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[Death Certificate for Vera Nash]
Photocopy of the death certificate for Vera Nash, daughter of Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price, who died December 25, 1990 in Pontiac, Michigan from congestive heart failure. She was buried in Hillview Cemetery in Springfield, Michigan.
[Dorothy Ingram in Red Hat]
Portrait photograph of Dorothy Ingram, from the shoulders up. She is wearing a magenta and blue top with a lace collar. She is also wearing a red hat and glasses, and looking towards the camera smiling.
[Dorothy Ingram at Podium]
Photograph of Dorothy Ingram standing at a podium with small trophies, wearing an animal print dress. Her hair is gray and in a bun and two braids. She is looking at the camera smiling.
[Dorothy Ingram]
Portrait photograph of Dorothy Ingram. Her hair is white and pinned into a bun. She is wearing a pink blouse and sitting in front of a dark pink background.
[Letter from Midge Graybeal to Sterling Houston - December 27, 1990]
Letter from Midge Graybeal, executive director of the San Antonio Business Committee for the Arts, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. She writes to inform him of his nomination for the 1991 Artist of the Year. The award event will encompass a daytime luncheon where the winner will be announced.
[E-mail from Claudia Ladensohn - October 9, 2002]
E-mail letter from Claudia Ladensohn of the Texas Commission on the Arts to Jon Hinojosa, Catherine Cisneros, Lyn Bobbitt, and Sterling Houston. She is writing to confirm an event that will take place in a couple of months, and to send a tentative schedule of the day's event.
[Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston - December 29, 1990]
Letter from A'Lelia Bundles to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. It appears there was a woman, A'Lelia Walker, who inspired Mr. Houston to write a stage play. Ms. Bundles writes to praise Houston on the play and inform him of other news in theatre.
[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 23, 1990]
Letter from Eduardo Diaz, director of the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs in San Antonio, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. Mr. Diaz writes to inform Mr. Houston that he is one of eleven other local artists to receive a grant and that confirmation of his grant will take place in the upcoming months.
[Letter from Eduardo Diaz to Sterling Houston - July 10, 1990]
Letter from Eduardo Diaz, director of the San Antonio Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, to Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright. He writes informing him of his candidacy for an Individual Artist Grant. The rest of the letter details what is to come and how the decision will be made in the upcoming weeks.
[Letter from Sterling Houston to San Antonio Light Editor - August 15, 1990]
Letter from Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright, to the editor of the San Antonio Light, a now closed newspaper. Houston writes to commend the quality of their work; particularly, their treatment of art and artists.
[Bavarian Village Band Members]
Photograph of a Bavarian Village Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Several women and many men stand on a small, crowded stage wearing traditional Bavarian clothing. A woman wearing a white blouse under a pink dress plays the accordion, standing next to a man wearing a red plaid shirt with grey shorts, who is also playing the accordion.
[Fiesta City's Sweet Adeline Choir]
Photograph of the Fiesta City chapter of Sweet Adelines, an all-female choir, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each woman wears a brightly colored dress tied with a sash, a straw hat decorated with flowers, and a beaded necklace. The women sing in front of the Institute of Texas Cultures building.
[Rennie Guenther Playing the Tuba]
Photograph of Rennie Guenther playing the tuba at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Rennie wears a white collared shirt with green pants and suspenders. His silver tuba is covered in stickers.
[Czech Accordion Player Joseph Kaspar]
Photograph of Joseph Kaspar, a Czech accordionist, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Joseph sits on a grey stage in front of a red and orange backdrop. He wears a green hat with a white shirt, blue pants, and black shoes. He plays a red and yellow accordion and sings for festival participants.
[Young Panamanian Folkloric Dancer]
Photograph of the Panamanian Folkloric Dancers at the 19th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A young girl wears a white lace dress which has layers of ruffles and a blue pompom tied at the neckline, gold jewelry, and decorative silk flowers in her hair.
[Panamanian Folk Violinist]
Photograph of a member of the Panamanian dance group playing violin at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a cowboy hat and a red long sleeve shirt. The dance group is from Killeen, Texas.
[Banjo Player Mary Roark]
Photograph of Mary Roark playing the banjo at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Mary wears a white collared shirt decorated with pins, gold earrings, and denim pants. Mary, a member of the Divine Music Makers, performs in an outdoor amphitheater for festival participants.
[Scottish Food]
Photograph of Marion Ranking and Les Gibbs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Marion, wearing a plaid dress and white apron, stands to the left, holding a dish of Scotch egg. Les stands to her right wearing a Scottish hat with a white shirt and kilt, holding a plate of fish and chips.
[Panamanian Folk Dancer]
Photograph of a Panamanian folk dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer, from Killeen, Texas, wears an elaborate floral headpiece, a red flower necklace, gold earrings, and a white shirt embroidered with green fabric.
[Eliseo and Nieves Torres at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Photograph of Eliseo and Nieves Torres at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Eliseo and Nieves are volunteers in the Mexican Folk Medicine Booth. Eliseo stands to the left, wearing a string of garlic cloves around her neck, while Nieves stands to her right, holding a stuffed snake.
[Spinning Demonstration]
Photograph of a woman giving spinning demonstrations at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a red shirt and denim pants as she pulls yarn from the spindle of the spinning machine. A young girl sits on a bench to her left, watching the festival volunteer.
[Weaving Demonstration]
Photograph of a child learning how to weave at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl wears a white dress with blue polka-dots as she holds onto the loom. A woman stands behind her, guiding the child through the process as part of the spinning and weaving school within the festival.
[Hawaii Club of San Antonio Dance Performance]
Photograph of a dancer from the Hawaii Club of San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a blue swimsuit with a hot pink grass skirt, seashell necklaces, and a purple and pink floral headdress. She dances on a grey stage in front of a crowd of festival participants.
[Czardas Hungarian Dance Performance]
Photograph of the Czardas Hungarian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a blue scarf over a white blouse and colorful skirt. She wears white socks and black shoes as she holds the hands of her dance partner, who wears a similar white shirt with a black vest, pants, hat, and shoes. The couple performs on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill, where festival participants watch the demonstration.
[Ladies of San Juan de Lagos Church Booth]
Photograph of women serving chalupas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. To the left, a woman wearing a floral shirt and pink pants holds a plate of corn tortillas, while the woman standing to her right wears a floral dress and a blue apron, grasping a tortilla with a pair of tongs. The women are a part of the Ladies of San Juan de Lagos Church.
[Doyle Bryant Giving Vocal Performance]
Photograph of Doyle Bryant performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Doyle, a member of Voices of the Mainland, wears a white collared shirt, a plastic red bracelet on his wrist, and a name tag pinned to his chest.
[Young Alsatian Dancers]
Photograph of young Alsatian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The boys and girls sit against a red wall in their dance costumes. The boys wear black hats with white shirts, red vests and black pants, while the girls wear black dresses over white blouses and tights.
[Czardas Hungarian Dance Performance]
Photograph of the Czardas Hungarian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a blue scarf over a white blouse and colorful skirt. She wears white socks and black shoes as she holds the hands of her dance partner, who wears a similar white shirt with a black vest, pants, hat, and shoes. The couple performs on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill, where festival participants watch the demonstration.
[Czardas Hungarian Dance Performance]
Photograph of the Czardas Hungarian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a blue scarf over a white blouse and colorful skirt. She wears white socks and black shoes as she holds the hands of her dance partner, who wears a similar white shirt with a black vest, pants, hat, and shoes. The couple performs on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill, where festival participants watch the demonstration.
[Ballet Folklorico Dance Performance]
Photograph of McAllen Parks and Recreation Department's Ballet Folklorico performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman wearing an elaborate purple dress with layers of lace and ribbon dances in front of a large crowd of festival participants. Other female dancers wearing blue and red dresses are visible in the background.
[Ballet Folklorico Dancers]
Photograph of McAllen Parks and Recreation Department's Ballet Folklorico performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman wearing an elaborate purple dress with layers of lace and ribbon dances in front of a large crowd of festival participants. Other female dancers wearing blue and red dresses are visible in the background.
[Lebanese Dancer]
Photograph of an Amelab Lebanese Folk Dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a gold top underneath a red vest with a long pink skirt embroidered with gold sequins and ribbon. Other members of the dance group stand behind her in rows, performing for the audience.
[Ballet Folklorico Dancer]
Photograph of McAllen Parks and Recreation Department's Ballet Folklorico performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a dancer wearing a long lace dress with a black apron tied around her waist twirls for the audience. She wears long gold necklaces and red carnations in her hair.
[Bexar County Czech Heritage Society]
Photograph of women preparing food at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three women wearing traditionally Czech clothing each hold a traditional dish in their hands. The dishes were served at the Bexar County Czech Heritage Booth within the festival.
[Ameleb Lebanese Dancer Performance]
Photograph of an Amelab Lebanese Folk Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The four male and three female dancers stand on a grey stage in a line, facing the audience. Each dancer holds hands with another as they kick their right legs in the air.
[San Antonio Pipes and Drums Performance]
Photograph of the San Antonio Pipes and Drums performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The men and women wear white shirts with red or green kilts, and black hats. Each band member plays a set of bagpipes as they walk through the Texas Folklife Festival.
[Children In A Covered Wagon]
Photograph of three children sitting in the back of a covered wagon at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two girls wearing identical shirts and shorts sit on either side of a boy in a pink shirt. The girl on the left holds a manilla folder in her hands.
[Living History Reenactor at Frontier Fort]
Photograph of a historical reenactment at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A participant wears a historical military uniform consisting of a black cowboy hat, a thick woolen coat over a grey flannel shirt, a large navy belt, and blue pants. He holds a rifle in his hands as festival participants watch the demonstration.
[Jam Session in a Barn]
Photograph of a man playing the mouth organ at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He wears a cream cowboy belt with a silver band, and a light-blue collared shirt. He holds the organ to his mouth, performing for festival participants.
[Fiddle Jam Session]
Photograph of a woman playing the fiddle for a jam session in a barn at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a red shirt and large silver earrings as she holds the fiddle against her neck.
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt. His suede moccasins are beaded and wrapped in fur. He swings a red cord around his head and body, performing a dance for festival participants.
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Performance]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt. His suede moccasins are beaded and wrapped in fur. He swings a red cord around his head and body, performing a dance for festival participants.
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Performance]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt as he raises an object constructed of red tubing above his head.
[Gary Henry and Child Riding Bubba the Longhorn]
Photograph of a child and riding Bubba the Longhorn with Gary Henry at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gary sits behind the child, holding the reins of the longhorn and making sure the child is secure.
[Face Painting]
Photograph of a child getting her face painted at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young girl sits on a stool wearing a brightly colored dress. A woman leans over her, painting a fish on her cheek.
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Demonstration]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dance performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear traditional Native American clothing consisting of feather headdresses, beaded headbands, skirts with long fringe, and white moccasins.
[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer's face is painted black and green. He wears a beaded headband, breast plate, and belt. His suede moccasins are beaded and wrapped in fur. He swings a red cord around his head, performing a dance for festival participants.
[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Demonstration]
Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dance performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear traditional Native American clothing consisting of feather headdresses, beaded headbands, skirts with long fringe, and white moccasins. They perform on a grey stage in front of a large audience of festival participants.
[Hawaiian Dancer]
Photograph of a dancer from the Hawaii Club of San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a floral swimsuit and long cover-up, with a floral headdress and lei. She kneels on a grey stage with her arms lifted in the air in front of a large crowd of festival participants.
[Hawaii Club of San Antonio Dancer]
Photograph of a dancer from the Hawaii Club of San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a floral swimsuit and long cover-up, with a floral headdress and lei. She stands on a grey stage in front of a large crowd of festival participants.
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