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[Berm Sliding]

Description: Photograph of festival participants sliding down a berm at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Mostly children, the young participants are sliding down the hillside on scraps of cardboard; many are falling off the cardboard. Several adults are standing at the bottom of the berm.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]

[Berm Sliding]

Description: Photograph of children berm sliding at the Texas Folklife Festival. Some children are sliding down a grassy hill while others climb to the top. Two tall buildings and the Institute of Texan Cultures are visible in the background.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

[Beryl Sonnenberg of the Alamo Bobbin Lacers]

Description: Photograph of the Alamo Bobbin Lacer Beryl Sonnenberg at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Berly sits at a table covered with a blue tablecloth. She wears a white shirt printed the words "Texas Folklife Festival" as she works on a new piece of work.
Date: [1992-08-06..1992-08-09]
Creator: Informedia

[Beto Lopez the Cowboy Poet]

Description: Photograph of Beto Lopez, Rachero cook and singer from George West, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding and guitar in front of two microphones on stands. A background with painted trees and a banner with "IBC - International Bank of Commerce" are visible in the background.
Date: [1999-08-05..1999-08-08]
Creator: Howard, Laura

[Beverly Houston & Breezin']

Description: Photograph of the Beverly Houston & Breezin' performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band, consisting of two women and five men, performs on a stage wearing jeans and short-sleeved shirts. A Confederate flag hangs against the backdrop of the stage.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]

[Beverly Houston Performing with Breezin']

Description: Photograph of Beverly Houston performing with her band "Breezin'" onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is standing in the middle of the stage singing into a microphone. To the left of her are two guitar players. To the right, a man is playing a shaker and another man is standing behind a microphone. Three of the band members are wearing a "Breezin'" t-shirt. The two musicians on the right and Houston are wearing "Breezin'" baseball caps. A drum set and several amplifiers sit at the back … more
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]

[Bexar County Czech Heritage Society]

Description: Photograph of women preparing food at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three women wearing traditionally Czech clothing each hold a traditional dish in their hands. The dishes were served at the Bexar County Czech Heritage Booth within the festival.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia

[Bexar County Czech Heritage Society Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Bexar County Czech Heritage Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three individuals stand inside the booth. Two men, left and right, wear collared shirts, glasses, and vests. A woman, center, wears a white lace blouse. A collection of miniature flags is arranged on the counter in front of them.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia

[Bexar County Czech Heritage Society Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Bexar County Czech Heritage Society Booth at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The large food booth contains traditional fares and cultural items relating to Czechoslovakia. Several festival participants interact with the volunteers, tasting Czech food.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia

[Bill Brett, Rope Maker]

Description: Black and white photograph of Bill Brett, a man who makes ropes from horsehair; he is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is seated on a lawn chair, hand spinning fibers into workable material for making ropes -- some of which are hanging on a rope to the right.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]

[Bill Brett Spinning Horsehair Rope]

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.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]

[Bill Brett with Horsehair Rope]

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.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]

[Bill Burns of The Bluegrass Kinfolks]

Description: Color photograph of a man named Bill Burns playing the fiddle in a band known as The Bluegrass Kinfolks at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a straw cowboy hat and eyeglasses. A microphone on a microphone stand has been set before him to pick up the sound of his fiddle. A man playing the Dobro guitar is partially visible behind him to his left.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia

[Bill Clark, Axman]

Description: Photograph of Bill Clark, an axeman from Nacogdoches, working with an ax at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Clark is seated in front of a tree stump. He wears a straw hat, collared shirt with short sleeves, glasses, name tag, and overalls. A boy stands on the left. He wears a name tag, t-shirt, shorts, and fanny pack.
Date: [1992-08-06..1992-08-09]
Creator: Informedia

[Bill Clark Making a Shingle]

Description: Photograph of Bill Clark making a shingle at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is straddling a work bench with the piece of wood in front of him. He is using a drawknife to shave the piece down to the proper shape. He is wearing overalls, sunglasses, and a straw cowboy hat.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]

[Bill Clark Making Shingles]

Description: Photograph of Bill Clark making shingles at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is straddling a wooden work bench shaving a flat piece of wood with a drawknife. He is wearing glasses, a straw cowboy hat, a brown shirt, and overalls.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]

[Bill Clayton and Pat Thatcher at Opening Ceremonies]

Description: Photograph of Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton with ITC exhibit floor manager, Pat Thatcher, at the Texas Folklife Festival opening ceremony. Clayton is on the right, standing next to a few other men. Thatcher is standing just to the left of him, wearing a dress from the early 20th century and a wide-brimmed hat decorated with flowers.
Date: August 2, 1979
Creator: Informedia

[Bill Clayton Cutting Ribbon at Opening Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of Texas House Speaker, Bill Clayton, cutting a red and yellow ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He has short gray hair and is wearing a white shirt with a tie. Standing next to him on the left is a woman wearing a white Kentucky Derby-style dress and hat. She is waving with her hand up in the air. Standing to the right of Clayton is a tall man with a dark beard wearing an off-white shirt and beige pants. The Institute of Texan Cult… more
Date: August 2, 1979
Creator: Informedia

[Bill Corkery at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of "Cowboy" Bill Corkery demonstrating rope techniques to children at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Bill is standing in a grassy area wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, cowboy hat and tan belt. He is twirling a piece of rope tied into a circle with his mouth. Three girls to his left and one boy to his right are watching Bill as he performs.
Date: [1983-09-07..1983-09-10]
Creator: Smith, Jim
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