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[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio Dancer]
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Photograph of a dancer from the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young girl wears an elaborate traditional Mexican dress covered in lace paneling, gathers, and ribbon embroidery. Her hair is tied into two braids with colored ribbons as she walks across the stage.
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[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio Dancer]
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Photograph of a dancer from the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young girl wears an elaborate traditional Mexican dress covered in lace paneling, gathers, and ribbon embroidery. Her hair is tied into two braids with colored ribbons as she dances across the stage.
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[Big Roger Collins Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
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Photograph of Big Rodger Collins performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Roger wears a three-piece suit and a matching hat as he stands on a stage, singing into a corded microphone.
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[The Blue Lady Telling Fortunes]
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Photograph of the Blue Lady telling fortunes at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The Blue Lady, also known as Dee Gilliland, sits across a table from a woman wearing a yellow dress. On the table between them, the Blue Lady placed a stack of cards, a magnifying glass, and a small purse.
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[Bocce Ball Competition]
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Photograph of a woman playing bocce ball at the Texas Folklife festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a striped shirt and cuffed shorts as she throws a bocce ball toward the target. Festival participants walk past the bocce court along a concrete path.
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[Caribbean Steel Tones Performance]
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Photograph of Caribbean Steel Tones, a Trinidian group from Houston, Texas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man plays four red steel drums in a large performance. Several other drummers are performing to his right as a large audience of festival participants watches the performance.
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[Carnival Costumes]
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Photograph of the colorful costumes in the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a loose white shirt decorated with red and blue shapes and silver rhinestones carries a large, round hat strapped across his shoulders. A woman to his left wears a similar costume with a different colored hat.
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[Carnival Costumes]
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Photograph of a woman participating in the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a white dress with red embroidery on the sleeves and neckline. The skirt of the dress has Hawaiian flowers printed on it. She wears a large round hat secured with a string across her chest. Several dancers are visible to the right and behind her.
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[Child Playing Bocce Ball]
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Photograph of a child playing bocce ball at the Texas Folklife festival in San Antonio, Texas. The boy wears an adult-sized baseball cap and sporting uniform as he heaves the heavy bocce ball towards the target. A line of festival participants stand behind him, waiting for a turn.
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[Children Celebrating Carnival]
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Photograph of children dressed in traditional costumes at the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The children are wearing large, round hats decorated with sequins, fringe, and colorful shapes.
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[Compania de Arte Espanol]
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Photograph of the Compania de Arte Espanol, or the Spanish Art Company, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Five members of the dance team mirror each other's outstretched arms. Each girl wears a different colored floral dress and matching shawl.
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[Flemish Folk Dancers]
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Photograph of Flemish Folk Dancers of the Belgian American Club of Texas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features men and women wearing traditional Flemish clothing while performing on a lit stage.
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[Folkloric Group Mi Peru]]
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Photograph of the Folkloric Group "Mi Peru" performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man wearing a hooded awl plays a wind instrument. Two band members, one on his right and one on his left, wear matching costumes as they play.
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[Folkloric Group My Peru]
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Photograph of the folkloric group My Peru performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women and five men wear white ponchos and dark bandannas over their clothing as they sing into individual microphones.
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[Furniture Maker Michael Moss]
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Photograph of Michael Moss building furniture at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Michael stands in front of a drum sander, finishing the leg of a piece of furniture. Michael wears a white shirt with a design screen-printed on it, and a pair of blue shorts. Festival participants walk around Michael's booth as he works.
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[German Food Booth]
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Photograph of two members of the German food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a woman stand side by side in front of a table covered in a large tray of sausages and buns. The woman wears a blue shirt underneath a black vest, and a white apron around her waist. The man stands next to her wearing a black hat, white shirt, and a white apron covering it.
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[Gregg Cheser Playing the Guitar]
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Photograph of Gregg Cheser performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gregg wears a blue striped shirt and jeans as he plays the guitar. Several other members from the Texas Cajun Playboy Band perform to his left.
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[Italian Food Booth]
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Photograph of the members of the Italian food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The three women are wearing white ruffled shirts tucked into red skirts as they stand behind a table covered with pans of pizza. Other Italian members prepare food on the other tables that form the booth.
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[Jim Braud Announcing Crawfish Race]
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Photograph of Jim Braud announcing crawfish races at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jim leans over the racing table, preparing to release the crawfish from the bucket. A crowd of festival participants watches the race.
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[Khmer Food Booth]
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Photograph of the members of the Khmer food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women are standing in front of a table covered in a blue cloth, cooking utensils, and uncooked food. The woman to the left is wearing a blue dress and brown-rimmed glasses. The woman to the right is wearing a black dress covered with orange blossoms.
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[McAllen Folklorico Dancers]
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Photograph of the McAllen Folklorico Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A large group of girls wears white shirts with large flowers embroidered across the bodice and sleeves, green skirts, and red sashes across their waists. The girls wear large bows in their hair made of many white, red and green ribbons.
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[Member of the Texas Cajun Playboy Band]
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Photograph of a member of the Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band member wears a blue striped shirt, a red hat, and jeans as he plays the drums.
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[Philippine Performing Arts Academy of San Antonio]
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Photograph of a dancer from the Philippine Performing Arts Academy performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young girl wears a traditional Philippino costume as she twirls two ribbons in the air. A large audience watches as she performs.
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[Photograph of Mr. Jingles]
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Photograph of Mr. Jingles at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Jingles wears a black shirt with orange and green patterns along the neckline and sleeves, a cowboy hat, and black pants. He stands with the support of a cane as he collects aluminum can pull tabs.
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[Quilter Elizada Johnson]
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Photograph of Elizada Johnson, a quilter from Houston, Texas, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Elizada wears a striped dress and silver glasses. She has a name tag attached to her shirt as she works on a green and white quilt.
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Quilter from Kashmere Senior Center
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Photograph of quilter from the Kashmere Senior Center in Houston, Texas, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The quilter sits behind a table covered with a white and green quilt. She wears a white jacket, brown glasses, and silver earrings.
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[Sakura Folkdance Group of Houston]
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Photograph of Sakura Folkdance Group of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a girl wearing traditional Japanese clothing dances with her arms outstretched, wearing a black and white kimono, and secured with a silver and red checkered sash. A woman dancing behind the girl wears a blue kimono with a matching sash.
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[Sakura Folkdance Group of Houston]
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Photograph of Sakura Folkdance Group of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, four women wearing black and white kimonos tied with yellow sashes and straw hats are dancing for the audience. A colorful backdrop decorates the stage as they perform.
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[Spinning Demonstration]
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Photograph of a spinning demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman and a girl are sitting in front of a loom, feeding wool into the machine to form yarn. A festival-participant leans over the shoulder of the woman, watching the process.
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[Texas Cajun Playboy Band]
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Photograph of Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man wearing a red cap and a white shirt with denim jeans sings into a microphone. To his right, a man wearing a cowboy hat, white collared shirt, and denim jeans, plays the accordion. Other musicians are visible behind the pair, performing for festival participants.
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[Texas Cajun Playboy Band]
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Photograph of Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man wearing a red cap and shirt plays the guitar and sings into a microphone. Other musicians are visible behind the pair, performing for festival participants.
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[Texas Cajun Playboy Band Members]
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Photograph of Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a red and white collared shirt plays an electric guitar opposite of a man wearing a white cowboy hat, and playing an accordion.
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[Trick Roper Bruce Montague]
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Photograph of Jim Braud performing trick roping at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jim wears a cowboy hat with a collared shirt, plaid pants, a leather belt, and cowboy boots. He sings a rope in the air, forming a circle, as festival participants watch the demonstration.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Band]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four men and two boys are playing the drums and singing into individual microphones. A yellow, orange, and red backdrop hangs behind the band as they perform.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association Dancers]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two girls are wearing matching dresses made of patterned fabric and purple trim. Three women stand to the left of the dancers wearing colorful dresses. A red and orange backdrop hangs to the left of the dancers as they perform.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association Performance]
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Photograph of the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A girl wearing a black and white dress decorated with red and orange flowers and purple trim bends at the waist as she walks under a low bar set on pegged stands. Another girl wearing a matching dress stands behind her, waiting her turn. Several drummers sit in a group behind the performers, playing music for them. A large audience of festival participants watches from the left side of the stage.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association Performance]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three girls are standing in front of a group of drum players, wearing colorful dresses as they perform for festival participants.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Children's Performance]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a girl wearing a colorful dress is walking under a low bar supported by two pegged stands. Two boys stand on either side of the stands, holding the bar. A group of performers wearing matching dresses wait in a line to walk under the bar.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Dance Performance]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a girl wearing a colorful dress slides under a low bar balanced on two pegged stands. Two dancers wearing matching dresses dance on either side of the stands. Festival participants watch the performance from the left side of the stage.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Dancer]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman wearing a white dress with a pink and black pattern dances across a stage. Several drummers sit behind her, playing a song while she dances.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Dancers]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three women and three girls are wearing brightly-colored dresses as they dance around a paved street. Two small buildings painted purple and red are visible in the background.
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[Trinidad and Tobago Dancers]
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Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman standing in front of the other two dancers is wearing a light-blue dress decorated with pink flowers, a silver belt, and a tan and brown scarf around her head as she stretches her arms out in dance. A woman stands to her left holding her white, pink and black dress as she spins in a circle. A third woman is visible behind the second woman, wearing a sleeveless blue dress.
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[Trinidadian Carnival Celebration]
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Photograph of a Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association of Houston walk down the main thoroughfare at the Institute of Texas Cultures, wearing traditional Carnival costumes as they celebrate their culture.
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[Trinidadian Food Booth]
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Photograph of the Trinidadian food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women are preparing food on a table covered with a yellow floral tablecloth. The woman to the right is wearing a yellow, red and blue striped shirt and pants. The woman standing to her left and holding a plate of food is wearing a white collared shirt and a blue floral skirt.
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[Trinidadian Food Booth]
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Photograph of a woman preparing food in the Trinidadian food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is wearing a colorful shirt and bandanna as she submerges her hand into a large bowl of flour. A plastic tray of uncooked dough lays on the table next to her.
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[Whoosits Big Pile Goodtime Garbage Band]
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Photograph of the Whootsits Big Pile Goodtime Garbage Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the band wear matching blue shirts, suspenders and dark blue shorts. Each member of the band plays a different musical instrument such as the banjo, the drums, guitar, electric guitar, and xylophone. The band stands on a stage in front of tall bushes and tree foliage.
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[Woman Celebrating Carnival]
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Photograph of a woman participating in the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is wearing a bright yellow dress and a red bandanna with white polka dots around her head. Many children stand behind her wearing matching dressed and large, round hats decorated with streamers and glitter.