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[Accordionist with Round Top Brass Band]

Description: Photograph of a male accordionist performing with the Round Top Brass Band at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He has a mustache and is playing a black and white accordion. He is wearing a brown corduroy visor and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up. A tuba player is visible behind him on the right.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia

[Ace Reid on Storytelling Stage]

Description: Photograph of Ace Reid, cartoonist and humorist from Kerrville, on the storytelling stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat, aviator sunglasses, and a plaid shirt, he is speaking into a microphone which he is holding.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]

[Ace Reid on Storytelling Stage]

Description: Photograph of Ace Reid, cartoonist and humorist from Kerrville, on the storytelling stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a cowboy hat, aviator sunglasses, and a plaid shirt, he is speaking into a microphone which he is holding. Behind him a rocking chair and a small hay bale is visible.
Date: [1982-08-05..1982-08-08]

Actors at HemisFair '68

Description: Photograph of female actors in a play at HemisFair '68, including two adult actors standing to the left -- one wearing a tiger-like costume and the other dressed in an oriental-patterned robe. A small group of child actors are kneeling in the background to the right, and some are wearing Oriental-type dresses.
Date: [1968-04..1968-10]

[Adela Frantzen Making Sauerkraut]

Description: Photograph of Adela Franzten making sauerkraut in the Kendall County Community Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing behind a large tub and a hat, a photograph, and other tents are visible behind her.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia

[Adobe Making Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Bill Corkery demonstrating how to make adobe at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bill leans over a wooden trough as he pours water into the individual sections. Several festival stand behind Bill, watching the demonstration.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]

[Adobe Making Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Bill Corkery demonstrating how to make adobe at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bill leans over the wooden trough, shoveling an unknown substance into the individual sections. A festival participant stands behind Bill, watching the demonstration.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]

[Adult Man and Women at Service to Youth Award Program]

Description: Photograph of four unidentified standing, smiling adults, stopping to take a picture during the Service to Youth Award Program, an event held to provide scholarships to graduating seniors. The man on the far left wears a dark navy suit and red tie. The women wear formal attire in neutral colors, with the exception of the woman third from the left, who wears a bold floral print dress, belted at the waist. Several chairs, wooden windows, and one of the presenters at the event (cropped out of the … more
Date: 1996
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.

[Adult Man with Drum at Salute to Youth Awards Program]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified male musician during the Salute to Youth Awards Program, an event awarding scholarships to students. The man wears a blue hat, white shirt, pants, and a gold band necklace. A black strap is over his left shoulder and ties to the djembe drum in between his legs. Behind him, a wooden podium with the Martin Luther King Middle School crest can be seen. Additionally, a green and white banner that reads "San Antonio Chapter of Links, INC" has been placed on long curtains… more
Date: 1992
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.

[Adults and Students During Poster Art Contest]

Description: Photograph of unidentified students and adults during a poster art contest held at Martin Luther King Middle School. The photograph was taken candidly, while students complete their respective drawings on butcher paper. Two adult women on the far left look on. The group is in the school's cafeteria, judging by the furnishings and some of the equipment in the back. Accompanying information indicates the contest was held as part of Project LEAD (Links Erase Alcohol and Drugs), a national program … more
Date: 1986
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.

[Adults and Young Boy in Gates Elementary Classroom]

Description: Photograph of several adults and one young boy, gathered together for a group picture inside one of the classrooms of Gates Elementary. The boy, who stands in the middle, is holding a book. In the back, a green chalkboard runs the width of the right wall. Accompanying information indicates photograph was taken during a book illustrator activity for the National Trends and Services program of the Links organization.
Date: 1996
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.

[Adults and Young Boy in Gates Elementary Classroom During Fall Semester]

Description: Photograph of several adults and one young boy, gathered together for a group picture inside one of the classrooms of Gates Elementary. The boy, who stands in the middle, is holding a book. In the back, a green chalkboard runs the width of the right wall. A scarecrow, pumpkin, and autumn decorations have been placed in the room. Accompanying information indicates photograph was taken during a book illustrator activity for the National Trends and Services program of the Links organization.
Date: 1996
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.

Aerial photo of HemisFair '68

Description: Aerial photograph looking straight down on the HemisFair site before it opened. Visible buildings in the fairgrounds include the roofs of the circular United States Exhibit Pavilion and Confluence Theater (right of center); the Texas Pavilion is in the back middle ground; and the Convention Center, Theater, and Arena buildings (left of center). The top of the Tower of the Americas is visible in the center with the tower itself casting a long shadow toward the left. A San Antonio public housi… more
Date: 1968?
Location: None

[Aerial View of Crawfish Racing Track]

Description: Photograph of crawfish racing track from taken from above at the Texas Folklife Festival. Close to the center of the photograph is a square white table painted with concentric red and blue circles. People are crowded around waiting for the start of the crawfish race, sponsored by Texas Champion Crawfish Races in Port Arthur. In the top portion of the photograph there are large yellow letters displayed on a grassy hill that read, "Port Arthur". Directly below that, smaller orange letters read, "… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]

Aerial view of downtown San Antonio, Texas

Description: Photograph of downtown San Antonio, Texas with the partially-constructed central concrete shaft of the Tower of the Americas (without the tophouse) and the HemisFair Arena visible in the background. A highway interchange is visible in the foreground, at the bottom of the image. The Tower of the Americas and the HemisFair Arena were constructed for HemisFair '68.
Date: 1968?

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Oblique aerial view of the HemisFair '68 site near the completion of construction, including the Tower of the Americas (center-right) which has a crane working on the observation structure at the top. Other buildings in the fairgrounds are visible, including the Arena (center) and the United States Exhibit Pavilion (left foreground), which are both circular buildings. Portions of downtown San Antonio, Texas can be seen in the background.
Date: 1968?

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Photograph from a helicopter of the HemisFair '68 site in San Antonio, Texas, a few weeks from opening day. Prominent structures include the 622 foot high Tower of the Americas (center-right), the United States Confluence Theater and United States Exhibit Pavilion at left foreground, and the Convention Center, Arena, and Theater in mid-ground. Downtown San Antonio buildings are visible behind the fairgrounds.
Date: March 12, 1968

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 site, looking east, with downtown San Antonio visible in the background, to the right. The Tower of the America is in the center of the image; other buildings on the fairgrounds include the 10,500-seat Arena, the Convention Center, and Theater (at right) as well as the circular United States Confluence Theater and Exhibit Pavilion (at left).
Date: 1968
Location: None

Aerial view of HemisFair '68

Description: Oblique aerial photograph of the HemisFair '68 fairgrounds and downtown San Antonio buildings behind it. The Tower of the Americas is visible in the center of the image and the circular HemisFair Arena is visible to the right of the tower's base.
Date: 1968
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