Photograph of a dancer from the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young girl wears an elaborate traditional Mexican dress covered in lace paneling, gathers, and ribbon embroidery. Her hair is tied into two braids with colored ribbons as she walks across the stage.

Photograph of the colorful costumes in the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a loose white shirt decorated with red and blue shapes and silver rhinestones carries a large, round hat strapped across his shoulders. A woman to his left wears a similar costume with a different colored hat.

Photograph of a woman participating in the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears a white dress with red embroidery on the sleeves and neckline. The skirt of the dress has Hawaiian flowers printed on it. She wears a large round hat secured with a string across her chest. Several dancers are visible to the right and behind her.

Photograph of a woman participating in the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is wearing a bright yellow dress and a red bandanna with white polka dots around her head. Many children stand behind her wearing matching dressed and large, round hats decorated with streamers and glitter.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman wearing a white dress with a pink and black pattern dances across a stage. Several drummers sit behind her, playing a song while she dances.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a girl wearing a colorful dress is walking under a low bar supported by two pegged stands. Two boys stand on either side of the stands, holding the bar. A group of performers wearing matching dresses wait in a line to walk under the bar.

Photograph of a Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association of Houston walk down the main thoroughfare at the Institute of Texas Cultures, wearing traditional Carnival costumes as they celebrate their culture.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a girl wearing a colorful dress slides under a low bar balanced on two pegged stands. Two dancers wearing matching dresses dance on either side of the stands. Festival participants watch the performance from the left side of the stage.

Photograph of the Texas Cajun Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Mary Herbert stands to the left of Jim Herbert as they dance together in front of the Texas Cajun Band.

Photograph of the Sahawe Indian Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The men wear traditional Native American costume consisting of feather headdresses, tassled belts, beaded necklaces, suede moccasins, and fur across their ankles. A large audience watches as they dance on the stage.

Photograph of the Sahawe Indian Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, six men are wearing traditional Native American dress as they perform a dance for the audience. The men wear large feather headdresses, long, beaded necklaces and skirts, metal armbands, and suede shoes.

Photograph of the Fire on the Mountain Cloggers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Linda Carolan is standing in the center of the group wearing jeans and a plaid shirt, holding hands with another man in a matching uniform. Four women, wearing yellow shirts and denim skirts with yellow fringe, hold hands in groups of two, in front of and behind Linda and her partner.

Photograph of the Fire on the Mountain Cloggers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three women are standing in a line on a stage covered by red and yellow awnings. The woman in the center is wearing jeans and a plaid shirt with white heeled shoes. The two women on either side of her are wearing matching uniforms of yellow shirts and denim skirts decorated with yellow fringe.

Photograph of the Flemish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The members of the group are standing in a line with their hands on the shoulders of the dancer in front of them. The three women wear black dresses patterned with red dots, underneath long white aprons and caps.

Photograph of the Flemish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The four female members of the group stand in a line, holdings hands, and facing the four male members of the group. The three women wear black dresses patterned with red dots, underneath long white aprons and caps.

Photograph of the Dance-A-Round Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The six women wear white dresses with pink petticoats and pink belts. The women stand together around a stone bench.

Photograph of the Fiber Designers Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A table covered in quilts displays several handmade dolls. A woman sitting behind the table smiles at the photographer as she creates a piece of artwork.

Photograph of Jan Lackey braiding a rug at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jan holds a hook in her right hand, and yarn in her left. The heart-shaped rug on the table in front of her is made with red, white and blue yarn.

Photograph of the band Hickory performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A member of the band stands on a stage wearing a black sleeveless shirt, jeans, and a red bandanna around his neck while playing an orange and red electric guitar.

Photograph of Gregg Cheser performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gregg stands on a stage, playing the guitar and singing into a microphone. He wears a striped hanker chief around his neck and a blue shirt. Another member of the band is visible behind him, also playing a guitar.

Photograph of Sherma Collum at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Sherma stands behind the counter of the Poteet Strawberry Festival booth holding a frozen strawberry dessert topping with whip cream. She wears a shirt printed with a strawberry pattern, a ring, and several bracelets.

Photograph of Bob Angel skinning a snake at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bob holds the snake in his hands, showing the audience as they watch him perform the task. The audience crowds around Bob's corner booth, watching Bob.

Photograph of Pete Payne throwing a pot on the wheel at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pete wears a short-sleeved shirt under a white apron covered in clay. The tall, cylindrical pot is almost formed underneath Pete's hands. An awning covers Pete's workspace, along with the booths of the other artists.

Photograph of Theresa Sueltenfuss in the Kendall County Community Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Theresa is sitting in a folding chair, tatting a small project in her lap. She wears a checkered dress with a button, namecard, and ribbon attached to the right collar.