Color photograph of a young girl sliding down the berm at the Institute of Texas Cultures during the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. The girl in the photograph is tumbling out of a cardboard box and down the grass hill. She is wearing a navy shirt, pale blue shorts, and tan leather sandals.
Photograph of a pudding eating competition at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, two blindfolded women stand on a stage covered in yellow plastic protective coverings. The woman on the right is holding the bowl of chocolate pudding as she directs the spoon towards the other woman's mouth.
Photograph of the E.I.R.E. dancers from Houston, Texas, performing Irish folk dances for the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The dancers consist of four couples performing a dance on a stage. A large crowd is watching from the lawn as the dancers spin around. The women are wearing matching white sleeveless dresses with heavy embroidery around the neck. The men are wearing traditional Irish costume of white blouses and golden kilts with green cummerbunds.
Color photograph of Sakae Ogama, demonstrating Japanese brush writing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas in August of 1975. In the photograph, Sakae is seated at a table wearing a traditional kimono. She is holding onto a long sheet of paper with her left hand, and writing with a bamboo brush with her right hand. A young girl and a woman watch as Sakae creates the Japanese forms.
Photograph of five women performing Lebanese dances at the 1975 Folklife Festival as members of the San Antonio Ameleb Club. They are wearing traditional dancing costumes called bedlahs that consist of gold-trimmed brassieres and sheer, flowing skirts of different colors. Each woman is holding a tambourine above her head.
Photograph of a several people dressed in a dragon costume surrounded by other fair goers at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975.. One man makes up the long next, head, and front legs of the dragon. Another woman is visible behind the man, supporting the back of the dragon. A woman, Valerie Grace, is walking to the right of the dragon wearing a traditional Polish costume.
Photograph of Lanie Karam, a dancer and member of the San Antonio Ameleb Club, performing in a covered pavilion on a wide, white floor. A covered fabric tent is visible behind her. She is costumed in a bedlah suit (a bra and a sheer skirt) that is heavily trimmed with gold accents. Audience members are visible in both the foreground and the background.
Photograph of Jo Ann Andera, a dancer and member of the San Antonio Ameleb Club, and an employee of the Institute of Texas Cultures. She is performing in a covered pavilion on a wide, white floor. A covered fabric tent is visible behind her. She is costumed in a bedlah suit (a bra and a sheer skirt) that is heavily trimmed with gold accents. She is dancing with her arms out while her face is mid-exclamation. Audience members are visible in both the foreground and the background.
Photograph of Jo Ann Andera, a dancer with the San Antonio Ameleb Club dancer and an employee at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Andera is seated on her legs with her arms curled slightly above her, smiling as she bends over backward to face the crowd. She is wearing a traditional bedlah suit; hers is a gold-trimmed top and a sheer, beige skirt. She is also wearing gold bangles on both her wrists. The heads of two audience members are visible in the foreground; the person on the right is pointing at Andera.
Photograph of young girl in a gold-trimmed bra and skirt, otherwise known as a bedleh. She is a member of the San Antonio Ameleb Club. She is standing outdoors with her hands on her hips amongst two other young girls and a few women, some of whom are seated.
Color photograph of a participant slicing beef at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The man is wearing a striped shirt and jeans underneath a red apron. He carefully angles the knife down against the meat that is hung from a metal prong.
Color photograph of Jerry Young from Devine, Texas, serving molasses at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas in August of 1975. Jerry sits on a white upturned bucket with a large metal ladle in his hands. He wears a light-colored cowboy hat, denim long-sleeve shirt, and khaki pants. Another man stands behind Jerry, holding a long stick he appears to be using to stir the molasses. Another man stands behind him, while a woman looks on from behind a stone wall.
Color photograph of a young girl vigorously turning the handle of an antique corn sheller in Hondo's Corn Shuckin' and Shellin' area at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the girl is wearing a pink and white flowery swimsuit. The bodies of three women and a man are visible around the girl, although the frame of the photograph crops their faces out of the frame.
Color photograph of Don Vogel splitting shingles for a log house at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Don straddles a sawhorse as he adjusts a piece of wood he is about to split. He is wearing a light denim shirt and dark denim jeans. Festival booths and people walking about are visible behind him.
Photograph of Los Conquistadores, a musical group performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival on August 7th, 1975. The group features many band members playing a variety of instruments including the accordion, trumpet, saxophone, drums, and trumpet. The men are all dressed in matching costumes, including white shirts, brown shorts, ties and suspenders. The accompanying says that Jose Morantes is the director of the group.
Color photograph of two children sliding down a grassy hill outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures during the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The photograph features the two boys sitting tandem inside a cardboard box labeled "Lone Star Bakery." The two children are holding onto the sides of the box and lifting one side up, as if trying to steer.
Color photograph of a young girl sliding down the berm at the Institute of Texas Cultures during the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. The girl in the photograph is tumbling out of a cardboard box and down the grass hill. She is wearing a navy shirt, pale blue shorts, and tan leather sandals.
Photograph of a man and woman at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival serving Bigos (Hunter's stew) at a Polish food booth. The couple is dressed in traditional Polish clothing. The woman is holding a pan and a ladle of food while the man stands over a large pot. Colorful booths are visible in the background behind the couple.
Color photograph of a steel guitarist at the Texas Folklife Festival in September of 1975. The steel guitarist is seated on a small chair playing the steel guitar and wearing a white shirt, jeans, tan leather boots, and a dark brown cowboy hat. Members of the band are visible behind him as they okay under a striped canopy.
Color photograph of A. Glenn Myers, a Washington-on-the-Brazos folk musician, performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas in August of 1975. Glenn is playing the guitar while seated, and singing into a microphone. He is wearing a burgundy shirt underneath denim overalls and a harmonica around his neck. Several people watch as he performs.
Color photograph of Bob Ramsay from Hunt, Texas, performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. Bob is a storyteller and demonstrator of wild call animals. In the photograph, Bob is standing in front of a yellow and blue painted board containing photographs of animals, and holding a pair of deer antlers while speaking with a member of the audience.
Photograph of Parvin Hoffman playing the fiddle at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Parvin is accompanied by Bob "Yellow Dog" Marsh, A. W. "Tex" Schofield, and Ray Franklin, who are playing the guitars and the harmonica.
Photograph of a child playing the blindfold game at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a boy is walking underneath an iron hoop, towing a wheelbarrow with a bandanna tied around his head, obscuring his eyes. Crowds of onlookers watch the child compete.
Photograph of a Dutch participant seesawing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the girl is holding onto the edge of the seesaw as it lifts off the ground. Her mouth is open and her eyes are open wide as if she is screaming. Many people stand behind her, participating in other crafts set up at the festival.
Photograph of a child being blindfolded for a game at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a woman is kneeling to the left of a boy, adjusting a bandanna tied around his eyes.
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.
Photograph of participants playing a game of darts at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man is standing with his left hand raised at a ninety degree angle, aiming the dart. Another man watches the game. The English pub area of the festival is crowded with people seating and standing at the pub. The games are sponsored by the British Sporting Club.
Photograph of Ed Kadlecek and an unknown woman dancing to the music of the Der Sauerkrauts band at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Ed and his dance partner, along with three additional couples, are dancing on a large pavilion underneath a canopy made of streamers. Many people are watching as they dance.
Photograph of the Republic of Texas Chilympiad booth at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man wearing a tall cowboy hat, an unbuttoned shirt and jeans is using a long stick to stir a pot. Chilympiad is a Texas chili cook-off whose winners automatically qualify for the world chili championships.
Photograph of Dr. John Hale making coffee can bread at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Dr. Hale is holding a doughy loaf of bread over a long table filled with other baking supplies while festival-goers watch. He is wearing an apron over a polo shirt and pants, with a sweatband on his forehead and sunglasses.
Photograph of the Grobe family from Fredericksburg, Texas, making German sausage at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man is holding a knife in one hand and a pair of tongs with the other, preparing to slice the sausage. A girl standing to the left of him is giving a piece to a participant. A smoker is visible behind the cooking booth.
Photograph of Vee Morrill demonstrating patchwork and costumed dolls at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Vee is wearing a bonnet and peasant style shirt. She is sitting at a table piecing together fabric. Other materials such as fabric scraps, and sewing supplies such as needles, thread, and pins.
Photograph of Nan Herndon deep-frying rattlesnake meet at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Nan is wearing a sleeveless turtleneck shirt, plaid pants, and a smiley-face necklace. Her husband, Robert Lee, has his rattlesnake mounts sitting next to the fryer.
Photograph of Nan Herndon deep-frying rattlesnake meet at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Nan is wearing a sleeveless turtleneck shirt, plaid pants, and a smiley-face necklace. She is handing out samples to participants of the festival.
Photograph of Jeff Latimer at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Jeff, the instructor of the whittling school, is carving a moose from a block of wood. He is wearing a denim shirt and pants, and sitting on a hay bale.
Photograph of a man demonstrating wood carving at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The man sits on a hay bale wearing a denim shirt and jeans. He carves a moose figurine out of a piece of wood.
Photograph of the Gulf Coast Scandinavian Folk Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancers are grouped in rows of three, consisting of a male leader and two female members who place their arms on the shoulders of the member in front of them. The individual groups form a circle on the pavement in front of an audience of fair-goers.
Photograph of The Gulf Coast Scandinavian Dancers performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features a man holding hands with two women, one on each side of him. Both women have one foot raised in the air mid-step as they spin around, wearing tradition Scandinavian dress featuring puffy-sleeved white shirts underneath vests, long skirts, and aprons. The man dancing in the center is also wearing a white shirt with gathered long-sleeves, a double-breasted sleeveless vest, and pants that tie just below the knee. Several other groups of Scandinavian dancers are visible behind the central group, as are festival booths and participants.
Photograph of the Czech Moravian Beseda Dancers from Dallas, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man and woman are standing with their hands clasped together, wearing traditional Czech clothing. Several groups of men and women line up behind the initial couple. Audience members are watching as they perform the dance.
Photograph of two Gulf Coast Scandinavian Folk Dancers performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two young boys are standing and facing each other, making faces at one another. The boy to the left places one thumb on his nose while his other 4 fingers are fully extended, and his second hand is directly behind the first. His tongue is stuck out at the other boy, who has his thumbs in his ears and is waving his fingered back and forth. Both of the boys are wearing long-sleeve collared white shirts underneath vests with round buttons, loose-fitting pants that gather at the knee, colored socks, and leather shoes.
Photograph of two Gulf Coast Scandinavian Folk Dancers performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two young boys appear to be performing a skit. The boy to the left is leaning in towards the other boy with his right arm fully extended toward the other boy's head. The boy to the right is leaving away from his hand. Both children wear unbuttoned vests over long-sleeve white shirts with puffy sleeves, pants that button below the knee, dark-colored socks and leather shoes.
Photograph of the Alamo City Highlanders Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, four members of the band are standing in a circle playing the bagpipes. Other members of the band are visible behind the circle of bagpipe playing Highlanders.
Photograph of a child playing on a buckin' barrel at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a child is straddling a large long with a saddle attached to the top. Her feet are in the stirrups and her hands hold onto the post of the saddle as it rolls off of the log. A man is standing behind her, managing the ropes that hold the log in the air.
Photograph of a child playing on a buckin' barrel at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a child is straddling a large long with a saddle attached to the top. Her feet are in the stirrups and her hands hold onto the post of the saddle as it rolls off of the log. A man is standing behind her, managing the ropes that hold the log in the air.
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.
Photograph of an Alamo Muzzle Loader at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the muzzle loader is teaching a boy how to properly load a muzzle. The man is wearing a coonskin cap, shirt, and jeans, and wearing a leather satchel. The child holds the gun with his left hand and watches the man load the it.
Photograph of a man playing the piano in the English Pub section sponsored by the British Sporting Club at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, the man is seated on a bench in front of the piano with his hands on the keys. He's smiling as he plays the piano. Participants from the fair are seated in the pub, watching him play.
Photograph of Dr. John Hale making coffee can bread at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Dr. Hale is mixing the ingredients inside the coffee can on a long table filled with other baking supplies while festival-goers watch. He is wearing an apron over a polo shirt and pants.
Photograph of Emil P. "Shiney" Schandua demonstrating tinsmithing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 2011. In the photograph, Emil is using intricate tools to craft a piece of tin. Several men watch Emil as he works.
Photograph of a festival participant stirring syrup in a cooker at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the woman uses a large stick to stir the bubbling syrup. Several fair members wait their turn while watching.
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