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[Boy Sharpening Knife]
Photograph of a boy sharpening a pocket knife on a grindstone during the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. In the Children's Toyland and Barnyard section of the festival, the boy is sitting at the grindstone; another young boy is watching the process. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wurstfest Opa Band Performance]
Slide of the Wurstfest Opa Band, of New Braunfels, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are four members in the foreground and they are playing trumpets, trombones and the accordion.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance by a Band]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Irish Folk Dancers Performing a Dance]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Preparing Egg Rolls]
Photograph of Mary Eng preparing egg rolls in the Chinese food booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding onto the egg rolls with chopsticks and appears to be removing them from a pan of hot oil. Other people are standing in the booth and are visible in the background.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Spike Demonstration]
Photograph of a railroad historian showing a young girl how to drive a spike into a railroad at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The man is helping the girl hold what appears to be a railroad spike hammer; other festival participants are visible behind them.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jewelry Maker In Booth]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance by a Pianist]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mule-Powered Cane Mill]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Musician With Accordion]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tigua Indian Cooking Demonstration]
Photograph of a Tigua Indian cooking demonstration at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The two women are standing before two pans, which are resting on top of stumps. One pan appears to contain some type of breading, while the other pan appears to contain hot oil. One of the women is placing a food item into the pan of oil; the other woman is holding a large fork in the oil.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Participants at Plant Exhibit]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tigua Indian With Drum]
Photograph of Leo Garcia, a Tigua Indian, with a drum at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He appears to be chanting or speaking, while pounding the drum with a stick.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arts and Crafts Booth]
Photograph of Shufa Padilla (left) and friend at the Tigua Indians' arts and crafts booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. One man is looking down at the table, while the other is looking out. Both men are wearing decoration around their necks. Feathered headdresses are hanging behind them.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Participants Creating Yarn Decorations]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handmaid Toy Demonstration]
Photograph of a young girl and man in the Children's Toyland and Barnyard section at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding a small hammer; the man is holding the toy, which appears to be the beginning of an animal's head. Other festival participants are visible in the background.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Winner of Cow Calling Contest]
Photograph of Arnold Griffin, from Devine, Texas, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Winner of the festival's cow calling contest, Griffin is speaking into a microphone. Contest director, Happy Shahan, is standing to the right, smiling. Both men are wearing cowboy hats; Griffin's clothes appear to be covered in dirt.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gospel Singing]
Photograph of Black Gospel, directed by Amelonee Whitaker and from Nacogdoches, Texas, performing at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Two musicians are standing and singing into microphones. In the background, another musician is seated at a piano; a woman is standing by the piano, bending over slightly. A sign that reads, "Gospel Singing," hangs on the wall behind them.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Glassblower in Action]
Photograph of Robert Anthony Lewandowski, Polish glass blower, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a glass figurine over an open flame from the blowtorch that is sitting on top of a table. Various tools are on the table in front of him.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Weaving Demonstration]
Photograph of a woman demonstrating weaving techniques in the Austin Weaver's Cooperative booth at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting and working on the small loom on her lap. Woven fabrics are hanging behind her.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dancers Performing a Cajun Dance]
Photograph of dancers at a fais do-do in Cajun Country at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. Couples are holding on to each other and appear to be dancing. A band can be seen performing in the background; festival participants are also visible.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women in Wendish Booth]
Photograph of Lillie Moerbe Caldwell (left) and Mary Schimank, standing in the Wendish Gallery booth, at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is sponsored by the Wendish Culture Club; one woman is holding a piece of wood that says, "Texas Wends 1854-1973." Lace doilies for sale are on the table.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fortune Teller with Customer]
Photograph of a fortune teller, with a customer, in the Polish castle at the second annual Texas Folklife Festival. The fortune teller is sitting on one side of the table and the customer is on the other side; the customer is holding a deck of cards. A banner with writing and drawings is visible behind the fortune teller.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Model of a Polish Castle]
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.
Date:
[1973-09-07..1973-09-09]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History