirt and jeans.
Contributing Partner: University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285040/