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[Ameleb Club Booth Preparing Lebanese Shish Kabobs]
Photograph of the Lebanese food booth, sponsored by the Ameleb Club of San Antonio, at the Texas Folklife Festival. The food booth is set up beside a stage that is part of an amphitheater. The rows of the amphitheater are filled with festival visitors. In the foreground behind the food booth, men are cooking Lebanese shish kabobs on large, open-flame grills. Behind them, festival workers are tending to the customers at the counter of the booth. In the background, the Institute of Texas Cultures building is visible.
[Teresa Champion Performing a Flamenco Dance]
Photograph of a Teresa Champion, artistic director of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, performing onstage with other flamenco dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival. She dances in front of the stage while a line of other dancers stomp and clap behind her. She is holding her skirt up slightly and pointing her toe out. She is wearing a fitted black top and a long, full, yellow red and black flamenco skirt. All of the other dancers are also wearing colorful skirts and tops. At the front of the stage, wide steps descend to the ground. Overhead, a mesh covering shades the stage area.
[Teresa Champion Performing with Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio]
Photograph of a Teresa Champion, artistic director of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, performing with other flamenco dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph is taken from the side of the stage and features Champion in the foreground, twirling around with her arms in the air. Behind her, another female dancer is visible. To the right, a row of dancers are stomping and clapping. All of the dancers are wearing traditional flamenco costumes. In the left background, audience members are visible sitting on the other side of the stage.
[Visitors in Line for Soul Food]
Photograph of visitors waiting in line in front of the "Soul Food" booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is painted orange, lined with pennant flags, and labeled with an overhead sign reading, "Soul Food". In the right foreground, the bed of a red pickup truck is visible.
[Miss Galveston on "Galveston Beach"]
Photograph of the "Galveston Beach" area, sponsored by the Galveston Shrimp Festival, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Miss Galveston, dressed as a mermaid, is sitting beside two boys playing in the sand in the area for sand castle building. She is wearing a green mermaid costume, a sash denoting her title, and a tiara, sitting on a pile of old fish nets. The whole area is covered with sand, and there are shovels and pails around where the two boys are playing. Behind them, a few festival visitors survey the area. A woman with two small children has a big smile on her face. In the foreground, a small fence made of fishing net sections off the area. Attached to it a sign reads, "Shrimp Festival, Sand Castle Building".
[Blacksmith Nailing on Horseshoe]
Photograph of a blacksmith demonstrating how to put on a horseshoe at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing at the rear of a white horse, facing the opposite direction. He has the horse's back right foot turned bottom up and held steady over his lap. He is bending over, hammering in the nails that attach the shoe to the horse's hoof. Spectators have gathered around to watch.
[Blacksmith Filing Horses Hoof]
Photograph of a blacksmith demonstrating how to file a horse's hoof at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing at the rear of a white horse, facing the opposite direction. He has the horse's back right foot turned bottom up and held steady on a short, metal stand. He is bending over, scraping the bottom of the horse's hoof with a large file. Several spectators are gathered around to watch.
[Syrup Cooking Demonstration]
Photograph of the syrup cooking demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. The syrup is cooked in a large trough, over a stone furnace fueled with wood. At one end is a small chimney where smoke from the furnace is released. The whole thing has similar dimensions to a twin size bed, the small chimney being equivalent to a headboard. In the center of the photograph, a man is bending over to put more wood in the furnace, inside of which, flames are visible. To the right of him, two men stand next to the syrup cooker, watching him add wood to the furnace. The structure built over the cooker contains a sign reading, "Jerry Young, Syrup Cooking, Devine". In the right foreground, a large pile of wood is visible. On the left side of the photograph, festival visitors are gathered to watch the demonstration.
[Dr. Horace Allison Performing with 27 Foot Cedar Horn]
Photograph of Dr. Horace Allison, from Carthage, playing his 27 foot long cedar horn onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The stage, which is a long flatbed trailer, contains a piano and bench at the right end. Allison is sitting on the bench, facing away from the piano and playing his cypress horn, which stretches across the entire length of the stage. Two horns lay on the stage not being played. One of them is almost as long as the 27 foot horn. The other sits at Allison's feet and is about three feet long. A sign on the stage denotes it as stage 4. In the foreground, festival visitors sit on the grass, facing the stage. On the far side of the stage, many more festival visitors are standing and watching the performance. In the background, other festival booths and tents are visible.
[Richard Bolt, Cowboy Cook]
Photograph of Richard Bolt, chuckwagon cook for the 6666 ranch, talking to another cowboy in Cattle Drive Corral at the Texas Folklife Festival. Bolt is wearing black-rimmed glasses, a light blue shirt, a black bandana tied around his neck, jeans and a cowboy hat. He is standing at a counter next to another cowboy, leaning over and around to face him. His hands are clasped at his chest.
[Horshoeing Demonstration]
Photograph of a man putting a horseshoe on a horse at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is bending over, facing away from the horse with the horses leg pulled up on his lap. He is putting a nail into the horseshoe which he will then hammer in. He is wearing a blue button-up shirt and brown leather chaps.
[Man Advertising Cowboy Kisses]
Photograph of a cowboy advertising free cowboy kisses in Cattle Drive Corral at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on top of the bar where beer is being served, squatting down and beckoning someone with his hand. Beside him, are two festival workers, a woman serving beer to a festival visitor and another man serving beer. The two of them are paying attention to what the cowboy is doing. The bar is under a tent decorated with pennant flags advertising Lone Star Beer.
[Woman with Cowboy Holding a Biscuit]
Photograph of Tom Perini, from Buffalo Gap, with a female festival visitor in Cattle Drive Corral at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is dressed as a cowboy, wearing a beige cowboy hat, red bandana, blue shirt, jeans, and boots with spurs. He is standing with one foot on the booth counter in front of him, leaning over toward the female festival visitor. He is holding a sourdough biscuit.
[Cowboy Kissing a Woman]
Photograph of Tom Perini, from Buffalo Gap, giving a female festival visitor a free cowboy kiss offered in Cattle Drive Corral at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is dressed as a cowboy, wearing a beige cowboy hat, red bandana, blue shirt, and jeans. He has one arm around the woman, while he holds a sourdough biscuit in the other. People watching in the background are smiling, amused by the scene.
[Hand Crank Telephones Exhibit]
Photograph of the hand crank telephone exhibit at the Texas Folklife Festival. The exhibit, sponsored by the Aspermont Board of Education, is located on the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures. There are three phones mounted on the wall. In the foreground, a woman is standing at one of them, putting the receiver up to her ear. In the middle ground, a young boy wearing a cowboy hat is at another phone, standing on a stool so he can reach it. He is holding the receiver to his ear and pretending to have a conversation. A man in a red shirt stands at the last phone, also pretending to have a conversation. Two other festival visitors are standing to the right, waiting to look at the phones.
[Man Putting Horseshoe on Horse]
Photograph of a man putting a horseshoe on a horse at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is bending over, facing away from the camera, with the horse's leg pulled up on his lap. He is wearing a blue button-up shirt and brown leather chaps. The white horse seems calm as the man works.
[Man Nailing in Horseshoe]
Photograph of a man putting a horseshoe on a horse at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is bending over, facing away from the horse with the horses leg pulled up on his lap. He is hammering a nail into the horseshoe to fasten it on. He is wearing a blue button-up shirt and brown leather chaps.
[Child Sitting on an Ox]
Photograph of a young festival participant siting on one of the oxen used to pull log wagons at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Holding on to the ox is J.W. Broom, representative of Woodville Dog Wood Festival. Pennant flags are stretched above them and festival booths are visible in the background.
[Director Talking to Festival Participants]
Photograph of R. Henderson Shuffler, executive director of the Institute of Texan Cultures, talking to festival participants at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The director appears to be in mid-speech as the small group listens.
[Boys in Corn Crib]
Photograph of two young boys in the corn crib in the "Corn Shuckin'" area at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young boys are kneeling on the ground which is covered in corn husks. A cardboard box is on the ground in front of them, and one boy appears to be taking out an ear of corn from the box.
[Flamenco Dancer Performing]
Photograph of Elaine Flores, from Los Flamencos de San Antonio, dancing Flamenco on stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancer is wearing colorful Flamenco clothing, which includes a cropped top and a flowing skirt. Festival participants are sitting and standing all around the stage.
[Irish Folk Dancers Performing a Dance]
Photograph of Irish folk dancers from Houston performing a dance at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are partnered off and are grasping hands. The female dancers are wearing white dresses accented by embroidery, black tights, and black shoes. The male dancers are wearing white long-sleeved shirts, black ties, and what appear to be brown kilts. All dancers are wearing a brown and green cloth that is pinned to the shoulder. Festival participants watch in the background.
[Polish Dancers Performing a Dance]
Photograph of Polish dancers from San Antonio performing a dance in a parking lot at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are wearing traditional Polish garments and each of the partners are holding hands. In the center, wearing the dark green dress, is Jo Ann Witek. Festival participants are all around the dancers.
[Potter Making a Vase]
Photograph of Larry Mouce, potter from Kenedy, making a clay vase at a booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The potter is standing in front of a table, forming clay in his hands, while festival participants watch. Several molded vases of various sizes are on the table. Other booths are visible in the background.
[Participants Offering Free Cowgirl Kisses]
Photograph of festival participants holding up a sign that says, "Free Cowgirl Kisses, No Purchase Necessary," at a beer booth in Cattle Drive Corral during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The women are standing behind a counter and smiling.
[Live Music Performance Featuring a Large Hammer Dulcimer]
Photograph of Ray Baca, member of the Gil Baca Band, playing a large hammer dulcimer on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Playing into a microphone, the musician is wearing a colorful shirt, tie, and a black vest accented with embroidery. Festival participants and another band member playing the drums can be seen in the background.
[Young Mule Skinner Operating Hay Baler]
Photograph of a young mule skinner operating a hay baler at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young boy is holding on to a mule; hay covers the ground. Some of the young participants are sitting on bales of hay.
[Musicians Performing with an Accordion]
Photograph of accordionist, Ed Kadlecek, and members of the New Braunfels Kinder Choir, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The gentleman is playing the accordion and appears to be singing. The young members of the choir are singing, with the girl standing on a chair and speaking into a microphone held by an unseen person. Another microphone stands between the three performers. It appears that they are standing on the edge of a flatbed truck. Festival participants are visible behind them.
[Polish Dancers Performing a Dance]
Photograph of Victor Barczynski and Genny Kosub Kraus, Polish dancers from San Antonio, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are wearing brightly colored traditional Polish garments, which are accented by embroidery. Festival participants are watching the dancers.
[Japanese Food Booth]
Photograph of the Japanese food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman is talking with children; they are standing behind a table piled with traditional Japanese food. Festival participants and other booths are seen in the background.
[Festival Booths in the Parking Lot]
Photograph of festival booths in the Institute of Texan Cultures parking lot at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booths are colorful and are covered with a light-weight covering. Colorful pennant streamers attached to the tops of the booths stretch across the parking lots. Festival participants and workers are visible.
[Participant Sitting on an Ox]
Photograph of Jethro Holmes, representative of Woodville Dog Wood Festival, sitting on a large black ox at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The ox is used to pull log wagons, one of which is visible in the background. Mr. Holmes is wearing a light colored shirt, dark slacks, a cowboy hat, and a rain poncho. A medium sized dog is on the ground in front of them, and festival booths are visible behind them.
[Live Music Performance]
Photograph of Kermit Baca, member of the Gil Baca Band, hitting a drum kit on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The drummer is wearing a white collared shirt with a colorful vest and black slacks. Stage emcee, Chuck Schwartzkopf, is standing on the edge of the stage. He is wearing a short sleeve collared shirt with a tie and gray slacks. Festival participants are visible in the background.
[Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribal Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian tribal dancer at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing traditional garments and what appears to be a roach headdress, likely comprised of fur and porcupine guard hair. The headdress is tied at the chin. A beaded band with a large circle decoration at the forehead circles his head. A wide, blue beaded band, along with other beads and jewelry, hangs over his chest. He is shirtless; pink and white feathers are attached to his back. Other festival participants appear in the background.
[Cowboys Giving Out Free Cowboy Kisses]
Photograph of chuck wagon cook, Tom Perini, leaning over a counter to give a festival participant a free cowboy kiss at the food booth in Cattle Drive Corral during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The gentleman is wearing a denim shirt, cowboy hat, and leather chaps. The woman is wearing a light floral blouse and dark pants. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
[Woman Making Tortillas]
Photograph of a woman making tortillas at a food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is part of the "Night in Old San Antonio" sampler, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society, in the Mexican-American area. The woman is wearing a white blouse and a colorful skirt, with decoration in her hair. She is standing in front of a burner as she forms tortillas in her hands. Large umbrellas, with red, green, and white paper flower decorations, are above her. Festival participants and other booths are visible in the background.
[Young Musicians Practicing]
Photograph of the New Braunfels Engelkinder Choir, directed by Rosemarie Doyle, practicing on the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The choir members are wearing purple lederhosen and light pink blouses with light pink socks. The choir director is wearing a purple dress of the same color over a similar light pink blouse. Festival participants and balloons in a variety of shapes and colors are in the background.
[Oxen Drinking Water]
Photograph of J. W. Broom and Jethro Holmes watering a pair of oxen used to pull an eight-wheel log wagon at the Texas Folklife Festival. Both of them are representatives of the Woodville Dogwood Festival. Broom is standing on the left in front of the oxen, holding a rope that is tied to one ox's halter. This ox is drinking from a metal bucket full of water beneath a water spout. Holmes stands on the other side of the oxen.
[Knife Maker Selling Blades]
Slide of William Condit (left) is assisting knife maker Jim Barbee from Fort Stockton, Texas. He is selling knives at the Texas Folklife Festival. There is a man leaned over the table to look at all of the knives on the table, some of which are simply laid out while others are in wooden cases. There are also other people around the table looking at the knives.
HemisFair -- 1978
Speech commemorating the 10th anniversary of HemisFair '68.
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