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[Participant Sitting on an Ox]

Description: Photograph of Jethro Holmes, representative of Woodville Dog Wood Festival, sitting on a large black ox at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The ox is used to pull log wagons, one of which is visible in the background. Mr. Holmes is wearing a light colored shirt, dark slacks, a cowboy hat, and a rain poncho. A medium sized dog is on the ground in front of them, and festival booths are visible behind them.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Live Music Performance]

Description: Photograph of Kermit Baca, member of the Gil Baca Band, hitting a drum kit on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The drummer is wearing a white collared shirt with a colorful vest and black slacks. Stage emcee, Chuck Schwartzkopf, is standing on the edge of the stage. He is wearing a short sleeve collared shirt with a tie and gray slacks. Festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribal Dancer]

Description: Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian tribal dancer at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing traditional garments and what appears to be a roach headdress, likely comprised of fur and porcupine guard hair. The headdress is tied at the chin. A beaded band with a large circle decoration at the forehead circles his head. A wide, blue beaded band, along with other beads and jewelry, hangs over his chest. He is shirtless; pink and white feathers are attached to his back. Other… more
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cowboys Giving Out Free Cowboy Kisses]

Description: Photograph of chuck wagon cook, Tom Perini, leaning over a counter to give a festival participant a free cowboy kiss at the food booth in Cattle Drive Corral during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The gentleman is wearing a denim shirt, cowboy hat, and leather chaps. The woman is wearing a light floral blouse and dark pants. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Making Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of a woman making tortillas at a food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is part of the "Night in Old San Antonio" sampler, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society, in the Mexican-American area. The woman is wearing a white blouse and a colorful skirt, with decoration in her hair. She is standing in front of a burner as she forms tortillas in her hands. Large umbrellas, with red, green, and white paper flower decorations, are above her. Festival p… more
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Musicians Practicing]

Description: Photograph of the New Braunfels Engelkinder Choir, directed by Rosemarie Doyle, practicing on the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The choir members are wearing purple lederhosen and light pink blouses with light pink socks. The choir director is wearing a purple dress of the same color over a similar light pink blouse. Festival participants and balloons in a variety of shapes and colors are in the background.
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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