Photograph of David Chohlis at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, David is leaning over, creating a form on a pottery wheel. Many people watch in the background as the pot forms.

Photograph of an Alamo Muzzle Loader at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the muzzle loader is sitting beneath a canopy decorated with ribbons and filled with different makes and models of guns. The man is sitting cross-legged and holding a large gun in his lap. He is wearing a coonskin cap and sunglasses.

Photograph of Buck Schirmer, an Alsatian accordionist, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in August 1975. In the photograph, Buck is wearing shaded glasses and a fedora with a shirt-sleeved collared shirt. He plays the accordion with his right hand. Participants at the fair follow Buck as he plays.

Photograph of the 1929 Club Members of the Fox Hunt Follies performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, four women and one man are dressed in flapper dresses with beading, sequins, and feathers.

Photograph of two girls playing Chunca at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the two girls are sitting across from each other on a woven mat on the ground. The legs of two people are visible in the background. Chunca, or Chungcajon, is a traditional game from the Philippines.

Photograph of Hardy C. Lewis painting at the 4th Annual Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Hardy is working on a painting featuring Indian symbolism. He wears a tall black hat and a long-sleeve checkered shirt. Behind him, several of Hardy's paintings are hung on the wall.

Photograph of children sliding down a hill at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the child in the center in the foreground is sitting inside a cardboard box and holding onto the sides. The child directly behind him and to the right is laying on the ground as her cardboard slides now the hill in front of her. Other children to the left and right are also sliding down the hill.

Photograph of a child sliding down the hill at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a child is seated with his legs splayed in front of him and his arms outstretched. His mouth is open as if he is yelling. A small cardboard box is in his hand, as if it slid out from under him.

Photograph of Alice Allen from Fritch, Texas, demonstrating drop spinning at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Alice is sitting on a table in front of fair participants, holding fibers in one hand and creating thread with the other. She wears a checkered dress and a large bow in her hair. Yarn spools are visible to the right of Alice.

Photograph of Irene Stephen demonstrating classical Japanese dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Irene is wearing a mask, a kimono with flowers on it and a patterned sarong. She stands with her arms outstretched, holding a fan in each hand. Children are playing in the grass behind her.

Photograph of Alsatian dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman holds hands with a young boy. The woman is wearing a white blouse with layers of ruffles across the chest, underneath a long dress with floral embroidery. She wears a large hat with bangle bracelets, white socks, and lace-up shoes. The boy is wearing a plain white shirt with a rounded collar and short overalls with dark socks and shoes.

Photograph of two members of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing a Filipino village dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a woman are holding hands as they perform. The woman is wearing a white shirt with a large ruffled bodice and a black skirt with white floral embroidery. The man is wearing a white, long-sleeve shirt with flowers embroidered down the chest with black pants.

Photograph of members of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing the candle dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four girls are walking towards the left side of the stage as they balance a handle in each hand and one on top of their heads. The girls are wearing floor-length floral dresses with long sashes draped across one shoulder and secured around their waists.

Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing the candle dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman lies on her stomach, supporting her upper body with her shoulders as she balances a candle on her head. Other members of the dance group are lying on their stomachs behind her.

Photograph of children dancing Flamenco at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two rows of four girls are playing tambourines and dancing on a stage in front of festival-goers. The girls wear striped dresses with white aprons and large bows in their hair.

Photograph of Marilyn Krause displaying her fabric flowers at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Marilyn is leaning over a table attaching flower petals made of checkered fabric to stems made of tape. Another woman stands on the right side of the table, looking at the flowers.

Photograph of a Wendish medicine demonstration at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Emma Wuensche of McDade, Texas, is demonstrating the use of a lebenswecker (used in Wendish folk medicine) to Mary Schimank of Houston, Texas.

Photograph of the Bluegrass Kinfolks, from Tuscola, playing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the members of the band are standing on a stage, playing their instruments into microphones. The man in the foreground plays the violin, followed by a guitar behind him. A string bass is partially visible at the left of the photograph.

Photograph of a member of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers performing the candle dance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman lies on her stomach, supporting her upper body with her shoulders as she balances a candle on her head. Other members of the dance group are lying on their stomachs behind her.

Photograph of the Republic of Texas Chilympiad booth at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man wearing a tall cowboy hat, an unbuttoned shirt and jeans is using a long stick to stir a pot. Chilympiad is a Texas chili cook-off whose winners automatically qualify for the world chili championships.

Photograph of the Czech Moravian Beseda Dancers from Dallas, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, young children are dancing in traditional Czech dress. A canopy covers the pavilion and creates shape son the concrete. A large crowd watches the dance from a stand of bleachers.

Photograph of the two women eating in the African American food booth at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August 1975. In the photograph, the two women are seating in fold-up chairs. The woman on the left is wearing a white dress with tan sandals. The woman on the left is wearing a dark-colored shirt with a plaid skirt and white sandals. A tent covers the entire pavilion above them.

Photograph of women resting in the Polish booth at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The two women sit in folding chairs in front of a large collection of maps and photographs hung on the fence behind them.

Photograph of the 74th Highland Regiment of Foot, also known as the Argyll Highlanders performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the regiment are walking in rows of two wearing historical military dress. The man in the front left is holding a flag, while the man in the right is playing the drums. Other members of the group are carrying bayonets on their shoulders.