Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph of a Texas Folklife Festival participant demonstrating shingle splitting to a large audience. The man sits on a tree stump, wielding a large tool into a hunk of wood. Shingles are stacked in front of the festival participant.

Photograph of Smoky Wilson announcing a performance of Dr. Millard J. Dresden's Old Time Medicine Show at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Smoky is wearing a coonskin cap and bandanna over a floral shirt, jeans, and suspenders. A large crowd sits on the grassy hill around him as they prepare to watch the performance.

Photograph of a snake-skinning demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bob Angle stands behind a table as he holds a dead snake, showing the audience how to properly remove its' skin.

Solicitation permit from the City Solicitation Commission given to the San Antonio Chapter of the Links, Inc. The permit is for an upcoming auction and cocktail party hosted by the organization.

Photograph of Spinners and Weavers from the Austin Weavers Co-op at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two women are carding wool in front of spectators and craft booths.

Photograph of storyteller Elizabeth Ellis at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Elizabeth is standing on a stage and speaking into a microphone in front of an audience of festival-goers. Elizabeth wears a short-sleeved shirt with a diamond-rope pattern on the front and shoulder, glasses, and bracelets on her wrist.

Photograph of Suzann Thompson crocheting at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Suzann is sitting by a table covered in blankets, wearing a white dress with a name-tag attached to it. She holds on crochet needle with her right hand while feeding the yarn with her left hand. A boy, her brother Van Thompson, sits behind her at a different table, holding a crochet needle and a piece of paper.

Photograph of the Sweet Song String Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a woman and a small child are sitting in separate chairs, playing a large stringed instrument. Both the woman and child wear dresses made of the same fabric. The child wears an apron tied at the shoulders, and the woman wears her apron tied around her waist. Two members of the band are visible to the left and right of the photograph.

Photograph of the Sweet Song String Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, four men, each playing a different instrument, perform on a stage for participants of the festival.

Photograph of Tom Bingham demonstrating wood carving at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Tom sits on a wooden chair, holding a block of wood with one hand, and a carving tool in another. A boy in front of Tom, holding a balloon and watching Tom work. Behind them, another man is standing and carving a piece of wood. Tom is a member of the Woodcarvers of Houston.

Photograph of Tom Bringham, from the Houston Area Woodcarvers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Tom is carving a figurine of a Native American out of a thick tree branch. Tom wears a plaid shirt, jeans, and glasses.

Photograph of Travis Kuykendall, a muleskinner from Uvalde, Texas, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Travis stands to the right of a mule, holding the reins with his left hand. Travis wears a plaid shirt tucked into a braided belt over denim jeans, a cowboy hat, and dark glasses.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers are arranged in a circle. Every other dancer is of the opposite sex. The women wrap their hands around the necks of members next to them. Each man wraps his arms around the waists of then women next to her, lifting each woman in the air as they spin in a circle. The dancers are wearing white shirts with either red pants or red skirts.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Dancers of Dallas, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancers are holding long metal spears and wearing white shirts with loose red pants and black cummerbunds. Two of the men are squatting on the ground with their spears extending underneath the feet of the other two dancers, who are jumping in the air with their spears raised.

Photograph of United Fiddlers Association performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two men and a woman play stringed instruments on a wooden stage. All three band members wear cowboy hats, shirts with tasseled fringe, and dark-colored pants.

Photograph of members of the United Fiddlers Association performing at the Texas 12th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features a woman playing a violin and singing into a microphone. A band consisting of two guitar players and one bass player.

Photograph of members of the United Fiddler's Association performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a young boy, Jay Schodts, is playing the fiddle in front of Irving Ballard playing the guitar. Festival participants stand behind the group, watching the performance.

Photograph of Virginia Monroe creating a basket at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, another woman is leaning over Virginia, showing her how to properly weave the basket. Both women are wearing historical clothing. Other female weavers are visible behind them, also working on baskets.

Photograph of festival-goers riding in a wagon at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women, two boys, and a girl ride in the long wagon as a man wearing a cowboy hat manages the reins. The hind end of a horse is visible in the right side of the photograph.