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Amerikanische Jagd- und Reiseabenteuer: aus meinem Leben in den westlichen Indianergebieten.

Description: This German text recounts the author's adventures traveling the western United States over a sixteen-year period. The author describes his encounters with Native Americans and the natural environment, especially the animals he hunted. The book also includes illustrations made by the author during his travels.
Date: 1858
Creator: Armand, 1806-1889
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

The cabin book: or, sketches of life in Texas

Description: This is an English translation of the German text, which is a historical novel about the creation of the Republic of Texas. It consists of a series of sketches that depict the new Republic of Texas as a land of opportunity for immigrants.
Date: 1844
Creator: Sealsfield, Charles, 1793-1864 & Mersch, Ch. Fr.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Die Tochter Tehuan's: oder Texas im vorigen Jahrhundert.

Description: This German text is a work of fiction that paints a historical picture of life in Spanish Texas. The protagonist is a young Spanish immigrant, Don Hesu Navarro, who befriends Tehuan and his family. The action is centered around the San Jose Mission in San Antonio.
Date: 1866
Creator: Hoermann, Alto S. (Alto Sebastian), 1829-1867
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika: mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderung dahin

Description: This German text is a contemporary history and description of the United States of America based on the author's first hand observations, written as a guide for German emigrants. According to the bookseller's note: "This book contains information about German travelers in the state of Texas. It includes discussions on the physical aspects of the land, natural products, Indians, the West, social life and customs throughout the state, as well as information about education, schools, and other st… more
Date: 1853
Creator: Menzel, Gottfried, 1798-
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Die Auswanderer nach Texas. [Part 3]

Description: This German text is the third of a three-part historical novel about German emigration to Texas. Through the novel's fictional characters, the author portrays a romantic version of German emigration to the United States, particularly Texas. Set in the mid- to late-1830s, the novel discusses the history of Texas from Spanish rule up to its time as an independent republic.
Date: 1841
Creator: Belani, H. E. R.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Die Auswanderer nach Texas. [Part 1]

Description: This German text is the first of a three-part historical novel about German emigration to Texas. Through the novel's fictional characters, the author portrays a romantic version of German emigration to the United States, particularly Texas. Set in the mid- to late-1830s, the novel discusses the history of Texas from Spanish rule up to its time as an independent republic.
Date: 1841
Creator: Belani, H. E. R.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Texas: mit besonderer Rücksicht auf deutsche Auswanderung und die physischen Verhältnisse des Landes nach eigener Beobachtung geschildert

Description: This German text is an account of the author's travels in Texas from December, 1845 to April, 1847. The book describes Texas primarily from a natural history perspective, although the author recounts all aspects of his travels including interactions with Native Americans. According to the author, the book was written with German emigrants in mind.
Date: 1849
Creator: Roemer, Ferdinand, 1818-1891
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Verbands-Bote.

Description: This is a bound volume of newspapers published primarily in German, although there is significant English-language content as well. The publication was the official newsletter of the Katholischen Staats-Verbands (Catholic State Association of Texas) and contains many articles about association business and events, editorials, and letters to the editor. The publication contains information about the association's history and bylaws as well as yearly listings of association officers.
Date: 1919
Creator: Catholic Staats-Verband of Texas.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Die Auswanderer nach Texas. [Part 2]

Description: This German text is the second of a three-part historical novel about German emigration to Texas. Through the novel's fictional characters, the author portrays a romantic version of German emigration to the United States, particularly Texas. Set in the mid- to late-1830s, the novel discusses the history of Texas from Spanish rule up to its time as an independent republic.
Date: 1841
Creator: Belani, H. E. R.
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Making Paper Flowers]

Description: Color photograph of a woman in a hat demonstrating how to make paper flowers to a few visitors at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. Although her face is not visible, she is identified as Carmen Ortiz. The flowers are fairly large and range in color.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Joe Pyle Demonstrating Glass Work]

Description: Color photograph of a man, identified as Joe Pyle, using a blowtorch to craft glass at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding an thin, unidentified object in one hand while the other hand holds his blowtorch. He has a beard and is wearing eyeglasses. He is wearing a striped rugby shirt and denim overalls. A man in sunglasses stands and watches him outside the covered booth.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Piñata Making]

Description: Color photograph of two women holding finished piñatas at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the left is Desy Perez, the assistant of the woman on the right, Guadalupe De Pena. Desy is holding a pink and green unicorn piñata, while Guadalupe is holding a piñata that looks like Raggedy Ann. Behind them, a few finished piñatas hang in the background.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Norma Garcia, Blacksmith]

Description: Color photograph of a woman identified as Norma Garcia, a blacksmith, who is a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is showing a young boy how to do metalwork with an open fire.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Daryl Walker, Wheelwright]

Description: Color photograph of a man, Daryl Walker, who is a wheelwright from Lufkin, Texas and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a tool to do his work. Finished wheels are visible behind him.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Demonstrating Woodwork]

Description: Color photograph of Hugh Vaughn, a member of the Texas Rockers which is an organization that makes wood furniture. He is demonstrating wood-turning to a group of festival-goers gathered around his workspace at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. A board erected between him and the onlookers holds some of his wood-shaping tools. Pieces of splintered wood cover his arms as he drives a tool into the wood as it rotates in his machine, which is known as a lathe.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Pat Hammond, Kite-making Instructor]

Description: Color photograph of Pat Hammond, a kite-making instructor and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding yellow sticks in her hands while people gathered around her table watch her intently. Boxes of more kite-making supplies are on the table's surface.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Jack Pirtle, Whittling Instructor]

Description: Color photograph of Jack Pirtle, a whittling instructor from Cherokee County and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is seated in a wooden rocking chair and is holding a piece of wood with curls of whittled wood on the end.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Kite-making School]

Description: Color photograph of a young boy standing at the kite-making booth at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a pair of long yellow sticks in his hand. A woman's reaches her arm out over the little boy's workspace. On one of her fingers, she is wearing a ring.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Elderly Couple with Their Wendish Dolls]

Description: Color photograph of an elderly couple identified as Walter and Mary Schimank of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society. They are participants of the 7th Annual Folklife Festival. Walter is wearing a white short-sleeve shirt with a black vest and a red bow tie. His wife Mary is wearing a red patterned bonnet and shawl. In Walter's arms is a cloth doll that is dressed very similarly to Mary.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Caning a Chair]

Description: Color photograph of James Ander, a chair caner demonstrating his work process to a few people gathered around to watch at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He has begun the weaving process; a woman stands near him, pointing at the chair. A small building with a stone chimney is visible in the background.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Making Pysanky Eggs at the Russian Booth]

Description: Color photograph of a man demonstrating how to make Pysanky eggs, a Ukrainian Easter egg, at the Russian booth. The booth is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Several materials on the table include: mason jars of paint, a carton of eggs, finished eggs, and brushes. Two illustrated boards depicting St. Basil's Cathedral are also on the table.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Painting a Pysanky Egg]

Description: Color photograph of a woman wearing sunglasses, painting a Pysanky egg at the Russian booth, one of many booths at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Her egg is yellow, and she is using a wooden tool used in the Pysanky-making process to paint a design on the egg. There is a small wooden plank underneath her hands acting as a workspace.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Women Making Pinatas and Cascarons]

Description: Color photograph of the pinata booth where Guadalupe De Pena (left) and Desy Perez (right) teach visitors how to make pinatas and cascarons. Their booth is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the table before them are some finished pinatas, some egg cartons filled with paper cones, and a few Coca-Cola cups.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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