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[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Black and white photograph of a chicken flying contest, wherein a chicken trapped in a mailbox is prodded out by a man holding a plunger at the open end. Charlie Loving officiated this and the annual Round Rock Frontier Day Chicken Flying Contest. The mailbox is unusually large to accommodate the chicken and even has a graphic of a chicken on its side. A large crowd is gathered around to watch the spectacle, a traditional event, at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Kids Arm Wrestling Each Other]

Description: Black and white photograph of children gathered around a small table to challenge each other in arm wrestling at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A pair of them are competing while the rest watch them; the boy on the right is winning.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Preparation for Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]

Description: Color photograph of a young boy and a man reaching into watermelon halves to gather seeds for the watermelon seed spitting contest at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The pair of watermelon halves sit on a grassy area; next to them is a pile of watermelon pulp.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Photograph of a woman holding her entry for the chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears black framed glasses with long earrings, a short-sleeved shirt and pants. She holds a chicken in her hands, decorated with rhinestones.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Photograph of a chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A large crowd of festival participants crowd around a large wooden catapult used for shooting chickens into the air.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cajun Country Crawfish Race]

Description: Photograph of crawfish race participants at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The race participants put Louisiana hot sauce on the crawfish before they race, as a large crowd of festival participants watch.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crawfish Racing]

Description: Photograph of crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The head of the crawfish racing leans over the racing table, preparing to release the crawfish in front of a crowd of festival participants.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crawfish Racing Competition]

Description: Photograph of crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The head of the crawfish racing leans over the racing table, preparing to release the crawfish in front of a crowd of festival participants.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chili Cook-Off]

Description: Photograph of a Chili Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a line of women stand to the right of the Chili Appreciation Society Truck, sampling chili from the Chili Appreciation Society.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chili Apprecation Society Games]

Description: Photograph of contest at the Chili Appreciation Society Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A line of women attempt to push a ball towards the finish line without using their hands. The Chili Appreciation Society Truck is visible in the background.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Belgian Bolls Game]

Description: Photograph of festival participants playing Belgian bolls at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man is leaning towards a target wearing a white collared shirt and plaid pants, throwing a ball towards a small box in the corner of a booth.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man is jumping in the air and the other participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other female participants and an emcee are standing in the background.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man is jumping in the air and the other participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other female participants and an emcee are standing in the background.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other people are standing behind them.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other people are standing behind them.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Luling Watermelon Thump Associations Seed Spitting Contest]

Description: Photograph of a seed spitting contest, sponsored by the Luling Watermelon Thump Associations, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A buy is spitting a seed surrounded by association members wearing t-shirts that say "Thump". The man on the right is wearing a watermelon on his head.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Pudding Eating Contest]

Description: Photograph of a pudding eating competition at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, two blindfolded women stand on a stage covered in yellow plastic protective coverings. The woman on the right is holding the bowl of chocolate pudding as she directs the spoon towards the other woman's mouth.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Arm Wrestling Contest]

Description: Photograph of young festival participants competing in an arm wrestling contest at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two young boys are sitting at a table; the boy on the right is grimacing as his hand is about to hit the table. Festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Arm Wrestling Contest]

Description: Photograph of young festival participants competing in an arm wrestling contest at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two young boys are sitting at a table; they are currently grasping hands and appear to be even at this point. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Arm Wrestling Contest]

Description: Photograph of festival participants competing in an arm wrestling contest at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two men are sitting at a table and are clasping hands; one man has pinned his competitor's arm to the table. Festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dart Game in English Pub]

Description: Photograph of festival participants playing darts inside the English Pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman is holding onto a dart with her right hand and is poised to throw it. Other festival participants are visible behind her.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Playing Darts]

Description: Photograph of a man playing darts inside the English Pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is holding onto a dart with his right hand and is poised to throw it; another dart is in his left hand. Other festival participants are visible behind him.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Women Competing in Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of several women competing in the "corn shuckin'" contest at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The women are on a stage, kneeling on the ground, shucking corn. The women each have a metal barrel in front of them; they appear to be removing the corn from the barrel and discarding the corn husks on the floor beside them. The women are elevated on the stage; festival participants are leaning on the stage in front of them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men Playing Darts]

Description: Photograph of men playing darts inside the English Pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. One man appears to be in the act of throwing a dart toward the dartboard, and the other man is by the dartboard, erasing the chalkboard. The food booth, and other festival participants, are visible behind them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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