Texas Folklife Festival Collection - 61 Matching Results

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[Quilting Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a quilting demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, members of the Kashmere Senior Center sew on a large quilt with many different fabrics and colors. The two women work on the quilt on the Houston African American Communities area.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sam Richardson, Master of Ceremonies]

Description: Photograph of Sam Richardson at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Sam, the master of ceremonies for the festival, stands on an indoor stage wearing a long sleeve white shirt with denim jeans, a light-colored fedora, and a leather belt. He speaks into a microphone in front of a large audience of festival participants.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sheep-Sheering Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Perfecto Cervantes shearing a sheep at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Perfecto holds the sheep still with one hand as he uses an electric razor with the other hand. A crowd of festival participants watch Perfecto shear the sheep.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Slippers Zoddico Band]

Description: Photograph of the Slippers Zoddico Band performing at the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band, playing zydeco music, performs on a stage with a brightly colored backdrop. The Slippers Zoddico Band is from Houston's Frenchtown area.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Spinning Wheel Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Martha Atkins demonstrating wheel spinning at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Martha sits on a bench to the left of a festival participant, showing her how to create thread from sheep's wool.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[St. Alphonsus Church Food Booth]

Description: Photograph of the St. Alphonsus Church food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man is cutting fajita meat and preparing ingredients for the grill. He wears a red hat, a navy shirt, and denim jeans.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[O. T. Baker Preparing the Smokehouse]

Description: Photograph of O. T. Baker preparing food to be smoked at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. O. T. stands behind a wooden table covered in ingredients like cacti, onions and potatoes. He wears a cowboy hat, a white shirt with a floral design, and a long necklace made of red beads and animal teeth.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Indian Heritage Society]

Description: Photograph of Texas Indian Heritage Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two men and a young girl play various musical instruments, dressed in traditional Native American clothing.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Indian Heritage Society Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Indian Heritage Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two members of the society are standing on a stage dressed in traditional Native American clothing. Many children stand around them on stage as they perform a demonstration.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Indian Heritage Society Musical Performance]

Description: Photograph of several members of the Texas Indian Heritage Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man dressed in traditional Native American clothing is playing the flute. A young girl stands to his left, holding a small box decorated with long beaded tassels and feathers.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Southern University Step-Dance]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Southern University step-dance team, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The four men, wearing shirt-sleeved shirts with Greek letter patches sewn onto the front, perform on a stage in front of a large audience.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas SouthernUniversity Step-Dance Team]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Southern University step-dance team, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dance team wears shirts with Greek letters sewn onto the left side, shorts, and athletic shoes. The group performs on a stage in front of a large audience of festival-participants.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Parade]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a Trinidad and Tobago Carnival costume during the Carnival parade at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman stands in the center of a large metal fish on rolling wheels. A man stands behind her in the procession, carrying a large leaf shape strapped to his back. A crowd of festival participants line the street, watching the parade.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Performance]

Description: Photograph of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A large banner reading "Trinidad and Tobago present to you the Carnival Sea Fantasy, costumes made and designed by Henry Thompson, D.J. Tall Boy." A woman carrying a large costume stands in front of the sign.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Trinidad and Tobago Fish Costume]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a Trinidad and Tobago Carnival costume at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The elaborate costume consists of three fish enclosing the woman's head and arms. The fish are made of a heavy cord woven in and out of metal caging.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas]

Description: Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancers are wearing matching uniforms consisting of long sleeve white shirts with detailed embroidery down the front, black sashes with yellow trim, and shiny red pants, and straw cowboy hats. The women wear white shirts with similar embroidery, tucked into red calico skirts, grey aprons, red boots, and red leather boots. The dancers perform on a grey stage with a blue backdro… more
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas]

Description: Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancers are wearing matching uniforms consisting of long sleeve white shirts with detailed embroidery down the front, black sashes with yellow trim, and shiny red pants, and straw cowboy hats. The women wear white shirts with similar embroidery, tucked into red calico skirts, grey aprons, red boots, and red leather boots. The dancers perform on a grey stage with a blue backdro… more
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Vicki Fowler and Friends Performance]

Description: Photograph of Vicki Fowler and Friends performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Vicki stands on a raised stage, wearing a long dress and sandals as she sings into a microphone. Her four band members stand in a semicircle around her, playing the acoustic and electric guitars, and the trumpet.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Voices of the Mainland]

Description: Photograph of the Voices of the Mainland performing at the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Dole Bryant, to the left of the photograph, sings into a microphone next to his other band members, all wearing yellow shirts with blue text.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Woodromes]

Description: Photograph of the Woodromes performing at the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The family band is performing on a blue stage with a vine covered canopy. Two women and two men stand behind microphones, singing to the audience. The man on the far left plays the electric guitar.
Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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