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[German Folk Dancers Performing]

Description: Photograph of the Cameron German Folk Dancers performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are partnered off and are clasping hands. The men are wearing lederhosen and the women are wearing red and yellow skirts. They are performing on a parking lot as festival participants watch.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native Americans Pounding Corn]

Description: Photograph of Darby Battise, member of the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas, pounding corn in a corn mill at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Situated in the Indian Village, the young tribe member is pounding the corn using a tree branch in a corn mill made from a tree trunk with a hollowed out opening. Another young participant is watching this process. They are standing in front of a tall fence and other festival participants are visible sitting in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men Oustide of a Representation of a 19th Century House]

Description: Photograph of Bill Hunter, Dr. Sean Burke, and state leaders of the Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The men are in front of a structure representing a 19th century house in the Irish Flat neighborhood of San Antonio. Festival booths and other participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[A View Inside the Irish Flat]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Sean Burke, Eleanor Patrick, and an unidentified girl holding a poster reading, "Ireland's Treasures" at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are standing inside the structure representing a traditional 19th century Irish Flat; the inside of the flat features exhibit items loaned by members of the Harp and Shamrock Society.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Festival Participants Falling in the Mud]

Description: Photograph of festival participants following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia on opening day of the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Several people, including chuck wagon cooks, Tom Perini (left) and Robert Williams, are falling into the puddles and mud, causing water to splash up. Festival booths are visible around them.
Date: September 7, 1973
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Tigua Indian Beside Beehive Oven]

Description: Photograph of a Tigua Indian preparing skillet bread at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The woman is using a long stick to stir or prod the bread in the skillet; a small flame is visible beneath the skillet. This is set up to the side of the beehive oven (horno) that is used to bake bread. A large fire is contained inside the beehive oven.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Lebanese Dancers Performing a Dance]

Description: Photograph of members of the Ameleb Club of San Antonio Lebanese Dancers performing on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two dancers are wearing what appear to be traditional Lebanese garments. The female is wearing a cropped top with a long, light green skirt and the male is wearing a long white dress with a floor length colorful vest; a headdress secured by a band covers his head. A large group of festival participants sit in stadium-style seating behind them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participants at Metal Craft Booth]

Description: Photograph of V.H. "Blackie" Chapple standing behind a booth featuring metal crafts at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the other side of the booth is a young man with several small children looking at the metal crafts, which include several figurines and a covered wagon. The man has an infant sitting in a carrier on his back.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Workers Serving Crawfish]

Description: Photograph of Ann Oliver serving crawfish in Cajun Country at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is using tongs to transport the peeled crawfish into a small cup. The workers are all wearing red tops and white aprons; two of the workers are wearing red and white "Cajun Country" caps.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Booth Selling Cajun Souvenirs]

Description: Photograph of a booth selling Cajun souvenirs at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. W.T. Oliver (right), co-chairman of Cajun Country, is standing in front of the booth, shaking hands with a festival participant. Several participants are behind the booth, selling crawfish pins for $1.75 and Cajun t-shirts for $2.50.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Band Performing at Festival]

Description: Photograph of Dallas Roy, guitarist with the Jackie Callier and Rambling Aces Band, playing in the Cajun Country section at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing in front of a microphone and appears to be singing while playing the guitar. Other musicians are in the back playing the accordion and the guitar. There are several speakers set up around the band. The musicians in the band are all wearing red and white tops with white vests and caps. Festival participants are visi… more
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Club Members Performing a Lebanese Dance]

Description: Photograph of Ameleb Club members performing a Lebanese dance following the rain shower on the opening day of the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are holding hands and dancing on a designated dance floor. The dancers are not dressed in traditional Lebanese garments, though several of the dancers are wearing rain ponchos. Tarps cover other areas in the background.
Date: September 7, 1973
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Floor Guides Carrying Balloons to be Released]

Description: Photograph of several floor guides each carrying a bunch of balloons in a variety shapes, sizes, and colors at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The East Texas String Ensemble is playing instruments and standing in front of microphones as the floor guides are bringing out the balloons to be released around them. Festival participants are standing all around the band and balloons.
Date: September 7, 1973
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Festival Participant Portraying "Mr. Cajun"]

Description: Photograph of Ervin Comeaux portraying "Mr. Cajun" at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The festival participant is wearing a red beret, a red bow tie, and a red vest over a white collared shirt. A crawfish pin is attached to the vest.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Festival Participant Portraying "Mrs. Cajun"]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Ervin Comeaux portraying "Mrs. Cajun" at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The participant is wearing a white blouse with a crawfish pin, a polka dot skirt, and a large hat covered with what appears to be white organza.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chimney Makers Working Together to Build a Chimney]

Description: Slide of Cecil Overstreet (on ladder), Clifton Warden and a helper using stone to build a chimney on a log house at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mentioned people are gathered near and on the roof and making progress on the chimney while two other men squat at the base of it as they wait for an opportunity to help with the project.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Customers at a Wendish Gallery]

Description: Slide of a Wendish gallery, sponsored by the Wendish Culture Club, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Costumed Mary Schimank (right), from Houston, Texas, is showing a Wendish cross to her customers. Between her and the three present customers, there is a table on which are Wendish wares, including crosses and cushions.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[A Wendish Gallery and Its Wares]

Description: Slide of a Wendish gallery, sponsored by the Wendish Culture Club, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two costumed women stand behind the counter displaying Wendish merchandise to customers. There is a sign overhead reading "Wendish" and there are people approaching the counter and examining the goods.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Irish Folk Dancers Performance]

Description: Slide of a Irish Folk Dancers from Houston, Texas performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. There is a grouping of three female dancers dancing in the foreground and three male dancers in the background. All of the dancers are wearing traditional Irish clothing.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[English Pub Serving Customers]

Description: Slide of a British pub sponsored by the British Sporting club of San Antonio at the Texas Folklife Festival. To the right is a bar or counter of sorts where people are operating the pub. In the foreground is a group of four sitting at the table and in the background is a man playing darts.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Greek Food Booth Sponsored by a Greek Orthodox Church]

Description: Slide of people operating a Greek food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth was sponsored by the Greek Funstival by the St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church in San Antonio. There are seven people behind the counter and operating the booth. The booth serves Greek dishes such as homemade bread and baklava.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bunny Brass Band Representing the Easter Fires Pageant]

Description: Slide of the Bunny Brass Band performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band is formed into a half circle with the maestro standing in the middle in front of them. They are all in rabbit costumes. The bunny mascot is a small boy, also dressed up, and is standing in the foreground to the left. He is holding a round makeshift sign reading "Easter Fires Pageant Mar. 29, 1975."
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Western Art Display]

Description: Slide of the Bob Dale leaning on his booth that is displaying his western art at the Texas Folklife Festival. In this booth are five people observing Dale's artwork that's places all over the inner walls of his booth.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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