Photograph of two cooks preparing food in the Cajun food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man on the right is stirring a cauldron of food with a wooden oar. A curly-haired woman on the left is scooping out some of the food with a large ladle.

Photograph of a corn shucking contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Individuals kneel in front of buckets as they shuck corn. Members of the audience sit and stand around the contestants. A road is visible in the background.

Photograph of the crochet display in the Texas Wendish Heritage Society Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman behind the booth is wearing a matching bonnet and shawl over a white blouse and a long floral skirt. The table in front of her contains an assortment of crocheted items including hats, mittens, and flowers.

Photograph of a Csardas Hungarian Dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a pearl headdress and strands of pearls around her neck.

Photograph of the Csardas Hungarian Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Six female performers sing in front of a standing microphone. The performers wear kerchiefs, blouses, patterned dresses, and aprons. They stand in a semicircle.

Photograph of Texas Czechs in Review, Moravian Beseda dancers from Dallas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The women are wearing black and pink floral skirts, white aprons, white peasant blouses, and black fitted vests with colorful embroidery. The men are wearing black pants, white long-sleeved shirts, and long black vests that are decorated with tassels and cinched at the waist with a gold belt. They are each dancing with a partner, four couples total. The men are standing beside their female partners, holding one of their hands and placing the other on their back.

Photograph of Irene Mazoch, Marie Biskup, and Edith Ceshir serving kolaches at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Irene stands on the left, wearing a floral crown, a white peasant top with red and yellow flowers. Marie Biskup wears a black vest over a white shirt with floral cuffs, while Edith Ceshir stands on the far right wearing a similar peasant shirt. The women stand behind a large pan of kolaches in the Czech Heritage Society Booth.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancers perform on a concrete stage in front of a large audience, who are seated on a hillside. Four women stand in the middle of the stage, holding hands as they dance in a circle. The male dancers rest of their hands and their feet in a crab-like stance, kicking their feet out. All of the dancers wear historical Ukrainian clothing.

Photograph of Dance A Round Exhibition Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each dancer has a partner of the opposite sex. The women are wearing dresses with knee-length, fluffy skirts. The men are wearing light-colored shirts, pants, and western belt buckles.

Photograph of the McAllen Parks & Recreation Department Ballet Folklorico at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman holds the skirts of her white lace dress, which has rose embellishments and orange fringe. She wears gold jewelry, a multicolored headband, and holds a white lace fan. Other dancers are visible behind her wearing colorful dresses as they perform for festival participants.

Photograph of Chilean Folklife International performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A female dancer performs onstage. She wears a black leotard, tights, and a cape which flutters behind her. The dancer's hair is pulled back. Standing microphones and an audience appear in the background.

Photograph of Venezolano de Danzas Folkloricas at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A female dancer wears a headband, dark tank top, and long skirt with ruffles at the sides. The dancer is barefoot and waves her arms in the air. A male partner is partially visible in the background.

Photograph of a young female dancer with the Arathi School of Indian Dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a pink and green tunic, and gold jewelry.

Photograph of dancers at the Cajun stage at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The stage is under some trees and to the left of a canopy under which many spectators are standing. Four couples are on a gray platform, dancing in front of the stage where the band is playing.

Photograph of Chilean Folklife International performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Dancers perform in pairs. The female performers wear skirts with ribbon details, dark blouses, and hair kerchiefs. They hold flat baskets of flowers. The male performers wear head coverings, boots, dark pants with patterned belts, and white dress shirts. An audience appears in the background.

Photograph of the Witek Family at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The Witek family are members of the Krakowiak Polish Dancers, who perform at the festival. Joann Witek stands on the left behind her daughter, Kelly. Roman Witek stands on the right, next to their eldest daughter. The entire family wears traditional Polish clothing.

Photograph of Dean Price at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Price wears overalls, a t-shirt, and a name tag. He holds a piece of bent wood as he speaks to two festival patrons. Natural wood chairs are displayed in the foreground. The festival grounds are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Devine Music Makers performing in front of a log cabin at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. On the left, a man wearing a cowboy hat is playing a fiddle. In the middle, an older man wearing a jumpsuit is playing a double-necked guitar. The man on the right is wearing a brown leather vest and playing an electric fiddle.

Photograph of the Devine Music Makers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing vests and cowboy hats, they are arranged on a gray stage in front of a backdrop of vertical orange banners. The band is made up of fiddlers, guitarists, and a piano player. A little girl is standing at the front of the stage, facing the audience.

Photograph of Don Cadden, the cowboy poet and singer, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is sitting on a wooden stool holding a guitar in front of two microphones on stands. A white tent and a colorful backdrop are visible behind him.

Photograph of Don Sanders, the storyteller and singer, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding a guitar and standing under a blue and white striped tent. Two women are visible in the background.

Photograph of Dorceal Duckens directing the Duckens Family Singers, from Temple, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing light blue pants and a light blue t-shirt, he is on the left, leading the singers who are behind microphones on the right. They are all women, wearing skirts and the Duckens Family t-shirt.

Photograph of Dr. Eliseo Torres, a professor for Texas A&I Kingsville, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Torres stands inside a Mexican folk medicine booth while holding a taxidermy snake. He wears a cowboy hat, a short sleeved shirt with vertical stripes, a name tag, and jeans. Dry herbs and notable newspaper clippings are displayed in the booth.

Photograph of Dr. Eliseo Torres, a professor for Texas A&I Kingsville, lecturing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Torres stands in front of a Mexican folk medicine booth and holds a small display of medicine. He wears a cowboy hat, a short sleeved shirt with vertical stripes, sunglasses, and jeans. Dry herbs and photographs of notable people are displayed in the booth behind him. Several festival patrons stand on the right.