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[Ship Passing Under Bridge]

Description: Aerial photograph of a ship that has just passed under a large bridge, identified as Rainbow Bridge. The ship is in the right center of the photograph and extends from the bridge to the edge of the frame. The bridge is on the left side of the photograph and a truck and car are visible driving over it. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photograph as J. C. Watkins, and handwriting dates it from September 22, 1954.
Date: September 22, 1954
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Fleet of Shrimping Boats]

Description: Photograph of a side view of shrimping boats from a fleet. They are stationed at a dock. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
Date: September 7, 1952
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Aerial View of Drawbridge]

Description: Aerial photograph of Pleasure Pier Drawbridge. A large ship has just passed through the bridge and it is still drawn. There are cars waiting for the ship to pass, and the town can be seen on the other side of the river. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
Date: September 17, 1955
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Wedding portrait of Juan and Rosita Illescas]

Description: Wedding photograph of Juan and Rosita Illescas. Juan is sitting on a chair dressed in a three-piece black suit and white bow tie. He is wearing white gloves on his right hand, and holding the gloves of his left hand. Rosita, holding white flowers, is dressed in white dress and white shoes. She is wearing a lacy head band, and a long veil, and is standing behind Juan. On the cover of the photograph is a engraving of a bride.
Date: September 26, 1926
Creator: Ronquilla Foto
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Isaacson Cotton Gin Company, El Campo, Texas]

Description: Black and white photograph of a building known as the Isaacson Gin Company, where cotton is processed. The building is made of wood and has several different sections to it. The yard just outside the company is teeming with horse-drawn or animal-drawn wagons. Each wagon is filled with cotton; some of them are covered with a tarp. In the distance, several houses are visible, as are dirt roads that lead to and from the company yard.
Date: September 16, 1916
Creator: El Campo Studio Photo
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Otto and Agnes Hansen]

Description: Black and white photograph of a husband and wife, identified as Otto and Agnes Jensen, standing on the lawn of a white two-story building that is partially visible behind them. Otto is wearing a long-sleeved shirt and tie with dark pants. Agnes is wearing glasses and a dark, patterned dress.
Date: September 1949
Creator: The Fox Company
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Mother and Young Daughter Standing on a Lawn Outside of a House]

Description: Black and white photograph of a mother, Margie Buss Hansen, and her daughter, Gloria Jean Hansen, standing on the lawn outside of a house with a covered porch that is visible behind them. Margie is wearing glasses and a dress with asymmetrical buttons descending down the bodice. She is touching Gloria Jean's hair. Gloria, who is wearing a white dress, is standing to her mother's right and is leaning on her.
Date: September 1949
Creator: The Fox Company
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[The Allenson Family]

Description: Black and white photograph of a family standing outdoors. The members include a mother, a father, and their two children; an unidentified man is also standing with them. On the far left is Kristine Allenson, wife to John Allenson. Their children, Clifford and Leo, are both standing in front of the adults and looking downward. The younger child is standing in front of his mother while his older sibling is seated on a tricycle.
Date: September 1929
Creator: Newton, Carl D.
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

John, Kristine and Leo Allenson

Description: Black and white photograph of a family posed outdoors for a portrait in the yard of a house. The husband, John Allenson, is standing with one hand in his pants pocket and his other hand on the chair that his wife, Kristine Allenson, is seated in. On her lap she is holding their son, Leo Allenson; he looks to be toddler aged. They are situated next to a small tree that is visible to the right of them. The wooden siding of the house is also visible to their left.
Date: September 1929
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[John Russell "Hondo" Crouch]

Description: Photograph of festival storyteller, John Russell "Hondo" Crouch, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Crouch is the mayor and co-owner of Luckenbach, Texas. He is smiling and wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a light-colored jacket, jeans, and a red bandana around his neck. He has white hair, and a short, white beard. In the background, a young woman is visible.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Grilling Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of a woman making "Maria's Tortillas" at the Texas Folklife Festival. "Maria's tortillas" are hand-patted, grilled corn tortillas, buttered and topped with cheddar cheese and salsa, a favorite food at San Antonio Conservation Society's "Night in Old San Antonio". The photograph is taken from behind the counter where tortillas are being made so that the griddle is visible. Two tortillas lay cooking on the iron griddle while a woman prepares another ball of dough from the large bowl of… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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