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[Ballot for Links, Inc. Chapter]
Ballot for the San Antonio Chapter of Links, Inc. The ballot is in "yes" or "no" format and includes expectations regarding program themes, goals, and target population.
[The Band Hickory at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of the band Hickory performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two men and a woman are standing on a stage singing into microphones. The man to the left is playing an electric guitar, while the man on the right is playing an acoustic guitar. Both men wear hats, jeans, and matching shirts. The woman in the center is wearing a long, white dress and holding a tambourine.
[Band Performing at Festival]
Photograph of Dallas Roy, guitarist with the Jackie Callier and Rambling Aces Band, playing in the Cajun Country section at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing in front of a microphone and appears to be singing while playing the guitar. Other musicians are in the back playing the accordion and the guitar. There are several speakers set up around the band. The musicians in the band are all wearing red and white tops with white vests and caps. Festival participants are visible in the background.
[Band Performing on a Stage]
Photograph of the Boerne Village Band performing on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musicians are playing various instruments; several music stands and one microphone are in front of them. Festival participants are visible in the background.
[Baptist Memorial Hospital Application for Volunteer Service]
Application form for volunteer service at Baptist Memorial Hospital. The form asks basic biographical information and includes a chart for the days that are desired to work.
[Bayanihan Dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The performer is kneeling while holding an opened fan in each hand while wearing a long dress with gemstones sewn to the sleeves and hemline. She wears long earrings and a tasseled covering on her head.
[Bayanihan Dancer Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of two members of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing a Filipino village dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a woman are holding hands as they perform. The woman is wearing a white shirt with a large ruffled bodice and a black skirt with white floral embroidery. The man is wearing a white, long-sleeve shirt with flowers embroidered down the chest with black pants.
[Bayanihan Dancer Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing the Singkil dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the man is holding an oblong item in his hands, and wearing a richly embroidered jacket and hat. Female members of the dance group are visible behind him.
[Bayanihan Dancer Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancer is sliding across the floor on his stomach. His hands push against the floor to support his upper body. He is wearing an unbuttoned white shirt with a bandanna tied around his neck. Other members of the dance team are in various positions behind him.
[Bayanihan Dancer Performing the Candle Dance at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of members of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing the candle dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four girls are walking towards the left side of the stage as they balance a handle in each hand and one on top of their heads. The girls are wearing floor-length floral dresses with long sashes draped across one shoulder and secured around their waists.
[Bayanihan Dancer Performing the Candle Dance at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing the candle dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman lies on her stomach, supporting her upper body with her shoulders as she balances a candle on her head. Other members of the dance group are lying on their stomachs behind her.
[Bayanihan Dancer Performing the Candle Dance at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing the candle dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman lies on her stomach, supporting her upper body with her shoulders as she balances a candle on her head. Other members of the dance group are lying on their stomachs behind her.
[Bayanihan Dancers Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of members of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features a women wearing decorative dresses with a floor-length shawl embroidered with floral patterns of sequins and gemstones .One woman faces away from the camera holding an umbrella. Another woman faces the camera with her arm extended, holding a large fan. Another woman kneels in front them with her head inclined toward the ground.
[Bayanihan Dancers Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The performer is a clapper, meaning he holds the ends of bamboo poles in which the dancers move in and out. The boy wears a fabric wrap around his head with a sequined sleeveless shirt.
[Bayanihan Dancers Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of members of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features a woman wearing a decorative dress with a floor-length shawl embroidered with floral patterns made of sequins and gemstones. The woman holds an umbrella high above her head. Various dancers stand around her; the women holding umbrellas and the men holding staffs.
[BCMM and KAPE Radio Dispute Documents]
Several correspondences involving KAPE radio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). The focus of the documents is a dispute between the BCMM and KAPE, in which the BCMM tried to revoke the broadcaster's license. Also included is KAPE's effort to dismiss the BCMM, a deadline extension by the FCC, and various affidavits made on behalf of the BCMM.
[BCMM Petition Against KAPE Radio]
Petition put out by the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM) asking for signatures in their fight against KAPE radio. The San Antonio broadcasters have been criticized by the BCMM for adversely representing the needs of the black community.
[Belgian Bolls]
Photograph of a girl playing the Belgian boll game at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing in front of a long black board on the ground with a red ball flying in the air over it. Other people and tent roofs are visible in the background.
[Belgian Bowling]
Photograph of a woman participating in Belgian bowling at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is outdoors, on the grass, next to a chain-link fence. She has just released a round, flat object that is rolling toward a wooden crate. The booth's sponsor, George DeWinne, is watching. Two other men are also watching in the background.
[Belgian Bowling at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of participants playing Rolle Bolle, also known as Belgian bowling, at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man is rolling a circular stone down a wooden plank. Many people watch the game from behind the man.
[Belgian Bowling at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of participants playing Belgian bowling (also known as Rolle Bolle) at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, several children hold heavy balls in each hand. A third child rolls one down a wooden plank while several other children and adults watch him. Booths and other activity stations are visible in the grass behind the games.
[Belgian Kuipen Stecken at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of participants playing Belgian Kiupen Stecken, also known as Belgian Shower Bath, at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, two boys are standing on either side of a triangular wooden box with an open top. The box is strung in the air between two thick wooden beams. Each boy carries a long stick they are using to knock the box upside down.
[Belgian Mast Game at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of a young boy climbing a greased pole in the Belgian mast game at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photo, a child is holding onto the pole tightly as he tries to reach the top.
[Belgian Mast Game at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of a young girl participating in the Belgian Mast game at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features a rough wooden pole planted in the ground and two rough pieces of plywood affixed to the top at different angles. The girl has her arms and legs wrapped around the pole near the top of it. According to the accompanying information, the Belgian Mast game consists of participants climbing a greased pole to ring a bell at the top.
[Belgian Rice Pudding Competition]
Color photograph of two women participating in a Belgian rice pudding contest at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, both women are wearing white blindfolds with yellow plastic protective coverings around their shirts. The woman to the right is holding a bowl of pudding and reaching out a spoon to the other woman's face. The woman on the left grasps her hand, attempting to guide the spoon to her already rice-covered face.
[Belgian Rice Pudding Competitors]
Color photograph of participants at a Belgian rice pudding contest at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The photograph features two women standing on a stage, facing each other, wearing white blindfolds and yellow plastic protective sheet across their shirts. The girl on the right holds a bowl of rice pudding, and is in the process of scooping a spoonful from the bowl. Behind the women, a large crowd sits and stands in the grass, watching the contest.
[Belgian Rice Pudding Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of participants competing in a Belgian rice pudding contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a blindfolded woman is raising a spoon of rice pudding towards her partner's head. The man is also blindfolded. Both partners are wearing plastic covers over their clothes while they stand on a stage.
[Ben Randall Speaking to Gates Elementary Students]
Photograph of a man, identified as Ben Randle, standing at the front of the room in a Gates Elementary classroom. He is speaking to an attentive audience of students, who are seated at their respective desks. Mr. Randall wears a uniform, but it is tough to tell his place of employment from it. A television set is behind him, and behind that, a green chalkboard running the width of the back wall.
[Ben Randall with Gates Elementary Students]
Photograph of a man, identified as Ben Randle, standing with Gates Elementary students in their classroom. Mr. Randle was invited to speak to the students, and judging from his uniform, is a professional of some kind. He is holding a small hand-held camcorder on his right hand. A television set is behind him, and behind that, a green chalkboard that runs the width of the back wall.
[Bennigan's Draw a Leprechaun Contest]
Flyer outlining guidelines for Bennigan's "Draw a Leprechaun" Contest. The poster contest occurred from March 15th, 1986 to March 16th, 1986.
[Beto Lopez the Cowboy Poet]
Photograph of Beto Lopez, Rachero cook and singer from George West, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding and guitar in front of two microphones on stands. A background with painted trees and a banner with "IBC - International Bank of Commerce" are visible in the background.
[Betty Lange Preparing Food at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of Betty Lange preparing food for the Scottish booth at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August 1975. In the photograph, Betty is stirring ingredients together in a saucepan. She is wearing a a plaid sash over a white sleeveless shirt and floral apron.
[Beverly Houston Performing with Breezin']
Photograph of Beverly Houston performing with her band "Breezin'" onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is standing in the middle of the stage singing into a microphone. To the left of her are two guitar players. To the right, a man is playing a shaker and another man is standing behind a microphone. Three of the band members are wearing a "Breezin'" t-shirt. The two musicians on the right and Houston are wearing "Breezin'" baseball caps. A drum set and several amplifiers sit at the back of the stage. A large banner that says, "HICKORY" is hung across the back of the stage.
[Bill Brett Explaining How to Make Rope]
Photograph of Bill Brett explaining how to make rope at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman is sitting next to him holding the rope that he is holding in his hands. Other visitors and booths are visible in the background.
[Bill Brett the Horsehair Rope Maker]
Photograph of Bill Brett, a horsehair rope maker, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding up a rope to a group of visitors on the left.
[Bill Smallwood and the Jazz Cowboys]
Photograph of the Bill Smallwood and the Jazz Cowboys at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are performing on stage and playing instruments in front of three microphones on stands. Other instruments and equipment surround them. A backdrop with "Texas" is visible in the background.
[Bill Todd at Smokehouse]
Photograph of Bill Todd at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Todd wears a straw cowboy hat, blue button up shirt, and red suspenders. He stands near a smokehouse and is in the process of preparing food.
[Bird's Eye View of "Cajun Country"]
Photograph taken from bird's eye view of large, steep, grassy slope at the Texas Folklife Festival. Large yellow lettering is loosely arranged on the right side of the hill and reads "Cajun Country" which is sponsored by the Cajun Festival and Texas Champion Crawfish Races in Port Arthur. Some people are sitting or standing at the top of the slope where the ground levels out. The area behind them is decorated with pennant flags and contains a couple of booths. Many festival visitors are walking around this area. Several other people are standing or sitting close to the bottom of the slope. A few people are sitting on the lettering.
[Bird's Eye View of Drummer]
Bird's eye photograph of the drummer of Jackie Callier and the Rambling Aces, a Cajun band from Port Arthur, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The drummer is playing at the back of a wooden stage and wearing black pants, a white short-sleeved shirt, and a red hat. Instrument cases and some cables are strewn around the drum set. Two people are sitting on the back of the stage in the top right of the photograph. A trash can is located offstage right behind the drummer.
[Biscuits O'Bryan Storyteller]
Photograph of Biscuits O'Bryan, a storyteller, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is standing on stage holding a microphone. A sign that reads "Story Tellers" is visible in the background.
Black & Blue: Four Hundred Years of Struggle and Transcendence
This manuscript by Sterling Houston is a short play about the struggles and triumphs of African-Americans in the United States and, in particular, Texas over a period of four hundred years. The play features writing by Sterling Houston interwoven with both live and and recorded musical performances, poetic excerpts, and direct quotations from legal documents and decrees.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Agenda for November Meeting]
November meeting agenda for Black Coalition on Mass Media. Four tasks are listed, and three additional ones have been hand-written at the bottom of the page.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media By-Laws]
Typed by-laws of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization professing to improve the ways in which the media interacts and represents the African-American community. There are seven articles explaining regulations, policies, and other material about the organization's composition.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media July Minutes]
Minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a civil rights organization for the betterment of African-American representation in the media. The document contains lists on issues discussed and the names of those present.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - July 16, 1978]
Typed minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media (BCMM). It gives information on topics discusses, members in attendance, and other pertinent details.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Minutes - March 6, 1974]
Hand-written minutes for a March 1974 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media. Some of the content on the page, however, is difficult to read.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Mission Statement]
Mission statement for the Black Coalition on Mass Media, where five statements explain the organization's purpose. According to these statements, the Coalition is broadly concerned with improving and changing the ways in which media outlets interact, affect, or touch on the lives of black men and women.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Press Statement]
Press statement released by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization with the intent to better how the mass media represents and interacts with the African-American community. The statement explains their basic purpose and goes on to specify a particular grievance with KAPE radio, which they see as exploitative and damaging.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Promotional Material]
Announcement by the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a San Antonio civil rights organization fighting for the betterment of African-American representation in the media, asking people to join in their struggle. Hand-written notations have been made in blue ink, editing and fixing the prose of the document.
[Black Coalition on Mass Media Schedule for People's Unity Festival]
Schedule of events for the First Annual People's Unity Festival, spearheaded by the Black Coalition on Mass Media. Two pages provide information on gospels, speakers, and accompanying times.
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