Slide of woman at the Texas Folklife Festival deep frying food in woks that are sitting over a stove contained by metal trash cans. There are other women in the background aiding in operating the booth.

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.

Slide of the Tennessee Valley Authority Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are from San Antonio and directed by Hank Harrison (left). There are four total members, three in the foreground and one in the background. The three members in the foreground are all singing into the same microphone. There is another microphone that is placed lower down to catch the sound of their instruments, which includes a banjo, guitar and violin.

Slide of Ricardo Castellano (foreground left) and Teresa Champion (foreground right) are performing Fandangos de Huelva at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are a part of Los Flamencos de San Antonio. The pair are in a flamboyant dancing costumes and have their wrists crossed in front of their body as a part of a dance move in their choreography. There are guitarists in the background playing the music to which Castellano and Champion are dancing.

Slide of Ricardo Castellano (foreground left) and Teresa Champion (foreground right) are performing Fandangos de Huelva at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are a part of Los Flamencos de San Antonio. Castellano and Champion are facing the same direction, Castellano behind her, and they both have their right hands extended as a part of a dance move in their choreography. There are also other dancers performing with them and guitarists in the background playing the music to which they are dancing.

Slide of Willie Champion, co-director of Los Flamencos de San Antonio and Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, speaking into a microphone. He is a participant of the Texas Folklife Festival. Champion is holding a guitar in his left hand and has his other hand on his hip.

Slide of a Wendish gallery, sponsored by the Wendish Culture Club, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Costumed Mary Schimank (right), from Houston, Texas, is showing a Wendish cross to her customers. Between her and the three present customers, there is a table on which are Wendish wares, including crosses and cushions.

Slide of a Wendish gallery, sponsored by the Wendish Culture Club, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two costumed women stand behind the counter displaying Wendish merchandise to customers. There is a sign overhead reading "Wendish" and there are people approaching the counter and examining the goods.

Slide of a Irish Folk Dancers from Houston, Texas performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. There is a grouping of three female dancers dancing in the foreground and three male dancers in the background. All of the dancers are wearing traditional Irish clothing.

Slide of a British pub sponsored by the British Sporting club of San Antonio at the Texas Folklife Festival. To the right is a bar or counter of sorts where people are operating the pub. In the foreground is a group of four sitting at the table and in the background is a man playing darts.

Slide of people operating an African American soul food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are three people behind a counter that has various warming trays filled with food. There is a woman in front waiting for her food to be served.

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.

Slide of Hermann Sons Polkateers dancing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festivals. The dancers are female, in a line elbow to elbow and are all in costume. As part of their dance, they all have their hands on their hips and have their left knees lifted with their left feet kicked out.

Slide of people spectating a man participating in the Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest as sponsored by Lulling Watermelon Thump at the Texas Folklife Festival. The man is standing on the grass behind a plastic tarp on the ground and spitting watermelon seeds over it.

Slide of the Walker-Ford Singers of San Antonio, Texas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. There is a female soloist standing at a microphone in the foreground in front of the rest of the choir (women in the front and men in the back). The director is Oscar Ford who is not in the image.

Slide of a man performing Scottish caber throwing, which is a Scottish athletic event that is achieved through accuracy and precision, at the Texas Folklife Festival. The man is in the center of the image dressed in a kilt. His knees are slightly bent and his hands are cradling a tall, wooden pole, known as a caber, that has about the same diameter as his head and about twice or so his height. Numerous people are gathered behind him, watching him lift the caber.

Slide of a man performing Scottish caber throwing, which is a Scottish athletic event that is achieved through accuracy and precision, at the Texas Folklife Festival. The man is in the center of the image dressed in a kilt. He has just thrown a tall, wooden pole, known as a caber, that has about the same diameter as his head and about twice or so his height. One end of the caber has touched the ground while the rest is still in the air. Numerous spectators gathered to watch the sport.

Slide of A.A. Leonov dancing with female Lebanese dancers on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are many spectators in the background. The Lebanese dancers are dressed in sparkling traditional garbs. There are also other men dancing with the Lebanese dancers.

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 and is about the same height as a man's knee. The men are gather to fight over the ball with their sticks. Some men aren't wearing any shoes and some are wearing cloths tied around their heads.

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 and is about the same height as a man's knee. The men gather around the ball and use their sticks to reach for it. Some men aren't wearing any shoes and some are wearing cloths tied around their heads.

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 and is about the same height as a man's knee. Some men are fighting over the ball with their sticks while a others hang back from the crowd. Some men aren't wearing any shoes and some are wearing cloths tied around their heads.

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. A number of men have huddled over the ball and are using their sticks to reach and take the ball. In the background, there are many spectators taking pictures and observing the tradition.

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 have their sticks in the air and some are jumping. In the background, there are many spectators taking pictures and observing the tradition.

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.