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[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

[Hugh Vaughn Carving Wood on a Lathe]

Description: Photograph of chairmaker, Hugh Vaughn, carving wood on a lathe at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A cylinder of wood is spinning on the lathe while Vaughn holds a carving tool to it, making wood chips fly. He has straight hair and a full beard.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charles Knight Working on Treadle Lathe]

Description: Photograph of Charles Knight carving wood on a treadle lathe at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He powers the lathe by pumping the foot pedal, or treadle, which causes the piece of wood to rotate on a fixed axis. He is sitting in front of a wall display of wooden vases and trinkets.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Hugh Vaughn Making a "Texas Rocker"]

Description: Photograph of Hugh Vaughn making a "Texas Rocker" at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is carving a piece of wood that is spinning rapidly on a lathe. He is holding the carving tool in one spot on the spinning piece of wood to make an even indention all the way around. His forearms are covered in wood chips.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Demonstrating Treadle Lathe]

Description: Color photograph of a man, Chester Knight, using machinery known as a treadle lathe to carve a piece of wood. Sawdust is gathered on the surface of the lathe. The man is holding a tool in his hands to carve out a shape in the wood suspended on the lathe. He is wearing eyeglasses and a blue-button up shirt; on the pocket is some sort of identification tag. In the background behind him is a crowd of Texas Folklife Festival visitors.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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