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[Lijauco Bayanihan Dancers]

Description: Photograph of the Lijauco Bayanihan Dance Ensemble performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dance team, from Laredo, Texas, wears long yellow dresses with white aprons and hats. Each barefoot woman extends one arm in the air as the other trails by her side.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Sugaring Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a sugaring demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a young boy is holding the stirrups of a horse as he guides him around the sugar cane mill. The horse turns the turbine which powers the mill, squeezing the juices out of the many cane poles. A crowd of festival participants watches the demonstration from behind the horse and child.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]

[Child Hugging a Doll]

Description: Photograph of a child hugging a doll at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The child wears a pair of overalls as he holds a cloth doll as tall as he is. A booth of handmade dolls is visible in the background.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Goose-Plucking Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of children watching a goose-plucking demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three young boys leave over a goose in Madeline Witteben's lap. She deftly removes its' feathers for the children to watch.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]

[Sarah McLain Teaching Wool Carding]

Description: Photograph of Sarah McLain showing a festival participant how to card wool at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Sarah wears a sleeveless short underneath a patterned apron. She leans over the visitor as she pulls the wool back and forth preparing it to be spun into wool yarn.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Boot-Maker, Catherine Wood]

Description: Photograph of Catherino Wood making a pair of boots at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Catherino wears a short-sleeved shirt and cargo shorts as she drives a nail into the sole of a boot with a hammer. Her workstation is covered with tools relating to boot-making, including leathers, dyes, and boot forms.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Frank Hendricks Demonstrating Engraving]

Description: Photograph of Frank Hendricks engraving a gun at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Frank wears a striped shirt, jeans, and a leather belt as he leans over the engraving machine, delicately working on a piece of metal to demonstrate the technique for festival participants.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Toymaker Mike Mosel]

Description: Photograph of Mike Mosel building a toy at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He wears a suede hat with leather trim, a collared shirt, and an apron. He holds a small mallet in his hand, gently tapping a wooden peg into place.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Mike Mosel Building Toys]

Description: Photograph of Mike Mosel building a toy at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He wears a suede hat with leather trim, a collared shirt, and an apron. He holds the finished toy in his hand, demonstrating how the handmade joints move.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Cowboy Beans at the Chuck Wagon]

Description: Photograph of a man preparing cowboy beans at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He stands in a grassy area surrounded by small scrub trees, stirring a huge pot of beans with a large wooden stick. The man wears a cowboy hat and a long-sleeve collared shirt, tucked into jeans.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Cane Syrup Cooking]

Description: Photograph of Jerry Young cooking cane syrup at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jerry wears a cowboy hat with a striped shirt, braided leather belt and slacks. He leans over a large rectangular bin filled with cane syrup.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Peanut Brittle]

Description: Photograph of a woman displaying peanut brittle at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a polka-dotted dress underneath a checkered apron. Standing in front of the Frio County Peanut Specialties Booth, she holds the labeled bag of peanut brittle in front of her chest.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Marie Fleming Displaying Dutch Hats]

Description: Photograph of Marie Fleming at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Marie stands in the butter churning school within the Dutch booth, holding a handmade Dutch hat in each hand. Marie herself wears a similar Dutch hat with a dark-colored dress with floral trim.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[J. O. McKnight Making Baskets]

Description: Photograph of J. O. McKnight making a basket at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, J. O. wears a collared shirt and pants with a metal watch and glasses. He is weaving an intricate basket made of various materials. He sits behind a large table filled with examples of his work.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Elsie the Cow at a Milking Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of Elsie the Cow at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Elsie, a tan-colored cow with white daisies around his neck, is part of a milking exhibit within the festival. A child, held by his mother, reaches out to pet the cow, who sniffs his hand.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Pat Shelton Weaving on a Loom]

Description: Photograph of Pat Shelton weaving on a loom at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pat holds her hair back in barrettes, wearing a white shirt with a long plaid skirt. She rests part of the loom in her lap as she works.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Children Sitting on Replica Horse]

Description: Photograph of four children sitting on a replica horse at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The four children sit in order of smallest to largest, with the smallest child holding onto the hair of the horse. A large bale of hay positioned underneath the horse helps festival participants reach it's back.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]

[Gulf Coast Scandinavian Club Dancers]

Description: Photograph of the Gulf Coast Scandinavian Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear traditional Scandinavian clothing as they dance in three rows of four people each. Festival participants stand around the raised concrete stage, watching the performance.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Smith, Jim

[Filipino and San Antonio Dancers]

Description: Photograph of a dance performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Both the San Antonio Dancers and the Filipino Dancers take the stage together. The San Antonio Dancers wear dresses with checkered aprons and big hats, while the Filipino dancers wear long sleeve shirts with light-colored pants and handkerchiefs tied around their necks.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
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