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[Children Making Hoecakes]

Photograph of the Cisco Civic League's Hoecakes at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two children are making the hoecakes, named for the tool used to cook them. The cakes are being baked while sitting on the metal part of a hoe that is placed over hot coals. The two children stand on opposite sides of the pile of coals on the ground, each holding a hoe with two cakes on it. Behind them booths and festival visitors are visible.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Sitting at Booth with Rush Candles]

Photograph of the Cisco Civic League's rush candles at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are displayed in a container consisting of a ceramic pot with a wagon wheel laid across the top. The candles are on long sticks and resemble pale hot dog wieners. They protrude out of the container like a bouquet. A woman wearing a yellow gingham apron, a red shirt, and a straw hat is sitting behind the booth.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[American Indian Man in Traditional Clothing]

Photograph of a Texas Indian Heritage Society dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing traditional Indian clothing: a red tunic with long yellow fringe that hangs down from his shoulders, a colorful beaded sash and headband, and feathers fanning out from the back of his head. He is also wearing a yellow bandana. A black stripe is painted on his face, across his eyes. Behind him an elaborate headdress he is wearing on his back is partially visible.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alvin Sueltenfuss at the Winemaking Booth]

Photograph of Alvin Sueltenfuss at the winemaking booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a plaid short-sleeved button-up shirt, and Texas-shaped sunglasses. On his shirt he is wearing a name badge with a red ribbon. The table in front of him is covered with a red tablecloth and contains seven bottles of wine. The bottles are not conventional wine bottles; instead they are shaped more like liquor bottles with simple, white labels. Behind the bottles are some informatio… more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[American Indian Woman in Traditional Clothing]

Photograph of a Texas Indian Heritage Society dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a blue shirt and several red, white, and blue beaded necklaces. She also has a small feather plume in her hair. Some red and blue feathers are visible in the bottom right of the photograph. It looks like she is holding them but her hands are not visible. She is smiling at the camera and standing in front of a tall bush.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancing Performance with Drums]

Photograph of two female drummers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing long fuchsia dresses with long, light pink sleeves. The drums are set up like gongs: hanging from colorful, decorative wooden frames. There are five drums but they are arranged so that each drummer has two of their own and one in the middle that they share. Each musician stands in a space surrounded on three sides by the drums, which are hanging at … more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Female Drummers]

Photograph of two female drummers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing long fuchsia dresses with long, light pink sleeves. The drums are set up like gongs: hanging from colorful, decorative wooden frames. There are five drums but they are arranged so that each drummer has two of their own and one in the middle that they share. Each musician stands in a space surrounded on three sides by the drums, which are hanging at … more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Korean Folkdancers with Fans]

Photograph of female dancers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing with paper fans at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditional dresses with colors of light blue, light pink, gold and white. Each dancer is holding the fans in a different position. One dancer has no fans but is holding up a red parasol with fringe. On the left edge of the photograph, two male dancers in traditional clothing are visible kneeling down, holding wooden poles horizontally cl… more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Susie Tolman at the Czech Egg Decorating Booth]

Photograph of Susie Tolman at the Czech egg decorating ("kraslice" in Czech) booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing white peasant blouse and a red skirt. Her hair is braided on her head with flowers. She is standing behind a display of meticulously painted eggs enclosed in a glass case. Each egg is sitting on a decorative stand. Right in front of her is a decoration made of short white sticks and painted eggs. It forms a cross at the top. A purple sign for the booth is visible be… more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Amira Andera Preparing Food]

Photograph of Amira Andera preparing food in the Lebanese food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is pouring salt into a large white bucket that is sitting on the table in front of her. Other tables and the tent overhead are visible in the background, as well as a man standing on a chair.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ballet Folklorico de Navarro Performs]

Photograph of Ballet Folklorico de Navarro performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph is taken from a distance and shows an entire stage of male and female dancers, all wearing traditional Latin American clothing. The men are in the front of the stage kneeling down while the women are in the back twirling their skirts. Crowds of festival visitors are gathered at the front and the sides of the stage. Stacks of speakers are visible at the two front corners of the stage. A shade can… more

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Harp and Shamrock Singers Performing]

Photograph of the Harp and Shamrock Singers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The director is standing on the left, facing the singers on the right. The women are wearing long dresses with aprons and holding folders of sheet music. The men are standing behind the women and wearing light-colored pants, dark shirts, suspenders, and touring caps. In the background, a woman is accompanying the singers on piano. In the middle ground, three microphones are set up in front of the singers.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Hat Making]

Photograph of a hat-maker steaming a hat at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing in front of the steamer and looking over his shoulder at the camera. He is wearing an apron and holding the brim of a hat that has just been steamed. Lots of steam is billowing up from the area. Overhead there is a light and a steam vent, on which is attached a Texas license plate that says "HAT BOX."

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Linda Draper Making a Basket]

Photograph of Linda Draper making a basket at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing pioneer dress and apron, and a woven straw hat. She sitting and weaving a basket that she holds in her lap.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Margaret Rasnick Making a Stencil]

Photograph of Margaret Rasnik stenciling at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting at a table painting through a stencil onto a small basket. She is wearing a Texas-themed shirt, Texas earrings, and glasses. Paintbrushes, paint, and stencils are visible on the table.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Folk Toy-Maker Lee Haile]

Photograph of Lee Haile, folk toy-maker, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a plaid shirt and a cowboy hat, holding up a flute-like toy to his mouth. On the table beside him a few clothespins and wooden spools are visible. Festival visitors are partially visible in the foreground and to the left of him.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Spins Tops]

Photograph of a young boy playing with tops at Lee Haile's folk toy display at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is wearing a straw cowboy hat and is pulling back on the string to release the top to begin spinning. The top is contained in a depressed area so that it does not spin off the table. A few other tops are visible lying on the table.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Roark Playing a Banjo]

Photograph of Bruce Roark, instrument maker from Devine, Texas at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored button-up shirt and glasses as he plays a banjo. Other stringed instruments are visible on the table in front of him. In the right background, an acoustic stand-up bass is leaning against a tree.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Shearing a Sheep]

Photograph of Perfecto Cervantes shearing a sheep at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a plaid shirt, overalls, and a baseball cap, leaning over the sheep which is lying down on a wooden platform. In the background, several festival visitors are gathered around to watch.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Making Tool Handle]

Photograph of the Marilyn Barton making a wooden tool handle at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting across from a young girl who is helping her. They are both straddling a log bench and holding the wooden handle in between them. The young girl is holding some kind of tool in her right hand.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men Making Shingles]

Photograph of Paul Smith and Rick Smith splitting shingles at the Texas Folklife Festival. Paul is behind a pile of cut logs working on splitting a log that is held steady in a v-shaped branch. Behind him, Rick is standing with one foot in a chair. Both of them are wearing cowboy hats and looking at something to the right. To the left of them is a young girl, also looking to the right. A canopy is hanging over the area.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Native American Tools at Smokehouse]

Photograph of the Native American tools displayed on a table at the Texas Folklife Festival. Materials such as wood, stone, and feathers are arranged on the table. A group of young festival visitors are gathered around the table while a man speaks to them about the tools.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alsatian Dancers of Texas]

Photograph of the Alsatian Dancers of Texas posing for a photo at the Texas Folklife Festival. A group consisting of women, children, and a man, all wearing traditional Alsatian clothing are gathered together facing the camera. The women are wearing the traditional giant bow bonnet with their folk dresses and aprons. The man and boys are wearing dark, flat-brimmed hats with vests, and string bow-ties.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cambodian Association of Houston Dancers Posing for a Photo]

Photograph of the Cambodian Association of Houston Dancers posing for a photo at the Texas Folklife Festival. The five female dancers are standing next to one another, all dressed in elaborate traditional costumes. Each girl is wearing a robe adorned with sparkling trim, and a tall, pointy, heavily-ornamented crown, which covers their head like a helmet.

Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]

Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

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