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[Man Clearing Spit in State Tobacco Spitting Contest]

Description: Photograph of a man clearing spit from the competition area at the State Tobacco Spitting Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt, the blond man is wiping the tarp with a sponge mop. Several spectators are standing beside the competition area.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[David Howell Carving Gun Stock]

Description: Photograph of David Howell, of Brazoria Militia, giving gunsmith lessons at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is crouched over a vice that is holding a gun stock, which he is carving.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jodie Aves demonstrating Spinning Wheel]

Description: Photograph of Jodie Aves, from Fredericksburg, demonstrating a spinning wheel at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing an apron with an image of a spinning wheel, she is sitting next to two young boys, showing them the raw fiber that will be spun into yarn.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Serving Food in Perini Ranch Chuckwagon]

Description: Photograph of a man serving food in the Perini Ranch Chuck Wagon at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat and a button up shirt, he is holding a small styrofoam bowl of food and is smiling at the camera. Plastic cups are stacked up on the counter in front of him.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Musicians Practicing Under a Tree]

Description: Photograph of a band practicing under a tree at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the right, a woman wearing a long calico skirt and a sun hat is playing a guitar. To the left is a man playing washtub bass, another guitarist, and a fiddler wearing a poet shirt. Instrument cases are open on the ground next to the tree trunk on the left.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Playing with Handmade Wooden Toy]

Description: Photograph of a boy playing with a handmade wooden toy at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is pulling on two strings, to which is attached a wooden pulley that moves up and down as he moves the strings.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Kissing Woman in Free Cowboy Kisses Booth]

Description: Photograph of a cowboy kissing a woman as part of the free cowboy kisses at Perini Ranch Chuck Wagon at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Standing on the left, he is wearing a cowboy hat and a plaid shirt as he embraces the woman. She has shoulder length hair and is wearing a sleeveless shirt. Above them a sign reads, "Cowboy Kisses, 0 Coupons."
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man and Boy Making Cornmeal Hoe Cakes]

Description: Photograph of a man and a boy making cornmeal hoe cakes in the Cisco Civic League booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two are each holding a hoe over a pile of hot coals to cook small cakes on the flat metal part of the tool. The man is on the right wearing overalls, a straw hat, and glasses. The boy is to the left of the coal pile.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mike Mosel Demonstrating Handmade Toys]

Description: Photograph of Mike Mosel demonstrating his handmade toys, from The Village Woodsmith in San Marcos, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the right, a girl is holding a wooden figure with loose, moveable legs. Mosel, on the left, is bouncing a wooden paddle below the figure's feet, making its legs "dance."
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Rita Lawson in Welsh Food Booth]

Description: Photograph of Rita Lawson in the Welsh food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a traditional Welsh costume and a hat with a tall crown, she is serving welsh cookies.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Female Philippine Dancers Performing]

Description: Photograph of two Philippine dancers performing with wicker hats onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two women, one in the foreground and one in the background, are wearing long white dresses with large puffy sleeves. They are holding wicker hats decorated with artificial flowers.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Two Young Men Splitting Shingles]

Description: Photograph of two young men splitting shingles at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man on the right is holding a post vertically while the man on the left is hammering it into a a splitter. They are both wearing jeans and cowboy hats. Hanging on a tree behind them is a sign that says, "Shingle Splitters."
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Arnold Griffin and Ace Reid on Storytelling Stage]

Description: Photograph of Arnold Griffin, from Devine, on the storytelling stage with Ace Reid at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat and a plaid shirt, Devine is in the foreground sitting in a rocking chair and speaking into a microphone. Reid is in the middle ground, also sitting in a rocking chair.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Arnold Griffin, Ace Reid, and Rosemary Davis on Storytelling Stage]

Description: Photograph of Arnold Griffin, from Devine, on the storytelling stage with Ace Reid and emcee Rosemary Davis at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. All three are sitting in rocking chairs, with Reid on the left, Griffin in the center, and Davis on the right. Behind them is a painted backdrop of a wooden house front.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Audience Listening to Storyteller Arnold Griffin]

Description: Photograph of an audience at the storytelling stage listening to Arnold Griffin at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are sitting on wooden benches under a shade canopy. A man in the background is standing and waving his hand toward the camera.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Paul Patterson Telling a Story Onstage]

Description: Photograph of Paul Patterson, from Crane, telling a story onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat, a patterned shirt, and black frame glasses, he is sitting in a rocking chair and speaking into a microphone. Two empty rocking chairs are on either side of him.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Opening Ceremonies Procession]

Description: Photograph of the opening ceremonies procession at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A large crowd is gathered on the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures Building. In the front, four girls wearing traditional Dutch clothing are leading the crowd. The two on the ends are carrying brooms. Directly behind them is a sign post displaying the direction of various stages and booth areas. Behind the sign are two bunches of balloons being carried by two people in the procession.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[English Peasants at the Opening Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of three English peasants wearing off-the-shoulder dresses and mob caps at the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman in the center is holding an umbrella printed with the British flag.
Date: August 5, 1982
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men and Women in Traditional Folk Clothing at the Opening Ceremony]

Description: Photograph of a group of men and women in traditional European folk clothing at the opening ceremonies of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are walking together with linked arms. The women are wearing tea-length skirts with aprons and peasants shirts with fitted vests. The men are wearing cropped pants with knee-high socks, white shirts and double-breasted vests.
Date: August 5, 1982
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Making Wooden Toys]

Description: Photograph of a man making toys at the handmade wooden toys booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing glasses and a plaid shirt he is sitting at a small table with a sign on the front that says, "Handmade Wooden Toys by Fred & Jim Sutton, Pleasanton, Texas."
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Strunk with Handcrafted Gourd]

Description: Photograph of Bruce Strunk with a handcrafted gourd he made at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat, a button up shirt, and a bandanna around his neck, he is straddling a work bench with a raised work surface.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Shearing Sheep]

Description: Photograph of a man shearing a sheep at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat, he is straddling the sheep on a square platform, shearing it with an antique shearing machine. In the foreground, some festival visitors are sitting on the grass watching.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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