Photograph of the Norwegian Leikar-Ringen Dancers at the 12th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancers are arranged in rows, holding the hands of their partners high above their heads as other dancers duck below their arms. Each member is wearing a red vest with matching patches sewn onto the front. The women are wearing long skirts with their vests, while the men wear black pants. People watch the performance around three sides of the raised stage.

Photograph of the Norwegian Leikar-Ringen Dancers at the 12th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the dancers are arranged in five rows. Each member is wearing a red vest with matching patches sewn onto the front. The women are wearing long skirts with their vests, while the men wear black pants.

Photograph of the Texas Funteers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, three men are standing on a red stage with a Texas flag backdrop and a large canopy. The man on the far left is wearing red overalls, a tall canvas hat, and leather boots with a black and tan diamond pattern. He is playing a guitar made of a toilet seat. The man in the center of the photograph playing a banjo, wearing jeans with red suspenders, a striped tie, brown boots, and a felt hat. The man on the far right of the photograph is wearing a red shirt underneath a pair of denim overalls and an over-sized polka-dot bow tie. He sings into a microphone with one bare foot balanced on an upside-down metal tub.

Photograph of Bill Shugart performing with the Texas Funteers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bill is playing a banjo on a stage with a Texas flag backdrop and a large canopy shading the performance area. He is wearing denim jeans with red suspenders, a striped tie, and brightly-colored pattern shirt, tucked into leather cowboy boots.

Photograph of Leon Carter playing a toilet-seat guitar with his musical group, the Texas Funteers. He is wearing red overalls tucked into cowboy points with a black and tan diamond pattern. The Texas Funteers are playing at the 12th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas.

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 Ronnie Fiedler building cowhide chairs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Ronnie is wearing a red shirt with white stripes, jeans, and a leather belt. He is stringing thin strips of leather through a wooden frame. Participants at the Festival watch Ronnie as he builds the chairs.

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 "Cowboy" Bill Corkery demonstrating rope techniques to children at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Bill is standing in a grassy area wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, cowboy hat and tan belt. He is twirling a piece of rope tied into a circle with his mouth. Three girls to his left and one boy to his right are watching Bill as he performs.

Photograph of "Cowboy" Bill Corkery demonstrating rope techniques to children at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Bill is standing in a grassy area wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt, cowboy hat and tan belt. He is twirling a piece of rope tied into a circle with one hand. Three girls to his left and one boy to his right are learning the technique. Participants of the festival are visible behind Bill.

Photograph of Dorothy Williams displaying Pysanky Easter Eggs at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Dorothy is sitting in a chair wearing a white dress with ribbon embroidery. A table with a large case full of fist-sized, elaborately painted Easter Eggs lies on the table in front of her.

Photograph of Fernando Herrera and Alberto Mendoza helping a participant at the Texas Folklife Festival learning how to drink from a bota at the Spanish booth. In the photograph, Fernando is holding the bota in the air in front of the participant, who leans backward with his mouth open, wearing a red plastic bib. A bota is a traditional Spanish receptacle for holding liquids.

Photograph of Fernando Herrera helping a participant at the Texas Folklife Festival learning how to drink from a bota at the Spanish booth. In the photograph, Fernando is holding the bota in the air in front of the participant, who leans backward with his mouth open, wearing a red plastic bib. A bota is a traditional Spanish receptacle for holding liquids.

Photograph of Rick Pratt building a boat at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Rick straddles the frame of the boat, leaning over to hammer a nail into the side. Participants from the festival watch Rick as he builds.

Photograph of Rick Pratt, Cameron Pratt, and Army Emmott building a boat at the Texas Folklife Festival. Rick Pratt stands to the left, wearing a white shirt and blue shorts as he lifts the boat frame. Army, pictured center wearing a tan shirt, shorts and burgundy hat, moves a hay bale underneath the frame. Cameron is turned away from the camera wearing a dark blue shirt, light blue shorts, and a blue bandanna around her hair.

Photograph of Peter Breaz performing with the Hickory and Tennessee Valley Authority Band at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Peter is playing a guitar and singing into a microphone, wearing a pair of jeans and a white satin shirt with red cuffs.

Photograph of the Hickory and Tennessee Valley Authority evening jam session at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Five men and one woman are playing musical instruments on a stage surrounded by a crowd of festival-goers. The man on the far left plays the banjo, and to his right, a man in a striped shirt plays a violin. The two men in the center of the group play the guitar. On the far right, a woman plays a cello while wearing a white visor. A man to her right is playing a white electric guitar.

Photograph of participants at the Texas Folklife Festival playing bocce ball. Four children are standing in a row waiting their turn. The play arena is lined with hay bales. Children and adults watch the game of bocce ball.

Photograph of participants at the Texas Folklife Festival playing bocce ball. Four children are standing in a row waiting their turn to play. The play arena consists of a grassy area lined with hay bales. Children and adults watch the game of bocce ball from outside of the hay bales.

Photograph of the wedding ceremony of Susan and Ken Carruthers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Susan and Ken are standing together in front of a man holding a small booklet. Both the men are wearing traditional military uniforms from the Texas Republic era. Susan is wearing a white wedding dress with lace sleeves and a tulle veil, while carrying a bouquet of flowers.

Photograph of Bud Olson carving a figurine at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bud, a member of the Houston Area Woodcarvers, sits in a striped chair as he uses a tool to remove bits of wood from his figurine. Other members sit around him as they work.

Photograph of Claudia Deborah chair caning at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Claudia is seated in a booth, weaving the seat of a chair with fiber strands. She wears a white shirt with a lace collar and a striped skirt.

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 San Antonio Irish Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the young members on the group are dancing with members of the audience on the stage.