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[Participants Playing Swedish Bucking Barrel Game]

Photograph of participants partaking in the Swedish bucking barrel game at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A young boy is trying to stay on top of a barrel suspended by ropes while other participants are tugging at the ropes in order to "buck" the boy off. They are playing this game in a booth that has a lightweight covering that forms the ceiling. Other festival participants are visible in the background.

Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]

Creator: Smith, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Trick Roper Bruce Montague]

Photograph of Bruce Montague roping a child at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bruce stands in a grassy clearing, wearing a cowboy hat, a blue shirt, khaki pants, and brown leather boots. He leans forward, balancing on one foot as he holds a rope with his hands. A child stands in front of him, wrapped in rope from his chest to his knees. A crowd of adults and children sit at the edge of the clearing, watching the roping demonstration.

Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]