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[1st Texas Battalion Drum and Fife Corp]

Photograph of the 1st Texas Battalion Drum and Fife Corp. performing at the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two rows of Corps members wear white shirts, red suspenders, and black pants and a black hats. Members of the audience watch the performance around the open, grassy area.

Date: [1986-07-31..1986-08-03]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Belgian Bowling]

Photograph of a woman participating in Belgian bowling at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is outdoors, on the grass, next to a chain-link fence. She has just released a round, flat object that is rolling toward a wooden crate. The booth's sponsor, George DeWinne, is watching. Two other men are also watching in the background.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Steam Whistles]

Photograph of two young girls, dressed in long skirts and bonnets, standing under the steam whistles at the Texas Folklife Festival. The steam whistles, sponsored by Ken Wimberley of Austin, are situated atop an A-frame structure, under which the girls are standing. On one side of the A-frame, a sign reads "Steam Whistles". Behind the steam whistles is a fence and behind the fence, a street is visible. Off to the right, a man and woman are sitting under a tree.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Display of Paintings]

Photograph of artist Leona Davis, from Elgin, at her booth of oil and acrylic paintings at the Texas Folklife Festival. She and another woman are sitting in the booth, which displays a large variety of paintings of Texas landscapes. Smaller paintings are arranged on the table in front of them with a sign that reads "Special $7.50." Behind them, larger paintings are hung with a sign that says "Leona Davis." A small group of people have stopped to look at her paintings. They are standing on the l… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman With Afghans]

Photograph of Ruby Seguin, from San Antonio, displaying her afghans in "Grandma's Workshop" at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two brightly-colored afghans are draped in front of her. A quilt hangs behind her to the left, below the "Grandma" part of the "Grandma's Workshop" sign. A display of rag dolls are visible behind her to the right. A cluster of hangers are on a wire above her.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cart of Cascarones]

Bird's eye view photograph of a red cart containing cascarones, colorful confetti-filled eggshells, in the Mexican market at the Texas Folklife Festival. A woman and small boy are leaning over the cart, looking through the collection of painted eggshells. Two signs reading, "Cascarones" are visible.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Crawfish Race]

Photograph of Texas crawfish racing commissioner Jim Braud starting a crawfish race in Port Arthur, Texas. In the photograph, Jim leans over the racing table, reaching towards a basket to release the crawfish. A large audience watches from behind green and red barricades.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Irish Guard Salutes]

Photograph of the Houston Irish Pipes and Drums group, performing on a stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The guards are arranged in a semi-circle facing the audience, dressed in traditional Irish guard costumes of orange kilts, black coats, and dark green hats. The bagpipe players are lined up on the left side of the stage while the drummer is on the right. The band leader stands center stage, heavily ornamented, holding a baton and wearing an orange cape and a tall black bearskin cap. Wear… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Irish Novelties for Sale]

Photograph of a stand displaying Irish novelties for sale at the Texas Folklife Festival. The stand is part of the Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas booth. The booth is decorated with green and white paper fringe, green balloons, and shamrocks. The sign overhead reads, "Novelties". Displayed on the table are small green and white objects, including leprechaun figurines. A boy in a green shirt is in charge of the stand. He is standing behind the display table, waiting for customers.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Soul Food Booth]

Photograph of the African-American food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. A sign above the booth that is partially covered with pennant flags reads, "Soul Food". A woman in a red outfit and a man standing to her right are waiting at the booth. On the left, two young boys are walking toward the woman in red. Through the booth in the background, other booths and festival visitors are visible.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Coupon Booth on the Veranda]

Photograph of a coupon booth on the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures and the first annual Texas Folklife Festival. Numerous people are walking around on the veranda. One man has stopped at the coupon booth where two women are working. The booth has a red, yellow, and orange, umbrella covering with a sign that says "Coupons twenty-five cents"

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Hurling Sheaf]

Photograph of the sheaf toss sponsored by the Scottish Society of Texas at the Texas Folklife Festival. A man prepares to hurl a burlap bag of hay, or sheaf, using a pitchfork. In the background, people are standing and watching.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ladies in Pioneer Costumes]

Photograph of six women, representatives of the Gilmer Yamboree, dressed in pioneer dresses at the Texas Folklife Festival. The women are lined up outside their booth, facing the camera. The two women on each end are holding an opened parasol. In the middle of them, a small square hay bale sits on the ground. Above their heads a sign reading, "Yamboree" is visible. In the background are festival visitors and other booth workers.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Entrance to the Mexican Market]

Photograph of the entrance sign to the Mexican Market at the Texas Folklife Festival. The market is a small sampler of the Mexican area at 'Night in Old San Antonio', an annual Fiesta San Antonio event sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society. The photograph shows crowds of people walking around and mingling in the foreground, all the way into the background. In the middleground, a green banner is hanging over the crowd that reads "Mexican Market" in white letters, outlined in red. Bel… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Entrance to Polish Area]

Photograph of the entrance to the Polish area outside of the Institute of Texan Cultures building at the Texas Folklife Festival. The entrance is denoted by a large archway of paper decorations: red, blue, and white flowers. Visible through the arch, there are red letters hanging from a string of banners that read, "Texas Polonia". Under that another sign reads, "Polish". The Institute of Texas Cultures Building is visible on the left. Festival visitors are sitting and walking through the area.… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Lebanese Food Booth]

Photograph of the Lebanese food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph is taken from a distance and shows the food booth, a dance floor or performance area, and the large hill behind the Lebanese area. According to a sign, the food booth is selling shish kabobs. Many strings of pennant flags are decorating the area. Festival visitors are visible in the foreground, sitting on steps in front of the area.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sugar Cane Mill]

Photograph of Travis W. Kuykendall operating a sugar cane mill at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mill is powered by two horses walking in a circle. The horses are attached to a big log which rotates as they walk. The log is attached to the grinding mechanism which grinds the sugar cane into sugar. Strings of pennant flags decorate the area. A man is standing with the horses and another man is at the grinder, putting in the sugar cane. Kuykendall is walking toward the horses from the right. In… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Soap Making Demonstration]

Photograph of Evelyn Johnson, from Mesquite, explaining how to make lye soap in the pioneer lye soap booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is dressed in a pioneer bonnet and hat, holding two glass jars. In front of her are two large ceramic mixing bowls containing ingredients for soap making.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chilympiad Food Booth]

Photograph of the food booth of the Republic of Texas Chilympiad, from San Marcos, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two festival visitors, a man and a woman both dressed in yellow, inquire about items at the booth. The man working the booth is wearing a red shirt, and a red construction helmet. A large white sign with black letters hangs overhead reading, "Chilympiad". Other smaller signs are displayed describing a product for sale entitled, "Sweet n' Hot Chili Jelly", which is packaged in small… more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

["Grandma's Workshop" Booth]

Photograph of "Grandma's Workshop" in which Emma Oettinger is displaying her rag dolls, afghans, and quilts at the Texas Folklife Festival. Oettinger, from San Antonio, is on the right side of the photograph, explaining how to make rag dolls to two visitors. To the left, a group of people are looking at the variety of quilts, dolls, pillows, and afghans on display. The booth has a sign overhead in the foreground that displays information about the booth, as well as paper cut-outs of rag dolls. … more

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Open Pit BBQ]

Photograph of beef cooking on an open pit grill in Cattle Drive Corral at the Texas Folklife Festival. The pit grill is in the foreground. A large metal grill panel is positioned over the pit, resting on two support beams which reach across the width of the pit. About twenty large cuts of beef lay out on the grill panel. Behind the pit grill is a red covered wagon. To the left of the pit grill, a dutch oven is hanging from a cross bar. In the right background, a log fence is visible.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jewish Food Booth]

Photograph of the Jewish food booth, sponsored by the San Antonio Jewish Community Center, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two women stand behind the booth talking to a female festival visitor who is looking at the variety of foods displayed. On the left, handmade price signs are displayed on a post. In the upper right hand corner is a sign that reads, "Jewish." Below the sign, a young girl is also perusing the booth.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Israeli Folk Dancing]

Photograph of members of the San Antonio Jewish Community Center performing Israeli folk dances near the Jewish booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are mostly women but one young boy is visible. They are dancing at the edge of a parking lot forming a circle and holding hands. The women are wearing knee-length skirts and white blouses. Lining the edge of the parking lot are booths and tents, one of which is the Jewish booth, denoted with a sign.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Piñatas at the Mexican Market]

Photograph of the piñata booth in the Mexican market at the Texas Folklife Festival. The front of the booth has a decorative arch, covered in colorful paper flowers. In the middle of the arch is a sign that reads, "Piñatas". On the left of the arch, a colorful piñata is hanging. Two women and two children are standing in front of the booth looking at the piñatas. The woman in the foreground is wearing sunglasses, a blue floral dress, and a curly blonde updo.

Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

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