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[Memorandum from Pauline Ellison to All Link Chapter Presidents and Members - September 6, 1974]
Memorandum from Pauline Ellison to chapter presidents and members of The Links, Inc. encouraging members to remain committed to the organization. Also, member Vivian Beamon recently passed away and her service to Links is an inspiration for them all.
Date:
September 6, 1974
Creator:
Links, Inc.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Pauline Ellison to Links Chapter Presidents - September 20, 1974]
Letter from Pauline Ellison to chapter presidents of The Links, Inc. apologizing for not yet having sent information about constitutional changes approved at the recent national assembly. Ellison states that this information is forthcoming.
Date:
September 20, 1974
Creator:
Ellison, Pauline
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1974
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 13, 1974
Creator:
Andrews, U. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1974
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 20, 1974
Creator:
Andrews, U. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. [44], No. [15], Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1974
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 27, 1974
Creator:
Andrews, U. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1974
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 6, 1974
Creator:
Andrews, U. J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chimney Makers Working Together to Build a Chimney]
Slide of Cecil Overstreet (on ladder), Clifton Warden and a helper using stone to build a chimney on a log house at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mentioned people are gathered near and on the roof and making progress on the chimney while two other men squat at the base of it as they wait for an opportunity to help with the project.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Holding Mud Mixture for Chimney Contruction]
Slide of an assistant to a chimney construction team at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is mixing mud and grass so that it can be used for the construction of the chimney.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Customers at a Wendish Gallery]
Slide of a Wendish gallery, sponsored by the Wendish Culture Club, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Costumed Mary Schimank (right), from Houston, Texas, is showing a Wendish cross to her customers. Between her and the three present customers, there is a table on which are Wendish wares, including crosses and cushions.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Wendish Gallery and Its Wares]
Slide of a Wendish gallery, sponsored by the Wendish Culture Club, at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two costumed women stand behind the counter displaying Wendish merchandise to customers. There is a sign overhead reading "Wendish" and there are people approaching the counter and examining the goods.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Irish Folk Dancers Performance]
Slide of a Irish Folk Dancers from Houston, Texas performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. There is a grouping of three female dancers dancing in the foreground and three male dancers in the background. All of the dancers are wearing traditional Irish clothing.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[English Pub Serving Customers]
Slide of a British pub sponsored by the British Sporting club of San Antonio at the Texas Folklife Festival. To the right is a bar or counter of sorts where people are operating the pub. In the foreground is a group of four sitting at the table and in the background is a man playing darts.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Greek Food Booth Sponsored by a Greek Orthodox Church]
Slide of people operating a Greek food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth was sponsored by the Greek Funstival by the St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church in San Antonio. There are seven people behind the counter and operating the booth. The booth serves Greek dishes such as homemade bread and baklava.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bunny Brass Band Representing the Easter Fires Pageant]
Slide of the Bunny Brass Band performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band is formed into a half circle with the maestro standing in the middle in front of them. They are all in rabbit costumes. The bunny mascot is a small boy, also dressed up, and is standing in the foreground to the left. He is holding a round makeshift sign reading "Easter Fires Pageant Mar. 29, 1975."
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Western Art Display]
Slide of the Bob Dale leaning on his booth that is displaying his western art at the Texas Folklife Festival. In this booth are five people observing Dale's artwork that's places all over the inner walls of his booth.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Learns About Driving Railroad Spikes]
Slide of the Transportation Museum of San Antonio area at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are two boys present, one of whom is holding a tool that he is using to drive railroad spikes into a section of railroad behind the boys. There are two men to the right of the boys, one of whom is overseeing the boys.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Harry Schneider Drawing Caricatures]
Slide of Joe Bowman, a precision fast draw expert from Houston, Texas, dressed as a cowboy and holding a gun in each hand so as to strike a pose. Harry Schneider is drawing a caricature of Bowman in this position. Behind Bowman is a variety of caricatures clothes pinned on a netting. . This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tinsmith Displaying Metal Crafts]
Slide of Emil P. "Shiney" Schanua (left) is a tinsmith from Fredericksburg, Texas and he is exhibiting the items he crafts at the Texas Folklife Festival. His wife, Norma, is standing in the foreground at a counter that has numerous items made of tin. Emil is in the background at another counter that has the tools that he uses in his trade.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Frying Hush Puppies]
Slide of Johanna Olander Wimberly from Austin, Texas frying hush puppies made from meal from a grist mill at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is standing in the background next to two deep fryers. Behind the fryers is a table with bowls, pots and so on. In front of Wimberly's booth is a table where a young girl is waiting for hush puppies. Behind the booth is a large sign advertising Wimberly's hush puppies.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Standing Near Knick Knacks]
Slide of a woman in a booth at the Texas Folklife Festival that is filled with knickknacks. To her left are stick horses and in front of her are small figurines. In the background, there are other displays and tents with their own attractions.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Chuckwagon Food Booth and Cowboy Kisses]
Slide of the Chuckwagon food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Richard Bolt (center) is the cook from Pitchfork Ranch in Guthrie, Texas and is selling food with the same recipes. There are also cowboys on the far left waiting for girls to request their free cowboy kiss.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Demonstration with Spinning Equipment and Wood Turnings]
Slide of David Larremore and a visitor in his booth using spinning equipment and wood turnings at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are three men in the picture, two of whom are hunched over using the spinning equipment.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Demonstration Using a Froe and Mallet]
Slide of Bill Lindig using a froe and mallet to turn logs into shingles at the Texas Folklife Festival. There is a log standing on a stump and Lindig is hammering a froe into the log to shave shingles out of it. There are scattered spectators behind him and a pile of shingles in front.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History