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[Devine Music Makers Performing]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Bruce Roark and Arnold Griffin performing with the Devine Music Makers at the Texas Folklife Festival. Both of them are sitting. Mrs. Roark is on the left speaking or singing into a microphone she is holding while looking at a book. Griffin is on the right playing a violin behind a microphone. He is wearing a cowboy hat, black-rimmed glasses and western wear. In the bottom foreground some stringed instruments are partially visible. In the background a few festival visitors ar… more
Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dick Potter and Jack F. (Spot) Baird with Boiled Possum]

Description: Photograph of Dick Potter and Jack F. (Spot) Baird with a boiled possum in the Gilmer Yamboree booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Potter is holding the possum while Baird speaks to the crowd through a microphone. Both men are wearing overalls, floral patterned shirts, and beige hats. Some festival visitors are visible in the background on the left.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dick Potter Holding Pot of Baked Possum]

Description: Photograph of Dick Potter holding a pot of baked possum in the Gilmer Yamboree booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The pot contains a whole possum atop several yams. Potter is wearing glasses, a straw cowboy hat, overalls, and a floral-patterned shirt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Doll-Making]

Description: Photograph of the doll-making booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three young female festival visitors are in front of the booth gathering materials and watching the demonstrator, partially visible in the left foreground, make a doll. Some materials visible are cloth and corn husks. Two yellow buckets containing water and corn husks are visible on the table.
Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Don Cadden]

Description: Photograph of Don Cadden, Cowboy poet and singer, performing on the Story Telling Stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Cadden is seated as he sings and plays a guitar. He wears a striped shirt, name tag, cowboy hat, and jeans.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Doris Riedel Making Lye Soap]

Description: Photograph of Doris Riedel making lye soap at the Texas Folklife Festival. The soap is in a cauldron which she is stirring with a wooden stick. She is wearing a floral dress and a red apron as she scoops out some of the mixture with a small silver container.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dorita Lucero]

Description: Photograph of Dorita Lucero, a Tejano singer, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Lucuro holds a microphone with her left hand. She wears a knit shirt with lace detailing, a cowboy hat, and dark skirt. She looks upward.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dorothy Beaman of Voca Quilting Club]

Description: Photograph of the Voca Quilting Club at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Dorothy Beaman teaches a young girl to quilt. Beaman wears a patterned shawl and name tag. The young girl, right, wears a shirt with heart and flower patches sewn onto it.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. Eliseo Torres, Folk Remedies]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Eliseo Torres demonstrating folk remedies in his Mexican Folk Medicine booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Torres, left, is seated as he holds a cactus near a young girl's head. A taxidermy snake sits on his lap. Torres wears a straw hat, patterned shirt, and glasses. The young girl wears a sleeveless denim blouse and shorts. A woman is seated behind them.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. Francis E. Abernethy Peforming with the East Texas String Ensemble]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Francis E. Abernethy, member of the East Texas String Ensemble, playing string bass at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is looking to the right and wearing a straw cowboy hat and a striped shirt. A microphone is set up to the left of him. A shade canopy is hanging overhead.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. Francis E. Abernethy Playing String Bass]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Francis E. Abernethy, member of the East Texas String Ensemble, playing string bass at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is smiling and wearing a straw cowboy hat and a striped shirt. A microphone is set up to the left of him. A shade canopy is hanging overhead.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. John M. Hales Making Bread]

Description: Photograph of John M. Hales demonstrating how to knead dough as part of his bread-making school at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a chef's hat, black frame glasses, a blue plaid shirt and a white apron. He is handling a large batch of dough on the table in front of him.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Duckens Family Singers]

Description: Photograph of the Duckens Family Singers at the Texas Folklife Festival. A group of nineteen African-American family members, men and women, are posing for the photograph on the grass in front of a wooden building. Some of them are kneeling down in the front but most of them are standing. Each member is either wearing a blue t-shirt that says, "Duckens Family", or just a plain blue shirt. Most of them are smiling.
Date: [1988-08-04..1988-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dutch Dochters En Hun Moeder Molly]

Description: Photograph of Dutch Dochters En Hun Moeder Molly at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, three women sing on the stage. Five children are seated on the edge of the stage, while a guitarist is visible in the background. Individuals wear traditional Dutch garments.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[East German Youth Orchestra]

Description: Photograph of the East German Youth Orchestra performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, young people stand in formation as they play trumpets. Cloth flags are attached to the trumpets. Male musicians wear white shirts and khaki pants, while female musicians wear white blouses and khaki skirts. Flagpoles are visible in the background.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[East German Youth Orchestra Performers]

Description: Photograph of the East German Youth Orchestra performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, young people march in formation as they play trumpets. Cloth flags are attached to the trumpets. Male musicians wear white shirts and khaki pants, while female musicians wear white blouses and khaki skirts. They stand underneath a canopy composed of yellow, red, tan, and blue pieces of fabric. A banner reads: "Willkommen."
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[East German Youth Orchestra Performing]

Description: Photograph of the East German Youth Orchestra performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, young people march in formation as they play drums and trumpets. Cloth flags are attached to the trumpets. Male musicians wear white shirts and khaki pants, while female musicians wear white blouses and khaki skirts. The Institute of Texan Cultures is visible behind them.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ed J. Kadlecek, Jr. and Children Performing]

Description: Photograph of Ed J. Kadlecek, Jr. and children, from New Braunfels, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Ed is on the right playing an accordion. His three children, two girls and one boy all wearing gray lederhosen, are on the left sharing a microphone as they sing.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Eliseo and Nieves Torres at Mexican Folk Medicine and Folk Beliefs Booth]

Description: Photograph of Eliseo and Nieves Torres in the Mexican Folk Medicine and Folk Beliefs booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Both are seated. Eliseo, left, holds a taxidermy snake. He wears a patterned shirt, khaki pants, glasses, and a straw hat. Nieves, right, wears a floral skirt and white blouse. Photographs and artifacts are displayed in the booth.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ellis Posey, Storyteller]

Description: Photograph of Ellis Posey, storyteller, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Posey speaks into a microphone as he gestures with his right hand. He wears a white t-shirt, name tag, and glasses.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Entrance Gate 4]

Description: Photograph of entrance gate 4 at the Texas Folklife Festival. People are lined up waiting to get into the festival. Festival staff are taking tickets at the turnstiles. A poster advertising the 1978 festival is hanging on the fence.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Fabric at Laotian Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Laotian booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two women stand next to a table upon which pieces of fabric are arranged. Paintings are hung behind them.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Fandango Dancers at Frontier Fort on Kid's Day]

Description: Photograph of Fandango Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, young dancers perform on a patch of grass. Female dancers wear dresses which they lift up as they spin. Male dancers stand between the female dancers. They wears sombreros, dark jackets, dark pants, white dress shirts, and ties. The dancers perform in front of Frontier Fort on Kid's Day.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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