Photograph of Nancy Smith with her husband's wooden replicas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Multiple replicas are displayed on a table in front of her. A young man and a hanging blanket are visible in the background.

Photograph of the pickling display at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A boy in a red hat and gray shirt stands next to the display touching one of the jars of pickles. A man in a tan cowboy hat and blue shirt is sitting behind the display table surrounded by other jars of pickles and equipment. Another boy sitting behind a table and a white gate are also visible in the background.

Photograph of a demonstration of the Quinceanera tradition, by the Hispanic Heritage Society, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A young woman wearing a white dress is kneeling while a woman in a black dress places a tiara on the top of the young woman's head. Another woman standing on top of a stage and audio equipment are visible in the background.

Photograph of a demonstration of the Quinceanera tradition, by the Hispanic Heritage Society, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A young woman wearing a white dress is demonstrating a bow in front of a stage. Another woman in black stands behind her and a woman in white stands on top of the stage. Other spectators, audio equipment, and displays are visible in the background.

Photograph of Ralph Smith showing a woman a woman replica at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Hanging blankets and the roof of a tent are visible behind them.

Photograph of a rock climbing wall in the Lone Star County Fair at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. There are two people climbing the wall and three visible spectators below. Other tents, a building, and trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of a man demonstrating cooking at the San Antonio Cooks booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is standing next to a stove holding the handle of a saucepan and a pair of tongs. He is wearing an apron and a hat which reads "Singleton". A "San Antonio Cooks" banner and two other people are visible behind him.

Photograph of the San Antonio Cooks booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two men stand on stage surrounded by cooking appliances, a long table, and two banners saying "San Antonio Cooks!". Spectators sitting in chairs are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of Chinese Dancers from the San Antonio Lion Dance Association at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Multiple dancers perform across the stage wearing multicolored traditional Chinese lion costumes. Visible behind them is a multicolored wall with a "CocaCola" logo.

Photograph of Chinese Dancers from the San Antonio Lion Dance Association at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four dancers perform wearing traditional Chinese lion costumes. Behind them is a wall with a "Coca[Cola]" logo.

Photograph of Chinese Dancers from the San Antonio Lion Dance Association at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two dancers perform wearing a pink and white lion costume in the center of the stage. Visible behind them is an audience of spectators in front of a white building and a multicolored backdrop with a "CocaCola" logo to the right.

Photograph of Chinese Dancers from the San Antonio Lion Dance Association at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers are performing in traditional Chinese lion costumes.

Photograph of a band member of Serengeti, a fusion jazz band, performing on a stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is playing the saxophone directly in front of a microphone held up by a stand. He is wearing black sunglasses, a blue and yellow printed shirt, and a black badge around his neck with "Yama[ha]" printed on the front. A second man and the white roof of the tent are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Shiner Hobo Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band member in the middle wears a hat decorated with a printed "[Shiner] Hobo Band" logo. Three members of the band stand playing saxophones in front of folding chairs, other instruments, and a white wall in the background.

Photograph of the Shiner Hobo Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three men stand on stage playing instruments in front of a white wall. The men on the left and right wear hats with "Shiner Hobo Band" printed on them. The man in the middle is wearing a mask and suspenders that say "Lone Star". Other musical equipment and people are visible behind them.

Photograph of the Shiner Hobo Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two men playing accordions sit in the front row wearing hats that say "[Shiner] Hobo B[and]". Other members of the band and musicals instruments and equipment are visible in the background. Displayed in the wall behind the band is a "Miller [Lite]" logo.

Photograph of the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man is standing behind a counter preparing food for another stand standing on the other side of the counter. A woman and a red refrigerator are visible behind the counter as well.

Photograph of a man making toys at the handmade wooden toys booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing glasses and a plaid shirt he is sitting at a small table with a sign on the front that says, "Handmade Wooden Toys by Fred & Jim Sutton, Pleasanton, Texas."

Photograph of a man competing in the State Tobacco Spitting Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a paper "Red Man" bib, he is forcefully spitting to achieve the highest distance possible.

Photograph of Miss Texas USA cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing loose striped pants, a black tank top, and a sash denoting her title. An older man wearing a shirt and tie is standing to the left of her.

Photograph of a band performing on the Irish stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gathered at a microphone on the left are two violinists and a guitarist. Sitting in front of them is a woman playing with a jumping jack, bouncing a paddle to make its legs dance. Gathered around a microphone on the right are three more musicians: a tambourine player who is singing, a small flute player, and a banjo player. One man is standing in front of the stage, watching the performance. A sign above the stage reads, "Irish Flats."

Photograph of the Wence Shimek Polka Band, from Lavaca County, performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Starting from the left there is a clarinet player named Louis (denoted on his music stand), a guitarist, Wence singing at center stage, a drummer in the background, and another guitarist on the right. All members are male except for the guitarist on the right. The back of the music stand in front of her reads, "Helen." A sign on the right reads, "Wence Shimek and the All Star Sounds."