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[Teenager Making a Wax Candle]

Description: Black and white photograph of a teenager making a candle by dipping a string into a container full of wax. A woman seated at the table where he works is holding two finished candles; more finished candles are on the table before her. This table is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alamo City Highlanders]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of men known as the Alamo City Highlanders playing the bagpipes in an organized formation at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditional Scottish clothing, including kilts.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[A Young Alabama-Coushatta Indian Dancer]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy sitting in a chair and wearing Alabama-Coushatta tribal attire, including a necklace and a headdress, which he is holding in his hand. In his other hand is a partially eaten ice cream cone. He is a performer at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Tightening a Railroad Spike]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy tightening a railroad spike that has been driven into the wooden rails. A man in a cowboy hat helps him to hold the end of the long-handled wrench that he is using. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Driving a Railroad Spike]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy driving a railroad spike into the track's wooden rails. A man in a cowboy hat helps him with the hammer that he is using. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charlene Berryman Painting a Cornshuck Doll]

Description: Black and white photograph of Charlene Berryman of Kingsburg, Texas, painting a doll made from a cob of corn that is still in its shuck. Three finished dolls complete with dresses are visible on the left. She has a table dedicated to her dolls at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Polish Folk Dancers]

Description: Black and white photograph of a couple of Polish folk dancer, a woman and a man, performing in traditional Polish folk attire with other dancers. Every dancer has one arm outstretched and one arm around their partners' waists. They are performers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alabama-Coushatta Indian Dancers]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young man performing an Alabama-Coushatta folk dance with others. They are wearing traditional tribal attire including a headdress. He is a performer at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Tatting Thread]

Description: Black and white photograph of Cindy Brandt tatting thread using a tatting shuttle at the Kendall County Community booth, one of many booths at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Finished tatted pieces are strewn about the surface of the table where she works.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Preparing Greek Food]

Description: Black and white photograph of a man named John Mozakis preparing Mezzeh, or an appetizer, at the Greek food booth, one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is scooping out the Mezzeh from a small pan that he is holding.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[German Folk Dancers]

Description: Black and white photograph of teenagers performing a German folk dance at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are dressed in traditional German folk attire. Each dancing couple is embracing as part of the choreography.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Mancham Constructing a Log Cabin]

Description: Black and white photograph of a man named Neal Wright who is constructing a log cabin at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing by a corner of the unfinished cabin, surveying the logs with a pencil in hand.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Junelle Gambs Teaching Elocution in the One-Room School]

Description: Black and white photograph of Junelle Gambs, who is a member of the Speech Arts Association of San Antonio, teaching elocution in the one-room school on the grounds of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is dressed in a high-collared costume shirt and skirt to play the part. Behind her is a chalkboard with a few notes written in chalk on it.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

H.B. "Pat" Zachry, Storyteller

Description: Black and white photograph of H.B. Zachry, also known as Pat, who is a storyteller and a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing in front of a wooden chair with a pointing stick in his hands. To his right is a poster-sized picture of a tractor, set on a collapsible easel.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[African-American "Soul Food" Booth]

Description: Black and white photograph of two women preparing soul food at the African-American heritage booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are both wearing plastic gloves on their hands. Paper streamers hung from above are on either side of them.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Serving British Pub Food]

Description: Black and white photograph of a man named Donald Cormie, serving a Cornish pastie in the British Pub area of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a British costume, consisting of a ruffled blouse trimmed in lace, a vest, and a hat.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alsatian Food]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young girl named Connie Suehs, from the Alsatian booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is serving an Alsatian beef-based dish called "parisa" on a cracker. She is wearing a traditional Alsatian costume, which includes a large fabric headdress. To her right stands an unidentified man wearing a cap; he is also holding a parisa-topped cracker.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Needlework Display

Description: Black and white photograph of a young woman and an older woman standing near a display of impressive, pastoral-themed needlework on pillows. They have a booth in the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Demonstrating Cooking with Coon Oil]

Description: Black and white photograph of a woman named Elise Deike, the wife of Max "Trapper Max" Deike, gesturing at food that she is making using coon oil. She is in charge of the "Cooking with Corn Oil" booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the table in front of her is a metal baking pan and a large bowl.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Serving Yam Pie]

Description: Black and white photograph of a woman named Daisy Potter who is standing at a table covered in yam pies. Her table is part of the Gilmer Yamboree, a part of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding a knife in her hand after cutting a pie into pieces. She is wearing a crown on her head and a sash over her dress that says, "Possum Queen."
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Larry Dawson, Sculptor]

Description: Black and white photograph of Larry Dawson, a sculptor participating in the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is demonstrating the sculpting process and posing for a picture with one of his unfinished creations. He has a pipe in his mouth.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Muzzle Loading Instruction by the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy pointing a rifle at an unseen target with his eye closed. Two adults from the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association, the sponsors of the activity, are supervising the boy. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Kids Arm Wrestling Each Other]

Description: Black and white photograph of children gathered around a small table to challenge each other in arm wrestling at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A pair of them are competing while the rest watch them; the boy on the right is winning.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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