Photograph of the syrup cooking demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. The syrup is cooked in a large trough, over a stone furnace fueled with wood. At one end is a small chimney where smoke from the furnace is released. The whole thing has similar dimensions to a twin size bed, the small chimney being equivalent to a headboard. In the center of the photograph, a man is bending over to put more wood in the furnace, inside of which, flames are visible. To the right of him, two men stand next to the syrup cooker, watching him add wood to the furnace. The structure built over the cooker contains a sign reading, "Jerry Young, Syrup Cooking, Devine". In the right foreground, a large pile of wood is visible. On the left side of the photograph, festival visitors are gathered to watch the demonstration.

Photograph of Dr. Horace Allison, from Carthage, playing his 27 foot long cedar horn onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The stage, which is a long flatbed trailer, contains a piano and bench at the right end. Allison is sitting on the bench, facing away from the piano and playing his cypress horn, which stretches across the entire length of the stage. Two horns lay on the stage not being played. One of them is almost as long as the 27 foot horn. The other sits at Allison's feet and is about three feet long. A sign on the stage denotes it as stage 4. In the foreground, festival visitors sit on the grass, facing the stage. On the far side of the stage, many more festival visitors are standing and watching the performance. In the background, other festival booths and tents are visible.

Photograph of a cowboy advertising free cowboy kisses in Cattle Drive Corral at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on top of the bar where beer is being served, squatting down and beckoning someone with his hand. Beside him, are two festival workers, a woman serving beer to a festival visitor and another man serving beer. The two of them are paying attention to what the cowboy is doing. The bar is under a tent decorated with pennant flags advertising Lone Star Beer.

Photograph of two young boys in the corn crib in the "Corn Shuckin'" area at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young boys are kneeling on the ground which is covered in corn husks. A cardboard box is on the ground in front of them, and one boy appears to be taking out an ear of corn from the box.

Photograph of Larry Mouce, potter from Kenedy, making a clay vase at a booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The potter is standing in front of a table, forming clay in his hands, while festival participants watch. Several molded vases of various sizes are on the table. Other booths 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 a young mule skinner operating a hay baler at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young boy is holding on to a mule; hay covers the ground. Some of the young participants are sitting on bales of hay.

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 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 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 chuck wagon cook, Tom Perini, leaning over a counter to give a festival participant a free cowboy kiss at the food booth in Cattle Drive Corral during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The gentleman is wearing a denim shirt, cowboy hat, and leather chaps. The woman is wearing a light floral blouse and dark pants. Other festival participants are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Glad Tidings Trio, from Jasper, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman musician is sitting at a piano and speaking or singing into a microphone. The other two musicians are standing near the piano; the gentleman is holding a microphone and the other woman is playing the guitar in front of another microphone.