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[Clarence Weimers Standing by Syrup Cooker]

Description: Slide of Clarence Weimers, from Yancey, leaning on a syrup cooker at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are people of various backgrounds and ages in close proximity behind and around him as well as a young boy in front of him.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Holding Mud Mixture for Chimney Contruction]

Description: Slide of an assistant to a chimney construction team at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is mixing mud and grass so that it can be used for the construction of the chimney.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alamo Area Square Dancers Performing]

Description: Slide of Alamo Area Square Dancers performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Povery Playboys Performance]

Description: Slide of the Poverty Playboys, from Kerrville, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are five members of the band and all are playing various stringed instruments, including the guitar. They are also dressed in a "hobo" fashion.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Reverend John J. Socha Performing in Wendish]

Description: Slide of Reverend John J. Socha performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is singing religious songs in Wendish.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Peanut Grinder Demonstration]

Description: Slide of Grady Higdon, from Pearsall, Texas, pours peanuts into a peanut grinder as he churns the handle. The grinder deposits ground peanuts into a metal tray underneath it. This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Tigua Craftsman at Work]

Description: Slide of a man of the Tigua tribe sitting at a table with a pile of tools to his right. There also is a container of liquid on his left next to rag. He is leaning over, concentrating on maneuvering his hands. This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Demonstrating Batik]

Description: Slide of Ms. Lee Rose (foreground center) at the Texas Folklife Festival showing a crowd of people behind her how to make batik, which as a technique of dyeing fabric using wax as a repellent of dye.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Two Boys Take Part in Log House Raising]

Description: Slide of two boys participating in the Pioneer Log House Raising event of the Texas Folklife Festival. They are helping to finish the log cabin's roof. There is one boy standing on the roof near the edge and another boy to his left who is sitting down with a shingle in his hand.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[German Folk Dancers On Stage Performance]

Description: Slide of Cameron German Folk Dancers performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are all in traditional folk German clothes and divided into two groups as part of their choreography. Both groups have joined hands with their group members and are dancing.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Doll Display]

Description: Slide of Charlene of Kingsbury, Texas making corn dolls in her booth. Her display also has pre-made corn dolls for display and sale. On a pole attached to the front of her booth, she advertises the legend of John Randolph Spencer family corn doll. This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Displaying Macramé Pieces]

Description: Slide of Pat Maxham hanging up her macramé work at the Texas Folklife Festival. Her pieces are glass containers that are hung up by elaborately knotted rope. There are already at least five pieces hanging and Maxham is hanging a sixth. There is a woman behind her that is observing the works.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Tigua Crafting Clay Pottery]

Description: Slide of a Tigua woman making a clay pot at the Texas Folklife Festival. She works on a table covered in newspaper. She has a clay ball in her hands and a finished pot on her left. She has tools in front of her and a bowl of water to the far left of the picture.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Group Making Paper Flowers]

Description: Slide of Lose Admiradores at the Texas Folklife Festival making paper flowers. A few members are standing while they make paper flowers. The group is working at a table that has an arrangement of large finished flowers in a container. Behind the table are glass panels where "flores" is written, meaning "flowers" in English.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Preparing Raspa]

Description: Slide of a woman preparing raspa, which is a shaved ice treat with syrup served on top, in a food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth was sponsored by Mexican American Business and Professional Women's Club in San Antonio.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chimney Makers Working Together to Build a Chimney]

Description: Slide of Cecil Overstreet (on ladder), Clifton Warden and a helper using stone to build a chimney on a log house at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mentioned people are gathered near and on the roof and making progress on the chimney while two other men squat at the base of it as they wait for an opportunity to help with the project.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mud Being Thrown for Chimney Construction]

Description: Slide of Cecil Overstreet (on right) being thrown a ball of mud by an assistant at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mud is being used in chimney construction. Overstreet is standing on the part of chimney that has already been build and in the foreground is the assistant just after throwing the mud mixture.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mud Being Thrown for Chimney Construction]

Description: Slide of Cecil Overstreet (on right) being thrown a ball of mud by an assistant at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mud is being used in chimney construction. Overstreet is standing on the part of chimney that has already been build and in the foreground is the assistant just after throwing the mud mixture.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alamo Area Square Dancers Performing On Stage]

Description: Slide of Alamo Area Square Dancers performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. All of the female dancers are wearing the same mid-length light colored dress that have a large bell while all the men wear dark trousers and different button-down shirts.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charlene Berryman Making Corn Dolls]

Description: Slide of Charlene of Kingsbury, Texas making corn dolls in her booth. She works at a table with corn on the cobs in a bucket and other supplies to make her dolls. There are two that are made in front of her to her right. These two are female dolls and one is not completely finished, but has long braids. This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Harry Schneider Drawing Caricatures]

Description: Slide of Joe Bowman, a precision fast draw expert from Houston, Texas, dressed as a cowboy and holding a gun in each hand so as to strike a pose. Harry Schneider is drawing a caricature of Bowman in this position. Behind Bowman is a variety of caricatures clothes pinned on a netting. . This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio Performance]

Description: Slide of The Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio of San Antonio, Texas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are all young females in traditional Mexican dresses. The dancers are grabbing their dresses and swinging their flowing dresses as they dance.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men Playing the Native American Game of Stickball]

Description: Slide of the Alabama Coushatta tribe and the Tigua tribe playing against one another in a game of stickball at the Texas Folklife Festival. The men from both tribes are equipped with a stick that has a stiff loop at one end. The men are extending out their sticks to reach for the ball or blocking attempts to get the ball with their legs.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bunny Brass Band Representing the Easter Fires Pageant]

Description: Slide of the Bunny Brass Band performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band is formed into a half circle with the maestro standing in the middle in front of them. They are all in rabbit costumes. The bunny mascot is a small boy, also dressed up, and is standing in the foreground to the left. He is holding a round makeshift sign reading "Easter Fires Pageant Mar. 29, 1975."
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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