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[Children Riding Jethro Holmes' Oxen]

Description: Photograph of children riding Jethro Holmes' oxen at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife festival in August of 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two oxen are yoked together as they walk across a dirt campground, Three small children are straddling the ox to the left, and the two older children are straddling the ox to the right.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Oxen for Log Wagon]

Description: Photograph of Jethro Holmes, from Woodville, with a pair of oxen used to pull an eight-wheel log wagon at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on the right, standing on a log, his hand resting on the yoke of the two black oxen. The oxen, standing in the middle of the photograph, are harnessed and stand waiting. A female festival visitor is on the left, petting one of the oxen. In the background, a few logs are visible on the wagon.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Oxen for Log Wagon]

Description: Photograph of Jethro Holmes and J.W. Broom with a red eight wheel log wagon, loaned by the W.T. Carter family of Houston, at the Texas Folklife Festival. The wagon resembles a trailer and has two supports for logs to be laid across. Behind it, Jethro is sitting on one of the oxen not yet harnessed to the wagon. J.W. Broom is standing to the right of them. To the right of the wagon the other ox stands patiently. In the background, the tower of the Americas is visible.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Participant Sitting on an Ox]

Description: Photograph of Jethro Holmes, representative of Woodville Dog Wood Festival, sitting on a large black ox at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The ox is used to pull log wagons, one of which is visible in the background. Mr. Holmes is wearing a light colored shirt, dark slacks, a cowboy hat, and a rain poncho. A medium sized dog is on the ground in front of them, and festival booths are visible behind them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Oxen Drinking Water]

Description: Photograph of J. W. Broom and Jethro Holmes watering a pair of oxen used to pull an eight-wheel log wagon at the Texas Folklife Festival. Both of them are representatives of the Woodville Dogwood Festival. Broom is standing on the left in front of the oxen, holding a rope that is tied to one ox's halter. This ox is drinking from a metal bucket full of water beneath a water spout. Holmes stands on the other side of the oxen.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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