Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a beaded and feathered headdress with a red mantle covered with yellow fringe and a white bandanna. His face is painted with white and yellow paint.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a beaded and feathered headdress with a red mantle covered with yellow fringe. His white leather moccasins are embroidered with beads and bells. He holds to stick-like objects with swinging tassels in his hands as he dances. His face is painted with white and yellow paint.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a large feathered headdress with a beaded headband, chest plate and belt. He holds painted sticks with beaded tassels attached to the ends as he dances for festival participants.

Photograph of the Alsatian dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a large black hat with white and gold beading, a white blouse with inset panels of lace, a red ribbon tied at her neck, and red hoop earrings.

Photograph of the Alsatian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancers wear a large black hat and skirt, with a white blouse under a black vest. The male partners wear a similar white shirt with a red vest, black pants, hat, and shoes. The couples perform on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill as festival participants watch the demonstration.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl wears a beaded headdress and necklaces with a pink dress and sash. She smiles for the photograph before performing for a crowd of festival participants.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancer playing the flute at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears traditional Native American clothing consisting of a beaded headdress, long beaded necklaces, a navy bandanna, and a pink top with fringe.

Photograph of the Belgian American Club of Texas booth within the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man and a woman stand together holding a plate of Belgian waffles. Both the man and the woman wear denim pants with white collared shirts and red aprons.

Photograph of the Alsatian Hungarian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancers wear a large black hat with a white blouse under a black vest, and a red skirt. The male partners wear a similar white shirt with a red vest, and black pants, hat, and shoes. The couples perform on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill as festival participants watch the demonstration.

Photograph of the Czardas Hungarian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancer wears a large black hat with a white blouse under a black vest and red skirt. She wears white socks and black shoes as she holds the hands of her dance partner, who wears a similar white shirt with a red vest, and black pants, hat, and shoes. The couple performs on a grey stage in front of a grassy hill, where festival participants watch the demonstration.

Photograph of a woman serving fruit kabobs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a red shirt with a blue and brown turtle design across the chest. She holds a kabob made of watermelon, tomato, and cantaloupe. The festival booth is sponsored by the Mexican-American Business and Professional Women's Organization.

Photograph of a woman serving bunuelos at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a knitted shirt with gold hoop earrings and necklace. She holds a beautifully-patterned buenolos, a fried dough ball in the shape of a snowflake, coated with sugar.

Photograph of Ballet Folklorico performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women wear historical Hispanic clothing consisting of large colorful dresses, white heeled boots, and elaborate head pieces. A large crowd of festival participants watch the dance from covered stadium seating.

Photograph of kids using a water pump at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A boy holds onto the handle of the pump, pushing it up and down as a boy and girl wash their hands underneath the water spout.

Photograph of Alvin Sueltenfuss at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Alvin stands in front of the Kendall County Community Booth, holding a bottle of strawberry wine he made for the festival. He wears a cowboy hat, a plaid shirt, denim jeans, and a brown leather belt.

Photograph of Bill Bell at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bill, a silversmith from Fredericksburg, Texas, holds a black leather belt with intricate silver-tooled medallions.

Photograph of Possum Queen, Daisy Potter, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Daisy wears a calico dress with a silver crown, jewelry made of painted wooden beads, and a string of possum pelts around her neck. In her hands, Daisy holds a yam pie--baked and sold by the Gilmer Yamboree booth workers at the Texas Folklife Festival.

Photograph of the San Antonio Pipes and Drums performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The men and women wear white shirts with red or green kilts, and black hats. Each band member plays a set of bagpipes as they walk through a covered pavilion within the festival.

Photograph of a historical reenactment at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two men wearing historical uniforms hold long rifles with bayonets attached to the barrels. Festival participants stand behind the men, watching the military reenactment.

Photograph of Elenor Duckens performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Elenor wears a red dress with red glasses as she sings at the Gospel Jubilee, the final performance of the three-day festival.

Photograph of a child playing the Belgian Mast Game at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl climbs up a greased pole using only her bare hands and feet. Festival participants watch her climb as they wait their turn.