Photograph of Irish folk dancers from Houston, Texas, performing a dance at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Two girls are clasping hands while a boy stands between them. The dancers appear to be wearing traditional Irish garments. Festival participants and festival booths are visible in the background.

Photograph of festival participants looking at china jewelry painted by Paula Tucker, from Bryan, Texas, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The hand-painted jewelry is displayed on the table; several visitors are looking down at the jewelry. A woman is standing inside the booth.

Photograph of the view from behind the china jewelry booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman is standing on one side of the table displaying the jewelry painted by Paula Tucker, from Bryan, Texas; several festival participants are standing on the other side of the table, viewing and trying on the jewelry. The woman in front is trying on a painted-china ring.

Photograph of Arnold Hyman, jewelry maker from San Antonio, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a protective face shield on top of his head, and is looking down at something in his hands. Jewelry parts are on a table in front of him.

Photograph of a woman preparing food at the San Antonio Jewish Community Center food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The woman is bending over a grill and dishing out food.

Photograph of members of the Ameleb Club of San Antonio Lebanese Dancers performing on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two dancers are wearing what appear to be traditional Lebanese garments. The female is wearing a cropped top with a long, light green skirt and the male is wearing a long white dress with a floor length colorful vest; a headdress secured by a band covers his head. A large group of festival participants sit in stadium-style seating behind them.

Photograph of Kermit Baca, member of the Gil Baca Band, hitting a drum kit on a stage at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The drummer is wearing a white collared shirt with a colorful vest and black slacks. Stage emcee, Chuck Schwartzkopf, is standing on the edge of the stage. He is wearing a short sleeve collared shirt with a tie and gray slacks. Festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of Donald Hastings, from Palestine, Texas, forging knives at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is pounding what appears to be a knife on an anvil. Festival participants are standing behind the makeshift wall.

Photograph of Bill Hunter, Dr. Sean Burke, and state leaders of the Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The men are in front of a structure representing a 19th century house in the Irish Flat neighborhood of San Antonio. Festival booths and other participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of a Polish castle at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The castle is three-dimensional and appears to be made of cardboard that has a brick-like appearance. The castle is inside a booth that is covered with a light-weight tarp; festival participants are sitting at the tables in front of the castle.

Photograph of Travis W. Kuykendall, mule skinner from Pearsall, advising a young festival participant on how to hitch up the mule to operate the cane mill at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Festival participants and other booths are visible in the background.

Photograph of a mule-powered cane mill producing syrup from sugarcane at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. It appears that the mule is walking around in a circle, guiding long sticks to generate power; a man is guiding the process. Several piles of what appear to be sugarcane are on the ground. Festival participants and other booths are visible in the background.

Photograph of a mule-powered cane mill producing syrup from sugarcane at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A young boy is holding on to the mule that is walking around in a circle. Several piles of what appear to be sugarcane are on the ground. Festival participants and other booths are visible all around.

Photograph of Travis W. Kuykendall, mule skinner from Pearsall, talking with a young boy at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding on to a mule; a large hill and other festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of members of the San Antonio Czech Choir, directed by Don Netek, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman dressed in what appears to be traditional Czech garments has an accordion in front of her; she is bending down and writing in a music book. A man is kneeling down beside her, holding onto the music book. Other festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of accordionist, Ed Kadlecek, and members of the New Braunfels Kinder Choir, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The gentleman is playing the accordion and appears to be singing. The young members of the choir are singing, with the girl standing on a chair and speaking into a microphone held by an unseen person. Another microphone stands between the three performers. It appears that they are standing on the edge of a flatbed truck. Festival participants are visible behind them.

Photograph of Darby Battise, member of the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas, pounding corn in a corn mill at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Situated in the Indian Village, the young tribe member is pounding the corn using a tree branch in a corn mill made from a tree trunk with a hollowed out opening. Another young participant is watching this process. They are standing in front of a tall fence and other festival participants are visible sitting in the background.

Photograph of Jethro Holmes, representative of Woodville Dog Wood Festival, sitting on a large black ox at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The ox is used to pull log wagons, one of which is visible in the background. Mr. Holmes is wearing a light colored shirt, dark slacks, a cowboy hat, and a rain poncho. A medium sized dog is on the ground in front of them, and festival booths are visible behind them.

Photograph of V.H. "Blackie" Chapple standing behind a booth featuring metal crafts at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the other side of the booth is a young man with several small children looking at the metal crafts, which include several figurines and a covered wagon. The man has an infant sitting in a carrier on his back.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kuykendall, from Kyle, Texas, in their Desert Survival and Texas Wild Plant exhibit at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The couple is sitting; potted plants are on the ground, along with the branches of various plants. Many of the plants have name tags to identify them. Festival participants are standing around the exhibit.

Photograph of a young girl sitting with a woman on bales of hay, creating an "Eye of God" decoration during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The girl is twisting yarn around sticks in the Children's Toyland and Barnyard section of the festival; the woman is watching. Other festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of festival participants holding up a sign that says, "Free Cowgirl Kisses, No Purchase Necessary," at a beer booth in Cattle Drive Corral during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The women are standing behind a counter and smiling.

Photograph of the Good News Messengers, from Nederland, Texas, performing at brush arbor at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. One musician is seated at the piano, while the other musicians are standing and singing into several microphones. Festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of Marva Mallory, pianist with Black Gospel, from Nacogdoches, Texas, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The musician is playing the piano and is singing or speaking into a microphone.