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[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #1]

Description: Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The back of the postcard reads: "Tortillas for dinner. (Tortillas are made of either corn or flour, water & salt.) A small of dough is slapped into a pan cake and cooke… more
Date: 1914~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Two Mexican Women Making Tortillas]

Description: Postcard image of two indigenous Mexican women baking tortillas. In this image we see two indigenous Mexican women (perhaps a mother and her daughter) smiling at each other as they are photographed baking tortillas. A stack of tortillas cools off in front of a wooden prep board. Three young boys stand behind the women as they look on and smile. We can assume that the boys are the sons of the woman that they are standing closest to - the woman facing the camera. And the woman not directly f… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Woman making Corn Tortillas]

Description: Color photograph of a woman named Teresa Zertuche demonstrating how to make corn tortillas at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is placing little tortillas on a metal pan set atop a grill from which smoke is emanating. At her lap she is holding a stone board where remnants of the corn flour are visible. A tortilla-warming basket and a single ball of dough rest on a sheet of fabric to the left.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Making Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of a woman making tortillas in the Mexican food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing sunglasses, a hot pink dress with puffy sleeves and a dark blue apron with thin, horizontal, multi-colored stripes. She is standing in front of a large flat-top grill, flipping tortillas with a spatula. A large tank of propane is on the other side of the grill. In the background, other women at the booth are visible.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Women Making Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of two women making tortillas in the Mexican food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are standing next to a flat grill with tortillas on it. They are both wearing white blouses and pink and white aprons as they pat out the next tortillas to be grilled. In the left foreground is a pole decorated with artificial flowers. In the background, the rest of the Mexican area is visible; fiesta streamers are strung between trees.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Making Corn Tortillas]

Description: Color photograph of a woman named Teresa Zertuche demonstrating how to make corn tortillas at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. While kneeling on the ground, she grinds and rolls the cornmeal on a thick slate on her lap. Bowls of various ingredients surround her. A few boys are seated nearby to watch her work.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016

Description: Transcript of an interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

In the Shadow of History

Description: Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 1980
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press
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[News Clip: Boot Camp]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story. This story aired at 6pm.
Date: June 16, 1993, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 36 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Grilling Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of a woman making "Maria's Tortillas" at the Texas Folklife Festival. "Maria's tortillas" are hand-patted, grilled corn tortillas, buttered and topped with cheddar cheese and salsa, a favorite food at San Antonio Conservation Society's "Night in Old San Antonio". The photograph is taken from behind the counter where tortillas are being made so that the griddle is visible. Two tortillas lay cooking on the iron griddle while a woman prepares another ball of dough from the large bowl of… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Rolling Tortilla Dough]

Description: Photograph of two women making "Maria's Tortillas" under white patio umbrellas at the Texas Folklife Festival. "Maria's Tortillas" are hand-patted, grilled corn tortillas, buttered and topped with cheddar cheese and salsa, a favorite food at San Antonio Conservation Society's "Night in Old San Antonio". The woman featured is standing on the right, rolling a ball of tortilla dough and wearing a colorful floral blouse. She is standing next to an iron griddle on which she grills the tortillas. In … more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Patting Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of two women making "Maria's Tortillas" at the Texas Folklife Festival. "Maria's tortillas" are hand-patted, grilled corn tortillas, buttered and topped with cheddar cheese and salsa, a favorite food at San Antonio Conservation Society's "Night in Old San Antonio". The women are standing next to a small grill. The woman on the right is patting the dough to prepare it for grilling. Both women are wearing colorful clothing with floral patterns.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Putting Salsa on Tortilla]

Description: Photograph of a woman making "Maria's Tortillas" at the Texas Folklife Festival. "Maria's tortillas" are hand-patted, grilled corn tortillas, buttered and topped with cheddar cheese and salsa, a favorite food at San Antonio Conservation Society's "Night in Old San Antonio". The woman is in the middleground of the photograph, standing in what looks like an assembly line of tortilla preparation. She is putting salsa on a tortilla with a wooden spoon. In the foreground, another woman is holding a … more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Making Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of a woman making "Maria's Tortillas" at the Texas Folklife Festival. "Maria's Tortillas" are hand-patted, grilled corn tortillas, buttered and topped with cheddar cheese and salsa, a favorite food at San Antonio Conservation Society's "Night in Old San Antonio". The woman is standing under white patio umbrellas, next to an iron griddle, patting a tortilla between her hands. Her hair is up and she is wearing a brightly colored blouse, and a floral apron. The patio umbrellas are decor… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Tortilla Stand in the Mexican Market]

Description: Photograph of women making "Maria's Tortillas" at the Texas Folklife Festival. "Maria's Tortillas" are hand-patted, grilled corn tortillas, buttered and topped with cheddar cheese and salsa, a favorite food at San Antonio Conservation Society's "Night in Old San Antonio". The women, wearing traditional Mexican clothing, are lined up at a counter covered by patio umbrellas and decorated with green, red and white paper flowers. On the counter are iron griddles and bowls with cloth napkins. In fro… more
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mexican Tortilla Making]

Description: Slide of the Plato Mexicano Tortillas booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the foreground is a woman laying down a tortilla on a kitchen device. Behind her are women taking orders and making the orders.
Date: [1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

In the Shadow of History

Description: Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Press

[Woman Making Tortillas]

Description: Photograph of a woman making tortillas at a food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is part of the "Night in Old San Antonio" sampler, sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society, in the Mexican-American area. The woman is wearing a white blouse and a colorful skirt, with decoration in her hair. She is standing in front of a burner as she forms tortillas in her hands. Large umbrellas, with red, green, and white paper flower decorations, are above her. Festival p… more
Date: [1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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