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[Dutch Decorating at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a man painting a miniature shoe in the Dutch booth at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man holds a tiny ceramic shoe between his thumb and forefinger and a paintbrush in his other hand.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Dutch Girl Seesawing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: 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.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Egg Roll Frying at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Color photograph of participants frying egg rolls at the Texas Folklife Festival in August 0f 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, one woman stirs chicken in a large frying pan. Another woman is lifting the chicken from the pan into a cardboard box. A third woman is preparing another part of the meal. Crowds of onlookers watch as the women cook.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Eloise Deike at the 4th AnnualTexas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of Eloise Deike from Kerrville, Texas, holding a jar of raccoon oil at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Eloise holds a jar of raccoon oil she uses to make raccoon cookies.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Eloise Deike at the 4th AnnualTexas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of Eloise Deike from Kerrville, Texas, pulling a tray of raccoon cookies out of a stove at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Eloise wears a dress patterned with stripes and flowers. Her hair is worn in large coils on her head.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Emil P. Schandua at the 4th Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: 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.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[English Pub at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of an English pub at the 4th Annual Texas Folkife Festival in August 1975. In the photograph, several patrons face away from the camera and towards the bar. Two bartenders are making drinks at the small bar inside the festival.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Esther Siegfried Serving Quiche at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Color photograph of Esther Siegfried serving Quiche Lorraine in the Swiss booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. Esther is wearing traditional Swiss clothing and holding a slice of quiche wrapped in wax paper in her left hand, and carrying a spatula in her right hand. Another woman who is attending the Swiss booth is smiling behind Lorraine.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Family at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of visitors relaxing on a hill at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man is sitting on the hillside reading a brochure. A woman sits to the left of him, leaning forward to look as well. A boy and a girl sit behind the two adults. Another child is drinking from a bottle in a stroller. Groups of people are visible sitting on the hillside surrounding them. A tent and streamers are visible in the top left corner of the photograph.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Festival Whittlin' School at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of participants at the Festival Whittlin' School at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Society in August of 1975. The photograph features a woman and two children sitting on a bench, whittling small pieces of wood in their hands.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Filipino Dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a Filipino hula dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph depicts a woman wearing a floral swim top with a grass skirt and a lei around her neck. Her hands are raised to her forehead as if she is looking for something on the horizon.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Fox Hunt Folly Performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a 1929 Club Members of the Fox Hunt Follies performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman is standing on the stage wearing high heels and a flapper dress with sequins and layers of tulle. She is leaning forward to the camera, holding an ukelele. Two men playing musical instruments are visible behind her.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Fox Hunt Folly Performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a 1929 Club Members of the Fox Hunt Follies performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman is standing on the stage wearing high heels and a flapper dress with sequins and layers of tulle. She is leaning toward the camera with her arms held wide. her mouth is open as if she is yelling.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Fox Hunt Folly Performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a 1929 Club Members of the Fox Hunt Follies performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman is wearing a 1920's era flapper dress with layered fringe. Her hair is pulled back with a sequined headband. She wears many bracelets and rings on her hands as she applies lipstick to her lips.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[German Folk Dancing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of German folk dancers accompanied by Die Berguagabunden at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers stand on a platform forming two circles, one within the other, by holding hands. The band, wearing traditional German dress, plays in the corner while a large crowd sits in the grass around the raised pavilion.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Girl Climbing Mast at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a young girl participating in the Belgian Mast Game at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the girl has reached the top of the mast and is ringing the bell signifying the time keeper that she has completed the game.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Girl Using Drawknife in Grandpa's Tool Shed]

Description: Photograph of a child learning how to use a drawknife at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. The girl sits at a wooden bench, holding the drawknife in one hand and the wheel of the rotary turner in the other. A man bends over her, guiding her hand over the turner. A drawknife was a tool used to shape wood by removing shavings before power sanders and power rotary tools were available.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Girls Playing Chunca at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of two girls playing Chunca at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the two girls are sitting across from each other on a woven mat on the ground. The legs of two people are visible in the background. Chunca, or Chungcajon, is a traditional game from the Philippines.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Glenn A. Myers at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of Glenn A. Myers, a folk musician from Washington on the Brazos at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Glenn is seated at a stool with a guitar resting on his lap. He leans into a microphone, wearing a short-sleeved shirt underneath overalls. Several men watch the performance.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Glenn Myers Performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: 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.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Grassy Hill at the Institute of Texas Cultures]

Description: Photograph of people resting on a grassy hill at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. Men and women line the hillside waiting for a festival performance outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[Greek Folk Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of the Kali Parea Greek folk dancing group performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, six girls are holding hands as they raise their right leg into the air. The girls are dancing on a large stage surrounded by a crowd of festival participants. Each girl is wearing various pieces of traditional Greek dress, including white blouses with loose, draping sleeves, suspenders, embroidered skirts with plaid or floral aprons, dark tights and heavy leather shoes… more
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]

[The Grobes Serving Sausage at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: 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.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
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