Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Refuse crews playing catchup collected this garbage and a lot more like it Thursday in the 2100 block of NW 43, where trash and garbage have been piling up since Monday."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mrs. Herman Marlins"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Barbed wire helps hold guardrail in place on bridge over Deep Fork."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Police Chief Ed Neilson checks damage to the bridge, which he said has not been repaired since a 1973 fatal accident."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A view form the federal courthouse across the stree shows progress on the new downtown federal building."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MANY AMERICANS don't know the Republic of South Africa is on the map, and many tend to confuse it with the continent Africa," says Mrs. Herman Martins, wife of the consul general of the Republic of South Africa."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Laborer clings to the outside edge of one of the circular corners to bolt part of the steel frame during work on the new federal building under construction in downtown Oklahoma City."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "SLITHERING THEIR WAY across their 'incubator' are four just-hatched black king snakes, coiled around the finger of and Oklahoma City Zoo attendant."

Photograph of the E.I.R.E. dancers from Houston, Texas, performing Irish folk dances for the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The dancers consist of four couples performing a dance on a stage. A large crowd is watching from the lawn as the dancers spin around. The women are wearing matching white sleeveless dresses with heavy embroidery around the neck. The men are wearing traditional Irish costume of white blouses and golden kilts with green cummerbunds.

Photograph of a several people dressed in a dragon costume surrounded by other fair goers at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975.. One man makes up the long next, head, and front legs of the dragon. Another woman is visible behind the man, supporting the back of the dragon. A woman, Valerie Grace, is walking to the right of the dragon wearing a traditional Polish costume.

Photograph of Los Conquistadores, a musical group performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival on August 7th, 1975. The group features many band members playing a variety of instruments including the accordion, trumpet, saxophone, drums, and trumpet. The men are all dressed in matching costumes, including white shirts, brown shorts, ties and suspenders. The accompanying says that Jose Morantes is the director of the group.

Photograph of a man and woman at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival serving Bigos (Hunter's stew) at a Polish food booth. The couple is dressed in traditional Polish clothing. The woman is holding a pan and a ladle of food while the man stands over a large pot. Colorful booths are visible in the background behind the couple.

Photograph of the Laredo Bayanihan Dancers, from St. Augustin School, at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are all male and are performing the Binasuan (or glass) dance on an outdoor stage. The dancers are dressed in white long-sleeved shirts, colored pants, and multicolored scarves. They are barefoot and balancing glasses on their heads in various positions. Spectators are visible in the background.

Photograph of Irene Stephan at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. She is demonstrating a classical Japanese dance while wearing a white kimono with pale pink and yellow flowers on it. Her hair is pulled back and has flowers in it. She is outside on a low wooden stage. People are visible in the background. Irene Stephan is from McAllen, Texas.

Photograph of Irene Stephan at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. She is demonstrating a classical Japanese dance while wearing a white kimono with pale pink and yellow flowers on it. Her hair is pulled back and has flowers in it. She is outside on a low wooden stage. People are visible in the background. Irene Stephan is from McAllen, Texas.

Photograph of Irene Stephan at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. She is demonstrating a classical Japanese dance while wearing a white kimono with pale pink and yellow flowers on it. She is also wearing a mask and holding a fan and knife. Her hair is pulled back and has flowers in it. She is outside on a low wooden stage. People are visible in the background. Irene Stephan is from McAllen, Texas.

Photograph of dancers from the San Antonio Jewish Community Center at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. They are performing an Israeli folk dance on an outdoor stage. Most of the dancers are women. They are wearing green, yellow, white, and pink dresses with multicolored scarves and are barefoot. Spectators are visible in the background.

Photograph of Tanya Zwan at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. She is demonstrating a Lebanese folk dance and wearing a red and yellow outfit with gold embellishments. She is performing on an outdoor stage. People are visible in the background. Tanya Zwan is from Tyler, Texas.

Photograph of the Walker-Ford Gospel Singers of San Antonio at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. The members are dressed casually and are performing on an outdoor stage. In the foreground, a man is playing a piano. Behind him, a group of men and women are lined up singing. On the right, in front of the singers, Oscar Ford is directing the choir. A young boy is standing by Ford. Several microphones are placed on the stage.

Photograph of the Youth Singing Alliance of San Antonio at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. The group is on a wooden stage outside. In the foreground, a woman is playing the piano. Behind the piano, two men and three women are lined up, standing behind microphones. In the background, a man is playing the tambourine.

Photograph of the Children's Toyland and Barnyard at the 1975 Texas Folklife Festival. There is a large wooden tent-like structure through which a young girl is running. Hay covers the ground. Several other children are playing in the area. A man is standing in the foreground looking at the children.