Photograph of a member of the Panamanian dance group playing violin at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a cowboy hat and a red long sleeve shirt. The dance group is from Killeen, Texas.
Photograph of a Panamanian folk dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer, from Killeen, Texas, wears an elaborate floral headpiece, a red flower necklace, gold earrings, and a white shirt embroidered with green fabric.
Photograph of Eliseo and Nieves Torres at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Eliseo and Nieves are volunteers in the Mexican Folk Medicine Booth. Eliseo stands to the left, wearing a string of garlic cloves around her neck, while Nieves stands to her right, holding a stuffed snake.
Photograph of women serving chalupas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. To the left, a woman wearing a floral shirt and pink pants holds a plate of corn tortillas, while the woman standing to her right wears a floral dress and a blue apron, grasping a tortilla with a pair of tongs. The women are a part of the Ladies of San Juan de Lagos Church.
Photograph of McAllen Parks and Recreation Department's Ballet Folklorico performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman wearing an elaborate purple dress with layers of lace and ribbon dances in front of a large crowd of festival participants. Other female dancers wearing blue and red dresses are visible in the background.
Photograph of McAllen Parks and Recreation Department's Ballet Folklorico performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman wearing an elaborate purple dress with layers of lace and ribbon dances in front of a large crowd of festival participants. Other female dancers wearing blue and red dresses are visible in the background.
Photograph of McAllen Parks and Recreation Department's Ballet Folklorico performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a dancer wearing a long lace dress with a black apron tied around her waist twirls for the audience. She wears long gold necklaces and red carnations in her hair.
Photograph of Mexican Folk Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman wears an elaborate red dress and large flowers in her hair. She dances with a male partner, who wears historical Mexican dress consisting of a white shirt, red silk tie, long black pants with silver detail along the sides, a black sombrero, and black heeled boots.
Photograph of members of Raices del Arte Espanol at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two women in the photograph wear brightly colored outfits consisting of large earrings, cropped shirts, and long skirts with heeled shoes.
Photograph of a Raices del Arte Espanol performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear colorful dresses and sashes as they perform on a concrete stage for a large crowd of festival participants.
Photograph of a Raices del Arte Espanol dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a white and black polka-dotted cropped shirt and long skirt, with a red sash and earrings. She walks across a grey stage surrounded by festival participants.
Photograph of a Raices del Arte Espanol dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a white and black polka-dotted cropped shirt and long skirt, with a red sash and earrings. Her arms extend above her head as she spins in a circle.
Photograph of a man serving nachos at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a white collared shirt tucked into denim jeans. He holds a ladle with his left hand and a container of nacho chips in his right hand. The food booth is sponsored by San Juan de Lagos Church.
Photograph of a Mexican folk dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a white shirt with floral embroidery, a long black skirt, gold hoop earrings, and a straw hat. Festival participants are visible in the background, watching the dance.
Photograph of members of the Ballet Folkloric de San Antonio waiting to perform dances, from the Mexican state of Michoacán,at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The three young girls stand in front of a stage wearing Mexican clothing consisting of straw hats, white floral shirts, long black skirts with white aprons, and ribbons tied in their hair.
Photograph of a Panamanian dance team performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dance members wear white dresses with many layers of lace and tulle, while their male partners wear straw hats with long-sleeve white shirts and black pants. The members of the team dance under a covered pavilion in front of the Institute of Texas Cultures.
Photograph of a Panamanian folk dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer, from Killeen, Texas, wears a straw hat and a white shirt with red ribbon sewn across the chest. The Panamanian Folk Dancers are a group from Killeen, Texas.
Photograph of a Panamanian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a long white dress embroidered with blue flowers, a set of silver and gold combs in her hair, and long gold necklaces. Other folk dancers from her group are visible to her left, right and rear.
Photograph of a Panamanian folk dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer, from Killeen, Texas, is wearing a straw hat decorated with tissue flowers, bright ribbons braided in her hair, gold hoop earrings, and a white blouse.
Photograph of a Panamanian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a long white dress embroidered with blue flowers, a set of silver and gold combs in her hair, and long gold necklaces. She performs in front of a grassy hillside.
Photograph of Dr. Eliseo Torres presenting information on Mexican Folk Medicine at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Dr. Torres holds a stuffed snake and a bottle of an unknown liquid. He stands in front of a booth with a sign attached to the front that reads, "Mexican Folk Medicine Beliefs, Dr. Eliseo Torres."
Photograph of women making tortillas at the 19th Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women lean over a grill, flipping the tortillas with a spatula. Other festival workers stand behind the women, working the festival booth.
Photograph of Eliseo and Nieves Torres at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The family members sit in the Mexican Folk Medicine booth, while Eliseo pins a barrette into Nieves' hair.
Photograph of Dr. Eliseo Torres at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Dr. Torres is giving Laura Howard a folk tonic sample.
Photograph of a woman serving aguas frescas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women wears a large sombrero and a blue shirt. She stirs a large container of aguas frescas, a flavored fruit drink, with a long ladle. The booth is sponsored by the Mexican-American Business and Professional Women.
Photograph of a woman serving aguas frescas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is wearing a large sombrero with the word "Mexico" embroidered across the brim in red thread as she stirs a large container of fruit juice. The drink booth is sponsored by the Mexican-American Business and Professional Women's Organization.
Photograph of Ballet Folklorico performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers perform in pairs of men and women across a concrete stage in front of a large crowd of festival participants. The female dancers wear yellow dresses with white boots, while the male dancers wear white shirts and grey pants. The dancers are sponsored by McAllen Parks and Recreation Department.
Photograph of a Mexican Folk dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a dress embroidered with colorful flowers, gold medallion earrings, and large ornaments made with ribbons in her hair.
Photograph of a woman serving fruit kabobs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a red shirt with a blue and brown turtle design across the chest. She holds a kabob made of watermelon, tomato, and cantaloupe. The festival booth is sponsored by the Mexican-American Business and Professional Women's Organization.
Photograph of a woman serving bunuelos at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a knitted shirt with gold hoop earrings and necklace. She holds a beautifully-patterned buenolos, a fried dough ball in the shape of a snowflake, coated with sugar.
Photograph of Ballet Folklorico performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women wear historical Hispanic clothing consisting of large colorful dresses, white heeled boots, and elaborate head pieces. A large crowd of festival participants watch the dance from covered stadium seating.