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[Ballet Folklorico Fronterizo]

Description: Photograph of Ballet Folklorico Fronterizo performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two dancers twirl their ruffled skirts as they perform. The skirts have lace detailing.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Ballet Folklorico Fronterizo]

Description: Photograph of Ballet Folklorico Fronterizo performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a ballet dancer lifts her skirts as she dances across the stage. Her dress has ruffles and lace detailing. Ribbons are tied into braids at the top of her head.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Band Aid Jazz Band]

Description: Photograph of Band Aid Jazz Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, three male musicians play instruments. On the left, a musician plays a banjo. A tuba player is seated on the right and a drummer is visible in the background. They are surrounded by lattice fencing.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Band at Taste of Mexico Event]

Description: Photograph of a band playing at Taste of Mexico, a Cinco de Mayo celebration and benefit for the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Two male musicians, left and right, play guitar. The last male musician, center, plays a cello. The leftmost guitarist wears a light blue polo shirt, the cello player wears a blue floral shirt, and the rightmost guitarist wears blue and beige plaid. They stand in a gallery.
Date: May 4, 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Bexar County Czech Heritage Society Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Bexar County Czech Heritage Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three individuals stand inside the booth. Two men, left and right, wear collared shirts, glasses, and vests. A woman, center, wears a white lace blouse. A collection of miniature flags is arranged on the counter in front of them.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Brett Spinning Horsehair Rope]

Description: Photograph of Bill Brett, postmaster from Hull, Texas, spinning horsehair rope and telling stories at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a gray collared shirt, a gray cowboy hat, and big glasses as he clutches a bundle of light-colored horsehair. He is looking up from his chair at someone or something.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Brett with Horsehair Rope]

Description: Photograph of Bill Brett, postmaster from Hull, Texas, spinning horsehair rope at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a gray collared shirt, a gray cowboy hat, and big glasses as he clutches a bundle of light-colored horsehair and a completed rope.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Leftwich Engraving Leather]

Description: Photograph of Bill Leftwich, western artist from Lubbock, engraving a scene on leather at the Texas Folklife Festival. With a mallet he is hammering a shaping tool into the leather to leave an impression. Hanging behind him are two portraits he has completed. His greased hair is partied in the middle and he is wearing black frame glasses and a dark shirt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Smallwood and the Jazz Cowboys]

Description: Photograph of Bill Smallwood and the Jazz Cowboys performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man, center, plays a trumpet. A guitar hangs from a strap over his shoulder. He wears a plaid shirt, jeans, glasses, and a cowboy hat. A man on the right side of the stage plays an electric guitar. Various pieces of musical equipment are visible in the background.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Smallwood and the Jazz Cowboys Onstage]

Description: Photograph of Bill Smallwood and the Jazz Cowboys performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, a mustachioed man plays an electric bass guitar. He wears a white t-shirt, jean shorts, and a baseball cap. On the right, a man plays an electric guitar. He wears a plaid shirt, jeans, glasses, and a cowboy hat. A drummer and guitarist are visible in the background.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Smallwood Onstage]

Description: Photograph of Bill Smallwood performing with the Jazz Cowboys at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Smallwood plays an electric guitar. He wears a plaid shirt, jeans, glasses, and a cowboy hat. A guitarist is visible in the background.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Biographies of John J. Herrera - 1952-10-04]

Description: Biographies of John J. Herrera. The first, two page biography on LULAC letterhead is dated October 4, 1952. The third page is a condensed, three paragraph biography.
Date: October 4, 1952
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[ Black Chicken Flying Out of Mailbox]

Description: Photograph of a black chicken flying out of a mailbox as part of the chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mailbox, on the right, is red and blue and is on a tall white post that raises it high in the air. A man and woman are standing on a connected platform on the right. The woman is pushing a plunger through the open back of the mailbox to make the chicken fly out. The man is holding a piece of cardboard over the open back to keep the chicken from coming out that side. Th… more
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bob Ramsey Holding Antlers]

Description: Photograph of of Bob Ramsey of Hunt, Texas at the Texas Wildlife booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a purple shirt and a straw cowboy hat. Ramsey is holding a pair of antlers. He is partially smiling and squinting.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Los Bombos Argentinos]

Description: Photograph of Los Bombos Argentinos performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a young musician marches as he beats a drum. He wears a satin dress shirt, pants with fringe, and boots.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Carving Wood]

Description: Photograph of a boy with long hair working in Charles Winans Woodworking Studio at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is using tools to carve a piece of wood that is on the surface before him. He is wearing a maroon and lavender floral-print shirt. His dark hair comes down to his shoulders.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Holding Chicken on the Ground]

Description: Photograph of a boy holding a light-brown rooster, entry for the chicken flying contest, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is kneeling down on the ground, holding the chicken still between his legs. A woman is standing behind him to the right and a man to the left. A small chicken cage is partially visible to the right of the boy. Festival visitors are visible standing around the area.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Petting Mule]

Description: Photograph of a boy petting a mule from the cane mill at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is standing on the right petting the white mule on the left. The mule is craning its neck around toward the boy who is wearing a red cap, glasses, and a cream-colored fishing vest.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Using Manual Drill]

Description: Photograph of a boy drilling a hole in a log as part of the log house construction at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a manual drill that looks like a large corkscrew with wooden handles at the top. With a good amount of effort, he is attempting to rotate the handles and drive the corkscrew into the log to carve out a hole. He has blonde hair and is wearing a navy striped t-shirt and jeans.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Brooks D. Baker Holding A Handful of Hominy]

Description: Photograph of Brooks D. Baker, from Deer Park, at Hominy Making School at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a handful of raw hominy he scooped up from a ceramic jar in front of him. He is wearing brow-line glasses, a plaid shirt and plaid pants. Next to the ceramic jar is a bottle of lye and a container of Morton salt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Brooks D. Baker Holding Spoonful of Hominy]

Description: Photograph of Brooks D. Baker, from Deer Park, at Hominy Making School at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a wooden spoon full of hominy up toward the camera. He is wearing brow-line glasses and has a crooked smile on his face.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Montague Doing Roping Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Bruce Montague, roping expert from Bandera, doing a roping demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on the left, swinging his lasso around as he gets ready to lasso a group of children standing on the right. Montague is wearing a cowboy hat, western shirt, dark pants, and black boots. Several spectators are gathered in the background. A sign posted to a tree says, "Bruce Montague, Roping Expert, Bandera."
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bruce Montague Lassoing Children]

Description: Photograph of Bruce Montague, roping expert from Bandera, lassoing a group of children at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on the left, holding the rope with which he has lassoed a group of five young children who are on the right. Montague is wearing a cowboy hat, western shirt, dark pants, and black boots. Several spectators are gathered in the background. A sign posted to a tree says, "Bruce Montague, Roping Expert, Bandera."
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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