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[Bruce Roark, Maker of Musical Instruments]
Color photograph of an elderly man playing a wooden double-necked guitar at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Several more wooden stringed instruments are hanging on the wall behind him. The man is identified as Bruce Roark, who makes instruments.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Grist Mill]
Color photograph of a red grist mill, a special antique relic on display at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Knelt next to it is a man named Matt Pantalion, who is from Nacogdoches. He is watching the grist mill work, as the conveyer belt rotates and the corn kernels, though only a few are visible, are processed.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Preparation for Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]
Color photograph of a young boy and a man reaching into watermelon halves to gather seeds for the watermelon seed spitting contest at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The pair of watermelon halves sit on a grassy area; next to them is a pile of watermelon pulp.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[O.T. Baker Outside His Makeshift Smokehouse]
Color photograph of a man named O.T. Baker seated outside his makeshift smokehouse that he shares with another man, Austin Taylor, at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The smokehouse is made of rustic wood; its door is open and a man is visible in the doorway, bent over. O.T. Baker is seated right outside the doorway with his hand out-stretched. Several cow skulls are hung around the area as decoration. Two signs hang from the roof of the smokehouse. The one on the left reads, "O.T. Baker, Smokehouse, Austin" while the sign on the right reads, "Austin Taylor, Smokehouse, Lake Hills."
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Festival Participants at the Booth For Out-of-State Visitors]
Color photograph of a group of Texas Folklife Festival participants posed for a picture at the booth for out-of-state visitors. From left to right, they are: Dick Potter, John Collins aka Judge Roy Bean, Daisy Potter, and Jack F. "Spot" Baird. Each man is wearing a hat; Daisy holds a parasol above her head. In the background, a sign hanging between palm trees reads, "Law West of the Pecos."
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bayou City Attic Singers]
Color photograph of the Bayou City Attic Singers comprised of four and a pianist; they are performers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Three of the singers are standing; there are two women and one man between them. One of the singers is much younger and is seated on a bench. They each have their own microphone. Various audio equipment lines the edge of the elevated stage where they are performing. The pianist is an older male, who also has a microphone in front of him. He is seated behind an upright wooden piano.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mexican Folk Dancers]
Photograph of Mexican Folk Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancers stand on-stage, wearing colorful dresses as they twirl their skirts around for festival participants.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Filipino Dancers]
Color photograph of four women performing a traditional Filipino dance at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are gesturing with their hands in the air while stepping in coordination. Each woman is wearing a traditional Filipino costume, a colorful dress with a green apron over the skirt.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Children Riding Horseback]
Color photograph of two young children, a girl and a boy, riding horseback on a green hillside at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The horse is a pale color and is wearing a saddle and reins. A young boy who is leading the horse near the front is partially visible.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Making Adobe]
Color photograph of two young boys mixing a pit of adobe on the ground at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A man in a khaki shirt and jeans stands behind them near a bale of hay.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Berm Sliding]
Color photograph of a young boy sliding on a grassy berm at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival; he is using a flattened cardboard box as his vehicle. He is wearing a striped shirt, denim shorts, knee-high socks, and tennis shoes. Behind him is another boy.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bass Box Players for The Hoboes]
Black and white photograph of two men who are participants of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are playing bass boxes, instruments made from hollow, rectangular boxes with broomsticks that insert into the tops of the boxes. On the right is Bootsie Ehlers, sitting on top of his bass box while he plays. A microphone placed inside the opening at the front of his bass box picks up the sound of his playing.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Voices of the Mainland
Black and white photograph of a band of four men performing together under the name "Voices of the Mainland" at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Each man has a microphone to sing into. The two men standing in the center are playing electric guitars as they sing.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Former U.S. Representative O.C. Fisher, Storytelling]
Black and white photograph of O.C. Fisher, a former U.S. Representative, seated in a rocking chair and telling a story into a microphone. Another man is also seated in a rocking chair next to him. They are participants of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gary Dunshee, Saddler]
Color photograph of Gary Dunshee, a saddlemaker, puncturing a small piece of leather with a few tools. He has his own table in the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A block holding more tools are visible on the table.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Miss Korea Visiting with a Baby]
Black and white photograph of a woman known as Miss Korea, becoming acquainted with a baby in a stroller, whose hand she is holding in her own. As a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival, she is wearing a traditional Korean costume dress known as a Hanbok.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Miss Korea Speaking with a Young Boy]
Black and white photograph of a woman known as Miss Korea, speaking to a young boy wearing a cowboy hat. As a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival, she is wearing a traditional Korean costume dress known as a Hanbok.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woodrome Family Singers]
Black and white photograph of a group of three people performing together as the Woodrome Singers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They each have a microphone. The man on the left is playing the guitar while he sings.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[High Society Jazz Band]
Black and white photograph of a group of musicians performing together as The High Society Jazz Band at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. There is a man playing stand-up bass, a trumpet player, a banjo player, a trombone player, a clarinet player, and a child holding a recorder in his hands. A saxophone sits in a stand next to the clarinet player.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ray Baca Playing Hammer Dulcimer]
Black and white photograph of Ray Baca playing the hammer dulcimer in The Gil Baca Band, of which he is a member. A band mate is playing a tuba behind him while another band mate plays the tambourine. They are performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ameleb Lebanese Dancers]
Black and white photograph of the Ameleb Lebanese Dancers performing for a large crowd at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are all wearing heavily embellished belly dancing costumes.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jo Ann Andera, an Ameleb Lebanese Dancer]
Black and white photograph of Jo Ann Andera, a dancer for the Ameleb Lebanese Dancers. She is also a staff member of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a heavily embellished belly dancing costume.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Robert Boyd, Playing Guitar in Bluegrass Kinfolk]
Black and white photograph of Robert Boyd, who is playing the acoustic guitar with the band, Bluegrass Kinfolk, at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A stand-up bass player is visible behind him. A banjo player is on his right.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nancy Lou Webster, Treenware Maker]
Black and white photograph of Nancy Lou Webster using various tools to make treenware, a term used by pioneers to describe small, handcrafted wooden items. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History