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[Sirkku Rodriguez Doing a Pirta Ribbon Demonstration]

Photograph of Sirkku Rodriguez doing a pirta ribbon demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting in a chair, pulling yarn through a wooden contraption made of vertical dowels that separate the yarn out in several different strands. She is weaving the strands to make a ribbon. A few finished ribbons are hanging on the left side of the booth where one festival visitor is partially visible.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Woodromes Performing]

Photograph of the Woodromes performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three children are singing into microphones, an older girl in the center wearing a long dress and a younger boy and girl on either side of her. The younger boy is on the left and to the left of him, a woman is kneeling down and helping him hold the microphone. The little girl on the right is also being assisted by a man on her right. The girl in the center is much taller than the younger boy and girl, as she looks to be a fe… more

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jae Mason Playing Guitar]

Photograph of Jae Mason playing guitar and singing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a cowboy hat, tropical patterned shirt, jeans, and sunglasses. He is standing behind a microphone, singing into it as he strums his guitar. To the left another microphone is visible. In the background some festival visitors are visible.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Devine Music Makers Performing]

Photograph of Mrs. Bruce Roark and Arnold Griffin performing with the Devine Music Makers at the Texas Folklife Festival. Both of them are sitting. Mrs. Roark is on the left speaking or singing into a microphone she is holding while looking at a book. Griffin is on the right playing a violin behind a microphone. He is wearing a cowboy hat, black-rimmed glasses and western wear. In the bottom foreground some stringed instruments are partially visible. In the background a few festival visitors ar… more

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Sacred Heart Choir Performing]

Photograph of The Sacred Heart Choir performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. Nine members are visible, all male. There are four guitarists, four vocalists, and a director who has his back turned. Most of the members are wearing cowboy boots and western wear. The director is wearing light-colored pants, shirt and cap. A group of three vocalist stand on the left singing into one microphone. At the center, one of the guitarists is singing into a microphone as is another guitarist to th… more

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Leon Payne and Three Blind Mice Performing]

Photograph of Leon Payne and the Three Blind Mice performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. Payne is in front, playing and singing guitar. Behind him are a pedal steel player, a bassist, a drummer, an accordion player, and two electric guitarists. Also visible onstage are several cables, amps and monitors. Behind the stage, strips of material hang to form the backdrop. Behind that is a large tree, providing shade for the stage.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Now Singers Performing]

Photograph of The Now Singers performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are four members visible, one man and three women, all standing next to each other and singing into their own microphone. The man is on the left wearing a white shirt and jeans, singing with his eyes closed. The woman to the right of him is wearing a floral jumpsuit. The two other women are wearing blouses and cropped pants. Behind them is a banner that says, "The Now Singers," and has an image of a cross. A … more

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Duckens Family Singers]

Photograph of the Duckens Family Singers at the Texas Folklife Festival. A group of nineteen African-American family members, men and women, are posing for the photograph on the grass in front of a wooden building. Some of them are kneeling down in the front but most of them are standing. Each member is either wearing a blue t-shirt that says, "Duckens Family", or just a plain blue shirt. Most of them are smiling.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer Performing with Rings]

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer performing with rings at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is in the middle of the stage dancing with a group of about fifteen rings, each one placed in a specific location around his body. He is wearing traditional tribal clothing with a fringed tunic and fur around his ankles and lower legs.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Tanya Zwan Performing Middle Eastern Dance]

Photograph of Tanya Zwan performing dances from the Middle East at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a sequined belly dancing outfit which is predominantly blue but also with colors of pink, purple, green and yellow. She has her hands above her head and is wearing finger cymbals. She is smiling and shifting her hips to the right.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Tanya Zwan Teaching Audience Members Middle Eastern Dances]

Photograph of Tanya Zwan teaching audience members Middle Eastern Dances at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a sequined belly dancing outfit which is predominantly pink but also with colors of blue, purple, green and yellow. She has one hand above her head and one at her side. A line of five men are following her around, mimicking her dance moves. Two men with button-up shirts have their shirts open to reveal their belly. Each audience member is also wearing a headpiece. The stage is… more

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Learning Middle Eastern Dance]

Photograph of a man learning a middle eastern dance taught by Tanya Zwan at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing with his button-up shirt open revealing his bare torso. He is holding his fedora in front of his face. Zwan is standing next to him, laughing and clapping her hands above her head. She is wearing a sequined belly dancing outfit which is predominantly pink but also with colors of blue, purple, green and yellow. Another festival visitor learning to dance is standing to the left … more

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cadence Cloggers Performing]

Photograph of the Cadence Cloggers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two women wearing short but voluminous skirts are dancing facing each other with their right hands joined. The woman on the right has her leg up and the bottom part of her shoe, containing a metal toe and heel piece used for rhythm-making, is visible. A male clogger is visible behind them at the back of the stage.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Female Dancer from Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association Performing]

Photograph of an African-American dancer from the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association in Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a black leotard and a red flowing skirt which she is twirling around. She also has a red sash around her neck and a white head wrap. She is standing on her left foot and is smiling.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Female Dancer from Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association Doing the Limbo]

Photograph of an African-American dancer from the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association in Houston doing the Limbo at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a black leotard with red patterned material around her waist and her head. She is leaning back, attempting to pass under the bar as festival visitors watch in the background.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dancers from Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association Performing]

Photograph of African-American dancers from the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association in Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three female dancers are dressed in white and floral print dresses, twirling their skirts around. Each dancer has a prominent color on their outfit: yellow, pink, and blue. The dancers are also wearing floral head wraps. Festival visitors are watching in the background.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Lighting Fire Limbo Stick]

Photograph of a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association in Houston lighting a limbo stick on fire at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is kneeling down holding a torch to a special limbo bar filled with some type of fuel. The bar is on the lowest setting, about a foot from the ground. He is wearing a brightly-colored, patterned shirt with big, loose sleeves. A crowd of festival visitors are partially visible in the background behind a barrier.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Passing Under Limbo Stick on Fire]

Photograph of a male dancer of the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association in Houston passing under a limbo stick on fire at the Texas Folklife Festival. The stick on fire is only about a foot from the ground so he is reclined backwards to the point that his back is nearly touching the ground. His feet are positioned next to his hips. He is holding a small torch in his mouth and flaming beer bottles in each hand. He is wearing a tight red shirt under a looser, colorful, patterned blouse.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association Musicians Performing]

Photograph of four African-American male drummers from the Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association in Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph shows them from the side, each playing a drum they hold between their legs. The one second-closest to the photographer also has a microphone for singing. He is sweating heavily on his face. All the drummers are wearing loose, short-sleeved shirts with colors red, white or blue.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mr. Jingles Dances]

Photograph of "Mr. Jingles" dancing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. According to accompanying information, "Mr. Jingles" is a collector of aluminum can pull tabs. He is on the left side of the photograph, wearing a white patterned shirt, red suspenders, dark pants and a beret. He is dancing with a woman wearing a white and blue striped shirt, and jeans. The audience is visible offstage in the background.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Doll-Making]

Photograph of the doll-making booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three young female festival visitors are in front of the booth gathering materials and watching the demonstrator, partially visible in the left foreground, make a doll. Some materials visible are cloth and corn husks. Two yellow buckets containing water and corn husks are visible on the table.

Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

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