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[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - September 21, 1975]
Handwritten minutes from the September 21, 1975 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, treasury and budget reports, committee activities, grant proposals, plans for a reception, and other business.
Date:
September 21, 1975
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - October 19, 1975]
Handwritten minutes from the October 19, 1975 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, treasury and budget reports, committee activities, changes to meeting dates and venues, plans for a reception, and other business.
Date:
October 19, 1975
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. Meeting - November 1975]
Handwritten minutes from the November 1975 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Discusses the chapter's correspondence, treasury and budget reports, committee activities, membership procedures and guidelines, and other business.
Date:
November 1975
Creator:
Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Regional Vice Chairman of the United Negro College Fund to Edwina Murphy - October 20, 1975]
Letter from the Regional Vice Chairman of the United Negro College Fund to Edwina Murphy, referred to in the letter as Mrs. John Murphy. The San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. contributed $750 to the fund last year, but they would like the chapter to contribute $1,125 this year to help them reach their fund raising goal.
Date:
October 20, 1975
Creator:
United Negro College Fund
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pudding Eating Contest]
Photograph of a pudding eating competition at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, two blindfolded women stand on a stage covered in yellow plastic protective coverings. The woman on the right is holding the bowl of chocolate pudding as she directs the spoon towards the other woman's mouth.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Irish Folk Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival]
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.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sakae Ogama Writing Calligraphy at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of Sakae Ogama, demonstrating Japanese brush writing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas in August of 1975. In the photograph, Sakae is seated at a table wearing a traditional kimono. She is holding onto a long sheet of paper with her left hand, and writing with a bamboo brush with her right hand. A young girl and a woman watch as Sakae creates the Japanese forms.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Ameleb Club Lebanese Dancers]
Photograph of five women performing Lebanese dances at the 1975 Folklife Festival as members of the San Antonio Ameleb Club. They are wearing traditional dancing costumes called bedlahs that consist of gold-trimmed brassieres and sheer, flowing skirts of different colors. Each woman is holding a tambourine above her head.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Snyder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Polish Dragon at 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
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.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lanie Karam, Ameleb Club Dancer]
Photograph of Lanie Karam, a dancer and member of the San Antonio Ameleb Club, performing in a covered pavilion on a wide, white floor. A covered fabric tent is visible behind her. She is costumed in a bedlah suit (a bra and a sheer skirt) that is heavily trimmed with gold accents. Audience members are visible in both the foreground and the background.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Snyder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jo Ann Andera, Dancer with the San Antonio Ameleb Club]
Photograph of Jo Ann Andera, a dancer and member of the San Antonio Ameleb Club, and an employee of the Institute of Texas Cultures. She is performing in a covered pavilion on a wide, white floor. A covered fabric tent is visible behind her. She is costumed in a bedlah suit (a bra and a sheer skirt) that is heavily trimmed with gold accents. She is dancing with her arms out while her face is mid-exclamation. Audience members are visible in both the foreground and the background.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Snyder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jo Ann Andera, San Antonio Ameleb Club Dancer]
Photograph of Jo Ann Andera, a dancer with the San Antonio Ameleb Club dancer and an employee at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Andera is seated on her legs with her arms curled slightly above her, smiling as she bends over backward to face the crowd. She is wearing a traditional bedlah suit; hers is a gold-trimmed top and a sheer, beige skirt. She is also wearing gold bangles on both her wrists. The heads of two audience members are visible in the foreground; the person on the right is pointing at Andera.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Snyder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nadine Mery, Young San Antonio Ameleb Club Dancer]
Photograph of young girl in a gold-trimmed bra and skirt, otherwise known as a bedleh. She is a member of the San Antonio Ameleb Club. She is standing outdoors with her hands on her hips amongst two other young girls and a few women, some of whom are seated.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Snyder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Participant Slicing Meat at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of a participant slicing beef at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The man is wearing a striped shirt and jeans underneath a red apron. He carefully angles the knife down against the meat that is hung from a metal prong.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jerry Young at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of Jerry Young from Devine, Texas, serving molasses at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas in August of 1975. Jerry sits on a white upturned bucket with a large metal ladle in his hands. He wears a light-colored cowboy hat, denim long-sleeve shirt, and khaki pants. Another man stands behind Jerry, holding a long stick he appears to be using to stir the molasses. Another man stands behind him, while a woman looks on from behind a stone wall.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Corn Shucking at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of a young girl vigorously turning the handle of an antique corn sheller in Hondo's Corn Shuckin' and Shellin' area at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the girl is wearing a pink and white flowery swimsuit. The bodies of three women and a man are visible around the girl, although the frame of the photograph crops their faces out of the frame.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Snyder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Don Vogel at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of Don Vogel splitting shingles for a log house at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Don straddles a sawhorse as he adjusts a piece of wood he is about to split. He is wearing a light denim shirt and dark denim jeans. Festival booths and people walking about are visible behind him.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Los Conquistadores Musical Group at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
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.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Visitors Sliding Down Berm at Institute of Texas Cultures]
Color photograph of two children sliding down a grassy hill outside of the Institute of Texas Cultures during the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. The photograph features the two boys sitting tandem inside a cardboard box labeled "Lone Star Bakery." The two children are holding onto the sides of the box and lifting one side up, as if trying to steer.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Snyder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Child Sliding Down Berm at Institute of Texas Cultures]
Color photograph of a young girl sliding down the berm at the Institute of Texas Cultures during the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. The girl in the photograph is tumbling out of a cardboard box and down the grass hill. She is wearing a navy shirt, pale blue shorts, and tan leather sandals.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
Synder, Chuck
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Participants Serving Bigos at Texas Folklife Festival ]
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.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Steel Guitarist at 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of a steel guitarist at the Texas Folklife Festival in September of 1975. The steel guitarist is seated on a small chair playing the steel guitar and wearing a white shirt, jeans, tan leather boots, and a dark brown cowboy hat. Members of the band are visible behind him as they okay under a striped canopy.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Glenn Myers Performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of A. Glenn Myers, a Washington-on-the-Brazos folk musician, performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas in August of 1975. Glenn is playing the guitar while seated, and singing into a microphone. He is wearing a burgundy shirt underneath denim overalls and a harmonica around his neck. Several people watch as he performs.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bob Ramsey Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Color photograph of Bob Ramsay from Hunt, Texas, performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. Bob is a storyteller and demonstrator of wild call animals. In the photograph, Bob is standing in front of a yellow and blue painted board containing photographs of animals, and holding a pair of deer antlers while speaking with a member of the audience.
Date:
[1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History