[Mary Eng]

One of 192 photographs in the series: 23rd Annual Texas Folklife Festival available on this site.

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Photograph of Mary Eng in the Chinese booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Mary Eng holds up an egg roll and a plastic bag of fortune cookies. She wears a collared shirt with vertical stripes and glasses.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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Informedia [1994-08-04..1994-08-07].

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UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

UTSA Libraries Special Collections seeks to build, preserve and provide access to our distinctive research collections documenting the diverse histories and development of San Antonio and South Texas. Our collecting priorities include the history of women and gender in Texas, the history of Mexican Americans, activists/activism, the history of the African American and LGBTQ communities in our region, the Tex-Mex food industry, and urban planning.

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Photograph of Mary Eng in the Chinese booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Mary Eng holds up an egg roll and a plastic bag of fortune cookies. She wears a collared shirt with vertical stripes and glasses.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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Institute of Texan Cultures Texas Folklife Festival Collection

Photos of the annual event sponsored by the Institute of Texan Culture, celebrating the many ethnicities represented in the state. Thousands attend the event each year, which includes food, dances, and music.

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  • [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]

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  • August 4, 1994 - August 7, 1994

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  • April 2, 2013, 7:26 p.m.

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  • Sept. 1, 2017, 4:36 p.m.

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Informedia. [Mary Eng], photograph, [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth301431/: accessed April 21, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.