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[Woman Helping Visitors at Souvenir and Information Booth]

Description: Photograph of a woman helping festival visitors at the Institute of Texan Cultures Information and Souvenirs booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The dark-haired woman is behind the booth, across from three festival visitors who are visible from behind. Hats, festival t-shirts, and buttons are hanging up all over the booth. Small signs are displaying price information for each item.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Institute of Texan Cultures Kiosk]

Description: Photograph of the Institute of Texan Cultures Information and Souvenirs booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The square booth has t-shirts and hats hanging up inside of it. Two visitors are standing on one side talking to one of the four booth workers. At the top on each side is a sign that reads, "Kiosk, Souvenirs & Information."
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Muzzle Loader Instruction]

Description: Photograph of a man instructing a boy on shooting a muzzle loader (gun with charge loaded from muzzle) at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is in the foreground aiming the rifle to the right. The man is behind him in the middle ground holding the barrel and watching him carefully. Behind him is a large pile of straw.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Daisy Potter with Raul Jimenez]

Description: Photograph of Daisy Potter, "The Possum Queen," being escorted by Raul Jimenez, president of Jimenez Food Products, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Potter is wearing a pioneer dress, a sash denoting her title, and is carrying an open parasol. The couple is walking between two tables filled with yam pies in Gilmer Yamboree.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Daisy Potter Presenting Raul Jimenez with Yam Pie]

Description: Photograph of Daisy Potter, "The Possum Queen," presenting a yam pie topped with Jimenez peppers to Raul Jimenez, president of Jimenez Food Products, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Potter is wearing a pioneer dress, a sash denoting her title, and a homemade crown with the image of a possum on it. She is standing in the center, handing the pie to Jimenez on the left. Jack F. (Spot) Baird is on the right, speaking into a microphone.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Daisy Potter Feeding Yam Pie to a Visitor's Dog]

Description: Photograph of Daisy Potter, "The Possum Queen," feeding a yam pie to a visitor's dog at the Texas Folklife Festival. Potter is wearing a pioneer dress, a sash denoting her title, and a homemade crown with the image of a possum on it. She is kneeling to the left of a large black and white spotted dog presenting it with a small piece of pie on a napkin.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Matt Pantalion at Grist Mill]

Description: Photograph of Matt Pantalion, from Nacodoches, next to the grist mill at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is kneeling on the ground next to it with one hand on the funnel where the grain is poured in. He is wearing a straw cowboy hat, glasses, a white moustache, a button-up shirt, and jeans.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Brooks D. Baker Holding A Handful of Hominy]

Description: Photograph of Brooks D. Baker, from Deer Park, at Hominy Making School at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a handful of raw hominy he scooped up from a ceramic jar in front of him. He is wearing brow-line glasses, a plaid shirt and plaid pants. Next to the ceramic jar is a bottle of lye and a container of Morton salt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Hazel Bowen Driving a Wagon]

Description: Photograph of Hazel Bowen, wagon mistress from Antelope, giving a wagon ride at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a cowboy hat and driving a wagon with a young girl sitting to the right of her. More children are sitting in the back of the wagon.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a boy participating in a corn shucking contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The boy holds a kernel of corn against his chest as he pulls the shuck away with his left hand. Festival participants stand behind the boy, watching the progress of the competition.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Rocky Tays Stuffing Sausage]

Description: Photograph of Rocky Tays, from New Braunfels Wurstfest, doing a sausage stuffing demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a striped apron, a striped shirt, and a German-style hat covered in pins and charms as he holds a casing in front of the hand-cranked stuffer on the table in front of him. Also on the table are two bowls and some glass jars containing spices and seasoning. A few people are behind him, watching.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Two Female Argentine Folk Dancers]

Description: Photograph of two Argentine folk dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival. The two girls are posing with their fists up in the air, each clutching a stick and crossing arms with each other. They are wearing white shirts, dark vests, scarves around their necks, and decorative headbands. Their pants are cut diagonally from the mid-thigh on the outside down to the inseam near the knee, to reveal long white bloomers that come down to mid-calf. They are also wearing boots with spurs and long pieces of… more
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Two Women Quilting]

Description: Photograph of two elderly women quilting in the Kendall County Community booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are sitting at a large quilt that is spread out, each stitching up one of the squares. The woman on the right has cat-eye glasses, a cloth headband and a braid wrapped around her head. The woman on the left has short hair and glasses. A third woman is standing behind them, crouching over to observe.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Woman and Girl Arm Wrestling]

Description: Photograph of a girl arm wrestling a woman at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are sitting across the table from each other, the girl on the left and the woman on the right. The girl is wearing a halter top and has a long braid. The woman is wearing a loose, long sleeve dress and a wide-brimmed sun hat which is hiding her face. The woman appears to be winning the contest. Spectators are gathered around closely.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[John Bullock Welding]

Description: Photograph of a John Bullock, from Terlingua, making a steel sculpture at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a blowtorch on a piece of metal held in a vice. He is shirtless, but wearing protective gloves, an apron, and goggles on his forehead. Hammers and other tools are visible on the work surface in front of him.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Girl Holding Bananas]

Description: Photograph of a girl holding bananas in the Filipino booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a checkered dress with a white collar, holding a bunch of bananas in each hand. She has shoulder-length dark hair and is standing in front of a tree.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
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[Susan Lenhart Serving Inihaw]

Description: Photograph of Susan Lenhart serving Inihaw in the Filipino booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Several kabobs skewered with chicken are on the grill in front of her. She is rotating them to make sure they cook evenly. Lenhart has long dark hair and is wearing a white blouse, long necklaces, and a striped headband.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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