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[Boy Learning About Muzzleloaders]

Description: Photograph of two men teaching a boy about muzzleloaders in "Muzzleloading School" at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The boy is sitting in between the two men, who are dressed in Civil War era clothing and are showing him the muzzle of a rifle that is laid across their laps. They are all sitting on a stack of wooden shingles, in front of a log cabin.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Living History Reenactor at Frontier Fort]

Description: Photograph of a historical reenactment at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A participant wears a historical military uniform consisting of a black cowboy hat, a thick woolen coat over a grey flannel shirt, a large navy belt, and blue pants. He holds a rifle in his hands as festival participants watch the demonstration.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Muzzleloading School]

Description: Photograph of two men dressed in Civil War era clothing teaching a boy muzzle loading at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are sitting on either side of the boy with two rifles laid across their laps. The man on the right is holding a round silver bullet in front of the boy, and the man on the left is pointing to it and telling the boy about it.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Frank Hendricks Demonstrating Engraving]

Description: Photograph of Frank Hendricks engraving a gun at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Frank wears a striped shirt, jeans, and a leather belt as he leans over the engraving machine, delicately working on a piece of metal to demonstrate the technique for festival participants.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Frank Hendricks Demonstrating Gun Engraving]

Description: Photograph of Frank Hendricks displaying his skills at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Frank wears a striped shirt and jeans as he holds the barrel of an intricately engraved gun. He stands behind his workstation beneath a canopied area of the festival.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Muzzle Loading Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of Howard Major participating in a muzzle loading exhibit at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Howard wears historical dress as he holds a rifle across his chest.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Living History Reenactment]

Description: Photograph of a historical reenactment at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two men wearing historical uniforms hold long rifles with bayonets attached to the barrels. Festival participants stand behind the men, watching the military reenactment.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Kids Day at Frontier Fort]

Description: Photograph of reenactors wearing costumes and a young boy at Frontier Fort at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are carrying wooden and other tents and visitors are visible in the background.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Kids Day at Frontier Fort]

Description: Photograph of a row of young boys at Frontier Fort at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are holding wooden guns and a reenactor is visible in the background.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Muzzle Loading Instruction by the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy pointing a rifle at an unseen target with his eye closed. Two adults from the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association, the sponsors of the activity, are supervising the boy. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Joe Bowman, Precision Shooter]

Description: Color photograph of a man, Joe Bowman, holding up a pair of steel revolvers in his hands. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a collared shirt, and a fringed vest. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Muzzle Loader Instruction]

Description: Photograph of a man instructing a boy on shooting a muzzle loader (gun with charge loaded from muzzle) at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is in the foreground aiming the rifle to the right. The man is behind him in the middle ground holding the barrel and watching him carefully. Behind him is a large pile of straw.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Wearing Fox Skin Cap]

Description: Photograph of a member of the San Antonio Muzzle Loading Association at the Texas Folklife Festival. He has a blonde mustache and is wearing a fox-skin cap, and a leather shirt with fringe on the arms and chest. He is holding a rifle and wearing a knife in a pouch that is tied to his shirt.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Admiral Nimitz Presenting Sword to Julia Estell]

Description: Photograph of Admiral C. W. Nimitz presenting a sword to Julia Estell. Admiral Nimitz is wearing his dress uniform. Julia is wearing a hat with decorative piece on it and she is watching Admiral Nimitz with the sword in both of her hands. On the back it reads, "The Admiral has just presented the Japanese sword to the curator of the Pioneer Memorial Museum."
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Two Men in Military Uniforms]

Description: Postcard of two young, unidentified men in identical military uniforms. They are inside a room with an American flag loosely hung on the back wall. The man on the left is is seated in a chair while the man on the right is standing with both hands to his sides. A long rifle is facing downward on his right side. They are standing on a low pile decorative rug. There is a hand-written note in pencil on the back of the photograph that lists their names, but it cannot be read with certainty. Their na… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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