[Belgian Mast Game at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Color photograph of a young girl participating in the Belgian Mast game at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features a rough wooden pole planted in the ground and two rough pieces of plywood affixed to the top at different angles. The girl has her arms and legs wrapped around the pole near the top of it. According to the accompanying information, the Belgian Mast game consists of participants climbing a greased pole to ring a bell at the top.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator: Snyder, Chuck
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Playing Kuipen Stecken]

Color photograph of participants playing Belgian Kiupen Stecken, also known as Belgian Shower Bath at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, two boys are standing on either side of a triangular wooden box with an open top, from which water is pouring. The box is strung in the air between two thick wooden beams. Each boy carries a long stick that each is using to knock the box upside down.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of the Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancers from the Dallas Czech Folk Dance Club, performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The photograph consists of two men and two women facing the camera with their hands on their hips. The dancers are dressed in traditional Czech costume: the women are wearing white blouses underneath black vests and colorful skirts. The men are also wearing white blouses and dark pants. A large crowd watches as the dance continues.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancers Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of the Czech-Moravian Beseda Dancers from the Dallas Czech Folk Dance Club, performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The photograph consists of four couples dressed in traditional Czech clothing. Each women stands in front of her dance partner, holding a cloth in each hand that her partner also holds. A large crowd surrounds the dancers.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History