Photograph of several women competing in the "corn shuckin'" contest at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The women are on a stage, kneeling on the ground, shucking corn. The women each have a metal barrel in front of them; they appear to be removing the corn from the barrel and discarding the corn husks on the floor beside them. The women are elevated on the stage; festival participants are leaning on the stage in front of them.

Photograph of the Tigua Indians' arts and crafts booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A man is standing behind the booth while festival participants are standing on the other side. It appears that a belt and beads are hanging between them. Other people are visible in the background.

Photograph of men playing darts inside the English Pub at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. One man appears to be in the act of throwing a dart toward the dartboard, and the other man is by the dartboard, erasing the chalkboard. The food booth, and other festival participants, are visible behind them.

Photograph of Mrs. Edwin Fischer directing the Kinder Choir, representing New Braunfels Wurstfest, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young musicians, wearing what appears to be traditional German clothing, are crowded on a small stage, which is the back of a flatbed trailer. Two microphones are also on the stage.

Photograph of the Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas exhibit booth, which shows the inside of a representation of a 19th century house in the Irish Flat neighborhood of San Antonio at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The small house is furnished, complete with a table covered with dinnerware, a tall shelf, chairs, and a fireplace. Several people are inside this small house.

Photograph of the Backwoods Volunteer Bluegrass Band, from San Antonio, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musicians are all standing and performing on a stage in front of microphones. They are playing a variety of instruments, including the upright bass, guitar, and banjo.

Photograph of the Mount Sinai Baptist Church Choir, from San Antonio, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The choir, comprised of both males and females, are standing and singing in front of two microphones.

Photograph of a festival participant in the act of pitching a horseshoe at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He has just released the horseshoe, which is visible midair. He still has his right arm raised and he is stepping forward with his right foot; another horseshoe is in his left hand. Festival participants are standing behind him.

Photograph of R.K. (Ken) Wimberley, from Austin, kneeling down by his grist mill at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. It appears that the grist mill has recently ground corn mill; there is a bag of whole corn nearby and a pile of grounded corn mill under the chute of the grinder.

Photograph of dancers at a fais do-do in Cajun Country at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The couple in the foreground is clasping hands and appears to be dancing. A band can be seen performing in the background; festival participants are also visible.

Photograph of the San Antonio Jewish Community Center jazz band at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musicians are on stage playing a variety of instruments, including a guitar, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, and drums. Microphones and music stands are in front of the musicians.

Photograph of the San Antonio Jewish Community Center folk dancers performing a dance at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The female dancers are wearing long-sleeve dresses and the male dancers are wearing long-sleeve tops and slacks. Most of the dancers are barefoot.

Photograph of festival participants sliding down a berm at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Mostly children, the young participants are sliding down the hillside on scraps of cardboard; some are falling off the cardboard. Several participants are standing at the top of the berm.

Photograph of the Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas exhibit booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth features a small structure, representing a 19th century house in the Irish Flat neighborhood of San Antonio. The windows of this small house are open and festival participants are looking through the windows to see inside the structure. Other festival participants are visible all around.

Photograph of Jim Braud and his partner dancing in the Cajun Country section at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The couple is dancing on the designated dance floor; they are both wearing similar white vests and dark slacks. Other festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Opa Band of the New Braunfels Wurst Association performing music at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Accordionist, Ed Kadlecek, is standing and playing the accordion in front of a microphone. The other band members are playing a variety of instruments, including the trumpet, trombone, sousaphone, accordion, and drums.

Photograph of the New Braunfels High School German Polka Band, directed by Joe Rogers, performing music at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The band is performing on the back of a flatbed trailer. The band members are playing a variety of instruments, including the saxophone, clarinet, and drums. The have music stands and microphones in front of them; festival participants are visible all around.

Photograph of festival participants sliding down a berm at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Mostly children, the young participants are sliding down the hillside on scraps of cardboard; many are falling off the cardboard. Several adults are standing at the bottom of the berm.

Photograph of festival participants following a rain shower from Hurricane Delia at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The people are holding on to each other as they walk, through the puddles and mud, back to their booth in Cattle Drive Corral. Tom Perini is pictured in the center. The gentlemen are wearing denim shirts and leather chaps, while the women are wearing colorful shirts and slacks.

Photograph of Rocky Stallings, a Native American and employee of the Institute of Texan Cultures, demonstrating the use of a blowgun at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Dressed in traditional garments, he is wearing brown leather pants, a yellow vest, a blue breechcloth, and a large feather attached to a headband. Situated in the Indian Village, he is standing in front of a tall fence and is blowing directly into the blowgun that he is holding parallel to the ground. The blowgun appears to be a narrow cane that is several feet long. Adults and children stand behind him.

Photograph of men braising meat in a Spanish food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The men are cooking over a large grill; meat is spread out over the grill. Festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of Zaragoza Guajardo, second fiddle for the Silveraiders and Serenaders of Devine band, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musician is playing the fiddle as he is turned toward the rest of the band. Other musicians are playing instruments behind him.

Photograph of participants partaking in the Swedish bucking barrel game at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A young boy is trying to stay on top of a barrel suspended by ropes while other participants are tugging at the ropes in order to "buck" the boy off. They are playing this game in a booth that has a lightweight covering that forms the ceiling. Other festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of Ron Hatton, state horseshoe pitching champion, in the act of pitching a horseshoe at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. His right arm is raised and he is stepping forward following a pitch; he is holding another horseshoe in his left hand. He is wearing gray slacks, a blue long sleeve shirt, and thick rimmed eyeglasses. Another participant is standing to the side. A tall fence appears behind them.