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[Guitarist and Men]

Photograph of a man wearing a cowboy hat and holding a guitar and a woman standing facing him with two men on the left and one man on the right standing and watching. There is an art installation on the left and other objects visible in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Historic and Symbolic Aspects of Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery (open access)

Historic and Symbolic Aspects of Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery

Two papers combined into one for a university class that together discuss the history of both the Round Rock Cemetery and Slave Cemetery, as well as their layouts, evolution since the 19th century, and the specific graves of Sam Bass, Vander Barbette, and Virginia Masterson. Excerpts from an interview with Joe Lee Johnson, whose father had been a slave, are also included.
Date: 1985
Creator: Bose, Ted John & Herrera, JuliAnne
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kids Breakdancing]

Photograph of someone breakdancing on a mat in an art gallery with various young people watching; five young men stand around the mat while four more sit in chairs and watch, and several more people are standing and watching on the left.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Airbrushing Tombstones]

Photograph of a man bent-over airbrushing tombstones on the floor and a shirtless man standing next to him watching.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Box-Like Object]

Photograph of a man bending over a box-like object in a warehouse with duct tape, a skeleton mask, and a metal bowl on the floor next to him.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man and Round Object]

Photograph of a man bent over a round object covered in paper and masking tape.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Hardhat]

Photograph of a man in a hardhat holding a long cord standing next to what appear to be freshly spray-painted tombstones on the floor. There is a white wall and various equipment visible in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Skeleton Costume]

Photograph of a man wearing a black skeleton costume with another man sitting at a table painting on the white bones while a security guard sits behind him and watches. A finished skeleton costume is laying on the floor in the foreground and there are other tables and objects in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Skeleton Costume Blurry]

Photograph of a man wearing a black skeleton costume with another man sitting at a table painting on the white bones while a security guard sits behind him and watches. A finished skeleton costume is laying on the floor in the foreground and there are other tables and objects in the background. The image is somewhat out of focus and the people appear blurry.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man in Skull Mask]

Photograph of a man wearing a skull mask posing in front of a large crowd of people and a banner in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mariachis]

Photograph of a small mariachi band of four men playing and singing in a warehouse; a man in the center wearing a cowboy hat is playing the guitar while a man on the right plays violin and the other two men standing in the background sing.There seem to be more people behind a display on the left side and there are several large objects in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mariachis and Camera]

Photograph of a Mariachi, a woman in a white dress, and a another woman in a pantsuit on a stage with a video camera and two cameramen in the foreground. There are paper banners on the side and across the top of the stage and several indistinguishable objects in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men and Skeleton Sculpture]

Photograph of a man holding an abstract sculpture of an animal skeleton made of white tubing while a man (on the left) and a boy (on the right) watch him.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Sitting in Chairs]

Photograph of three young men sitting in wooden chairs facing each other looking behind them at two men standing and carrying an object. There are paintings and a table in the background and a chair in the foreground.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Newspaper Clipping]

Photograph of a newspaper clipping from the Austin American-Statesman with the headline "Arts festival celebrates 'Day of Dead'" and a picture of dancers dressed as skeletons.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Older People in Gallery]

Photograph of seven older women wearing dresses and sweaters and one older man wearing a baseball cap posing in a gallery in front of paintings and other artworks.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Papier-Mache]

Photograph of a man and a woman in a warehouse papier-macheing a large square on the floor; there is a large painting and other objects visible in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People at Exhibition]

Photograph of large groups of people gathered in a gallery looking at various exhibits; in the foreground a man and a woman are dancing while people take pictures and there is a glowing light installation on the right side and more people and artworks in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Costume]

Photograph of four young people posing; three of them are wearing different brightly-colored costumes and there is another man wearing a skull mask visible in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Dressing Room]

Photograph of several people dressed as skeletons in a dressing room; two people in the foreground look forward while others in the background are looking in the mirror and putting on makeup.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Gallery]

Photograph of several small groups of people and individuals standing and talking or looking at artworks in a gallery; there are several sculptures on the left side in the foreground and paintings and other exhibits in the background.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Skull Masks

Photograph of a group of people wearing traditional Mexican dress and skull masks posing in front of a black and white backdrop.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Laughin at Exhibit]

Photograph of a woman wearing a skull mask and three people standing next to her and laughing; there are other people looking at various artworks and exhibits in the background.
Date: [1985..1987]
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shrine with Picture of Man]

Photograph of a shrine featuring an altar with candles, flowers, books, and other objects, a picture of a man hanging on the wall surrounded by several smaller photographs, poems, and newspaper clippings, and brightly-colored paper banners overhead.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History