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[Peanut Grinding]

Description: Color photograph of a young girl and an elderly man named Grady Higdon, scooping peanuts into a peanut grinder at the Frio County Peanut Specialties Booth, one of many booths at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A glass container filled with harvested peanut plants sits on the table where they work.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[A Grist Mill]

Description: Color photograph of a red grist mill, a special antique relic on display at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Knelt next to it is a man named Matt Pantalion, who is from Nacogdoches. He is watching the grist mill work, as the conveyer belt rotates and the corn kernels, though only a few are visible, are processed.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Using a Sugar Cane Mill]

Description: Color photograph of a young boy standing before a sugar cane mill, inserting a sugar cane into the opening at its front. The mill is made of metal and has wooden supports. A sign attached to the wood reads, "Sugar Cane, Courtesy of Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc." Directly behind the mill is a large pile of sugar cane stalks. Behind the pile of stalks is a white horse. A large tree limb visible just behind the top part of the mill spans the width of the photograph. The mill is a special a… more
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Antique Corn Sheller]

Description: Photograph of a child using an antique corn sheller at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The boy leans over a wooden trough full of corn. He cranks the sheller as several festival participants watch.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[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]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Milking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a festival-goer participating in a milking contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a shirt and jeans as she sits on a small stool, milking the udders of a dairy cow. A contest judge stands to her left, on the other side of the cow, watching her milk.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Milking Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of festival participants presenting their dairy cattle at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The four festival participants stand on the hill outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures, preparing for a milking demonstration sponsored by the Associated Milk Producers.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sugar Milling Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a sugar milling demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two oxen are harnessed to a large wooden yoke attached to the milling machine. Two men squat in front of the machine as they feed cane poles into its opening. Festival participants watch the demonstration from beyond the roped off area.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sugar Caning Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a sugar milling demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two oxen are harnessed to a large wooden yoke attached to the milling machine. Two men squat in front of the machine, feeding cane poles into its' opening. Festival participants watch the demonstration from around the roped off area.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sugar Caning Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a sugar milling demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, oxen are harnessed to a large wooden yoke attached to the milling machine. A man leans over in front of the machine, pushing sugar cane into its' opening.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Milking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a festival-goer participating in a milking contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a knitted shirt with jeans as he milks the udders of the dairy cow in front of him.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Milking Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a milking contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two men squat on short stools underneath two diary cows. The participants race to see you can milk their cow the fastest. Competition judges watch the race from behind a metal fence.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Making Corn Tortillas]

Description: Color photograph of a woman named Teresa Zertuche demonstrating how to make corn tortillas at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. While kneeling on the ground, she grinds and rolls the cornmeal on a thick slate on her lap. Bowls of various ingredients surround her. A few boys are seated nearby to watch her work.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Shelling Corn with a Machine]

Description: Color photograph of a young boy turning the wheel crank of a metal machine that shells corn, which is on display at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The machine's spout leads to a large metal bowl that catches the processed kernels. In the background is a fenced in area filled with corn husks. To the left of that area is a sign posted on a tree that reads, "Corn Shucking: 4-H Clubs of Medina."
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shelling Machine]

Description: Color photograph of a corn shelling machine, on display at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The machine is made of wood and has a bowl underneath it to catch the processed kernels. A young boy turns the crank on the side of the machine while a teenage boy who is operating the machine takes corn cobs from the next child in line. A woman in sunglasses stands to the left of the machine.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Shelling Corn]

Description: Color photograph of a group of children using a wooden hand-turned machine to shell corn. The machine is on display at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. As one child pushes a cob of corn down into an opening on the top of the machine, a young boy turns the crank on the side. A large bowl underneath the machine catches the processed kernels. Behind them is a large, partially fenced-in pile of corn husks.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Color photograph of a young girl vigorously turning the handle of an antique corn sheller in Hondo's Corn Shuckin' and Shellin' area at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the girl is wearing a pink and white flowery swimsuit. The bodies of three women and a man are visible around the girl, although the frame of the photograph crops their faces out of the frame.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator: Snyder, Chuck
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Crib and Corn Sheller]

Description: Photograph of a corn crib and a corn sheller at the Texas Folklife Festival. A sign explains that the crib, which looks like a small log cabin with no roof, was originally built on site at Canyon Lake. Ears of corn are piled up inside the crib. On either side of the doorway are burlap bags. Two young girls are in front of the crib, one turning a crank to operate the sheller, the other gathering corn.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mule-Powered Cane Mill]

Description: Photograph of Travis W. Kuykendall, mule skinner from Pearsall, advising a young festival participant on how to hitch up the mule to operate the cane mill at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Festival participants and other booths are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mule-Powered Cane Mill]

Description: Photograph of a mule-powered cane mill producing syrup from sugarcane at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. It appears that the mule is walking around in a circle, guiding long sticks to generate power; a man is guiding the process. Several piles of what appear to be sugarcane are on the ground. Festival participants and other booths are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corncob Doll Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Charlene Berryman, from Kingsbury, Texas, making corncob dolls at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting at a table and working with corn and cornhusks. Finished dolls, that are wearing dresses and bonnets, are on the table. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mule-Powered Cane Mill]

Description: Photograph of a mule-powered cane mill producing syrup from sugarcane at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A young boy is holding on to the mule that is walking around in a circle. Several piles of what appear to be sugarcane are on the ground. Festival participants and other booths are visible all around.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Women Competing in Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of several women competing in the "corn shuckin'" contest at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The women are on a stage, kneeling on the ground, shucking corn. The women each have a metal barrel in front of them; they appear to be removing the corn from the barrel and discarding the corn husks on the floor beside them. The women are elevated on the stage; festival participants are leaning on the stage in front of them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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