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[Photograph of Children Frolicking]

Description: Photograph of children in red t-shirts dancing in a patch of grass at the 2011 Western Heritage Day. A line of children and adults are shown waiting for a performance on stage. Larry Fink can be seen with a camera in the background.
Date: 2011
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Chicken Dance]

Description: Photograph of children participating in the “Chicken Dance” at the 2011 Western Heritage Day celebration at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. The group of dancers are circled around a young woman in a striped tank top who is leading the dance. Richardson Library can be seen in the background.
Date: 2011
Creator: Maynard, Shannon Collins
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Happy Hunting Ground

Description: Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Partner: UNT Press

Texas Toys and Games

Description: Collected information about popular toys and games relevant to the state of Texas, including folk toys, folk games, sports, dances, songs and other recreations. The index of contributors begins on page 245 and the index of toys and games begins on page 249.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Partner: UNT Press

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

[Students learning dance at 2012 Native American Heritage Month event 2]

Description: A photograph of a man teaching students a dance in the Library Mall for the 2012 Native American Heritage Month event. They are standing in pairs and he is leading them in a chain in front of the stage. He is wearing traditional clothing and has feathers at his back.
Date: 2012-11~
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[South American dance performers lined up]

Description: Two photographs of a South American dance group performing for families and graduating students at a Multicultural Center ceremony. They are gathered in a conference room in the Gateway Center and have on colorful ceremonial dress, which includes scull patterns and feathers. Some are also carrying what appear to be traditional fans. The audience is seated in rows in front of them and they are lined up in the open space in front of the seats.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students and performers at 2012 Native American Heritage Month event]

Description: A photograph of performers in front of the stage in the Library Mall for the 2012 Native American Heritage Month event. There are students participating among them and the dancers are wearing ceremonial clothing, including large feathered headdresses.
Date: 2012-11~
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students learning dance at 2012 Native American Heritage Month event 1]

Description: A photograph of a man teaching students a dance in the Library Mall for the 2012 Native American Heritage Month event. They are standing in pairs and he is leading them in a chain in front of the stage. He is wearing traditional clothing and has feathers at his back.
Date: 2012-11~
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Line of dancers at 2012 Native American Heritage Month event]

Description: A photograph of performers coming towards the stage in the Library Mall for the 2012 Native American Heritage Month event. The leader is wearing ceremonial clothing, including a large feathered headdress, and it appears to be students that are following her. There is also a drummer on the stage in ceremonial dress.
Date: 2012-11~
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[People dancing at 2015 Carnaval 2]

Description: A photograph of people dancing in the Library Mall during the 2015 Hispanic Heritage Month Carnaval. There are dancers wearing bikini-style outfits made of feathers and sequins with large feather headdresses among the students. They are arranged in loose groups and circles in front of a stage.
Date: September 24, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Audience dancing to band's performance]

Description: Photograph of a band performing on a red stage in Ben Wheeler, Texas. Audience members are seen dancing in the foreground. The small town was named after the first man to carry mail into the county and thrived during the late 1800s when families would arrive with horse-drawn wagons to sell or trade goods.
Date: 2011-07~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Student performs grand jeté]

Description: Photograph of a student performing a grand jeté during a rehearsal for "Motown Motown: The Musical," produced by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters as part of their 2013 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The dancer can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing forward and smiling. Stephen Semien is standing in the background on the left side of the photograph. Four students can be seen on the right.
Date: Summer 2013
Creator: Duncan, Damien
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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