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[Selling Tamales in the Mexican Market]

Description: Photograph of the tamale stand in the Mexican market at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two women, members of the San Antonio Conservation Society, are selling tamales to a female festival visitor. The photograph is taken from the side of the stand and is a profile shot of the three women. One of the women working the stand is handing the tamales over the counter to the female visitor. The tamales are being kept in large silver canisters.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Pots of Boiling Corn]

Description: Photograph of several large black pots of boiling corn in the Mexican market at the Texas Folklife Festival. Each pot is steaming and situated above a coal burning furnace. In the middle ground, a young worker is shoveling coal into one of the furnaces while an older man watches. In the background a piñata booth is visible.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[East Texas String Ensemble performs]

Description: Photograph of the East Texas String Ensemble, from Nacogdoches, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band is made up of four male members, each playing an instrument. Starting from the left, there is a violin or fiddle player, a banjo player, a guitarist, and a upright bassist. The band is performing outdoors on a stage. Two microphones are set up for vocals.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Texas Jazz Festival All-Stars]

Description: Photograph of M.C. Happy Shahan, from Brackettville, performing with the Texas Jazz Festival All Stars, at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band represents Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi. The performers are set up on the night stage which has fluorescent lighting. Shahan is standing at the front of the stage in the right foreground, holding a microphone and looking toward the guitar player. A female vocalist stands in the foreground on the left side of the stage in front of the guitarist. Beh… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Texas Jazz Festival All-Stars Being Introduced]

Description: Photograph of M.C. Happy Shahan, from Brackettville, introducing the Texas Jazz Festival All Stars at the Texas Folklife Festival. They represent 'Buccaneer Days' in Corpus Christi. The band is set up on the night stage which has fluorescent lighting. Shahan is standing at the front of the stage holding a microphone while the band stands behind him with their instruments: guitarist, bass guitarist, pianist and drummer. A female vocalist sits on the right side of the stage in front of the pianis… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Bluegrass Band Performs]

Description: Photograph of the Backwoods Volunteers Bluegrass Band, from San Antonio, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Starting from the left there is a female guitarist, a female string bassist, a male banjo player and a male slide guitarist. The men are wearing brown pants and yellow shirts. The women are wearing brown skirts and light brown shirts. The performance is outdoors on a grassy field with the Institute of Texan Cultures visible in the background.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Man with Young Visitor]

Description: Photograph of festival storyteller John Russell "Hondo" Crouch, the mayor and co-owner of Luckenbach, Texas at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is bending down and holding the hands of a young girl. He is wearing a blue suit and the young girl is wearing a red and white striped dress. According to accompanying information, he is greeting the young visitor.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Man Belgian Bowling]

Description: Photograph of a man participating in Belgian bowling at the Texas Folklife Festival. The man is crouched down in bowling stance and has just released a round, flat object down a marked path. Four men are watching him, two sitting behind and two standing to the right. .
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Woman Belgian Bowling]

Description: Photograph of a woman participating in Belgian bowling at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is photographed from behind, rolling a round object down a path towards a wooden crate with a narrow slot. The game is setup outdoors next to a tall chain-link fence.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Belgian Bowling]

Description: Photograph of a woman participating in Belgian bowling at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is outdoors, on the grass, next to a chain-link fence. She has just released a round, flat object that is rolling toward a wooden crate. The booth's sponsor, George DeWinne, is watching. Two other men are also watching in the background.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Czech Dancers]

Description: Photograph of SPJST Lodge 47 Seaton Star Hall Beseda Dancers of Temple at the Texas Folklife Festival. They represent the New Braunfels Czech Fest. Four men and four women dressed in traditional Czech costumes are performing on an outdoor stage at night. Their costumes are white, black and blue with red trim. The women are wearing dresses with peasant blouses and small white bonnets. The men are wearing black pants, white shirts, and blue vests, tied with red ribbon. In the foreground, two men … more
Date: September 8, 1972
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[Czech Folk Dancers]

Description: Photograph of SPJST Lodge 47 Seaton Star Hall Beseda Dancers of Temple at the Texas Folklife Festival. They represent the New Braunfels Czech Fest. Four men and four women dressed in traditional Czech costumes are performing on an outdoor stage at night. The costumes are white, black and blue with red trim. The women are wearing blue dresses with aprons, peasant blouses and small white bonnets. The men are wearing black pants, white shirts, blue vests, and black bow ties. The eight dancers are … more
Date: September 8, 1972
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[Czech Folk Dancing]

Description: Photograph of SPJST Lodge 47 Seaton Star Hall Beseda Dancers of Temple at the Texas Folklife Festival. They represent the New Braunfels Czech Fest. Four men and four women dressed in traditional Czech costumes are performing on an outdoor stage at night. Their costumes are white, black and blue with red trim. The women are wearing dresses with aprons, peasant blouses and small white bonnets. The men are wearing black pants, white shirts, blue vests, and black bow ties. The eight dancers are pai… more
Date: September 8, 1972
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[Woodwind and Brass Players of the Dallas Czech Concert Orchestra]

Description: Photograph of the Dallas Czech Concert Orchestra being directed by Sid Pokladnik at the Texas Folklife Festival. The right side of the orchestra, which contains the woodwinds and some brass musicians, is featured in the photograph. On the left side, Sid Pokladnik directs them from center stage. Colored ribbons are hanging behind the musicians.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Orchestra Performing for Crowd]

Description: Photograph of the Dallas Czech Concert Orchestra performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The orchestra is performing on an outdoor stage at night. The stage has a covering with lights that illuminate the performers, which is a stark contrast to the darkness from which the audience watches. The musicians are all wearing white shirts and black pants. In the center of the stage is the director, Sid Pokladnik.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Dancing Gymnasts]

Description: Photograph of the SOKOL Precision Gym Team members, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The team is directed by Bob Trojacek and is representing the Czech Polka Festival in Ennis. The photograph is taken close to the stage, featuring two pairs of gymnasts each standing back-to-back. They are wearing white shorts and brightly-colored blouses with large, ruffled, long-sleeves. Each gymnast's blouse is a different color. The pairs of gymnasts have one arm up in the air and one down low, mir… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Gymnast Balancing On One Foot]

Description: Photograph of one of the SOKOL Precision Gym Team members, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The team is directed by Bob Trojacek and is representing the Czech Polka Festival in Ennis. The photograph is taken close to the stage, featuring one gymnast who is wearing a dark blue sleeveless leotard with a red belt. She is balancing on her left foot with her arms reaching out to her left. Her right foot is pointed out in front of her, close to the ground. Behind the gymnast, red, blue and … more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Flipping Gymnasts]

Description: Photograph of the SOKOL Precision Gym Team members performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The team is directed by Bob Trojacek and is representing the Czech Polka Festival in Ennis. The photograph is taken close to the stage and features two pairs of gymnasts, back to back, arms interlocked. The gymnasts facing the back of the stage are flipping their partner up over their head. The gymnasts being flipped have their legs straight up in the air and their toes pointed. All gymnasts are wearin… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Gymnasts With Arms Outstretched]

Description: Photograph of the SOKOL Precision Gym Team, directed by Bob Trojacek, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The team is representing the Czech Polka Festival in Ennis. The photograph is taken close to the stage where five gymnasts are visible, standing in a staggered formation. Three gymnasts are in the front and two are in the back. The two gymnasts in the front on the left are wearing dark blue leotards while the rest are wearing dark shorts and white sleeveless shirts. All gymnasts are … more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Bird's Eye View of "Cajun Country"]

Description: Photograph taken from bird's eye view of large, steep, grassy slope at the Texas Folklife Festival. Large yellow lettering is loosely arranged on the right side of the hill and reads "Cajun Country" which is sponsored by the Cajun Festival and Texas Champion Crawfish Races in Port Arthur. Some people are sitting or standing at the top of the slope where the ground levels out. The area behind them is decorated with pennant flags and contains a couple of booths. Many festival visitors are walking… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Man Giving Hunting Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of O. D. LaBove, from Sabine Pass, giving a demonstration to a crowd about duck and geese hunting at the Texas Folklife Festival. LaBove is on the left side of the photograph, at the bottom of a hill, aiming his rifle in the air. He is standing at the edge of an artificial stream, between a cluster of reeds and a brown display panel. The crowd to the right is watching him from across the artificial stream.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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[Man in Camouflage Speaking to Crowd]

Description: Photograph of O. D. LaBove, from Sabine Pass, speaking to a crowd about duck and geese hunting at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph is taken from amongst the spectators. LaBove can be seen through crowd, standing in front of a steep hill and wearing camouflage.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
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