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Upper falls of McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Photograph of the upper falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 7, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Panoramic image of McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Photograph of McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas. This photograph is a 360-degree panoramic image.
Date: April 7, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Panoramic image of the Upper Falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas.

Photograph of the Upper Falls in McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas. This photograph is a stitched 360-degree panoramic image.
Date: April 7, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Upper Falls of McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas

Photograph of the upper falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 7, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Panoramic image of the lower falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas.

Photograph of the lower falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas. This image is a stitched 360-degree panoramic photograph.
Date: April 7, 2017
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1329, Chapter 912 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1329, Chapter 912

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing a fee.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4345, Chapter 644 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4345, Chapter 644

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Rio de Vida Municipal Utility District No. 1 and the creation of the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose taxes and fees; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
From Hell to Breakfast (open access)

From Hell to Breakfast

Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics (open access)

Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics

Volume of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about hunting, folk medicine, ballads, religion and other folklore. The index begins on page 169.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore (open access)

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore) (open access)

What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)

Volume of "a collection of essays by contemporary folklorists who are writing about the customs and traditions and the songs and the stories that are going on now" (inside the front cover). It includes information about the folklore of cowboys, rodeos, chain letters and marijuana, as well as information about country, swing and gospel music. Index begins on page 301.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mustangs and Cow Horses (open access)

Mustangs and Cow Horses

Collection of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folktales, folk songs, ballads and other information about mustangs and horses. The index begins on page 425.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964; Boatright, Mody C. & Ransom, Harry H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Folk Art in Texas (open access)

Folk Art in Texas

This book describes popular folk art of Texas, including basket weaving, hat-making, yard art, sculptures, murals, cemetery art, quilt-making, tattoo art, and other miscellaneous folk art. The index begins on page 198.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texian Stomping Grounds (open access)

Texian Stomping Grounds

Collection containing sketches of post-war life in East Texas, including descriptions of early recreations and games, stories about Southern food and cooking, religious anecdotes, Negro folk tales, a first-hand account of a Negro folk play about the life of Christ, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 159.
Date: 2017
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 2, 1943-1971 (open access)

The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 2, 1943-1971

Book describing the Texas Folklore Society, "includes the publishing history of the TFS books, anecdotes about the gatherings of the Society [...] and the emphasis on singing beginning at Society gatherings" (inside the front cover). The index begins on page 311.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 3, 1971-2000 (open access)

The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 3, 1971-2000

Book containing information about the publishing history of the Texas Folklore Society, as well as anecdotes about the gatherings of the Society, information about past presidents of the Society, and Society by-laws. The index begins on page 219.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943 (open access)

The Texas Folklore Society: Volume 1, 1909-1943

Book describing the history and publications of the Texas Folklore Society between the years of 1909 and 1943. It includes information about "public songs and ballads; superstitions, signs and omens; cures and peculiar customs; legends; dialects; games, plays and dances; riddles and proverbs" (inside front cover). The index begins on page 317.
Date: 2017
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
In the Shadow of History (open access)

In the Shadow of History

Collection of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about the Navajo Indians, the Alamo, Jim Bowie, various folk characters, tortilla making, and other humorous anecdotes. The index begins on page 181.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago (open access)

The Sunny Slopes of Long Ago

Volume of popular folklore of Western America, including ballads, cowboy stories, myths, folk songs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 201.
Date: 2017
Creator: Hudson, Wilson M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk (open access)

Folk Travelers: Ballads, Tales and Talk

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including traveling anecdotes, folk ballads, folklore in natural history, as well as information about black and white magic, Western animals, and cattle brands. The index begins on page 259.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds (open access)

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coffee in the Gourd (open access)

Coffee in the Gourd

Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Concert Poster: Austin City Limits Music Festival]

Poster advertising the Austin City Limits Music Festival spanning the weekends of October 6-8 and 13-15, 2017 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Headline artists include Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, The Killers, Gorillaz, Martin Garrix and The xx. Poster lists the many other performers in black text on a blue background that fades to yellow at the bottom. Sponsor information is listed at the bottom of the poster along with ticket information.
Date: 2017-10-06/2017-10-15
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Concert Poster: Austin City Limits Music Festival]

Poster advertising the Austin City Limits Music Festival spanning the weekends of October 6-8 and 13-15, 2017 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Poster lists headline artists Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, The Killers, and Gorillaz in black block lettering on multicolored flags on a blue background fading to yellow. Sponsor and ticket information is listed in white block lettering at the bottom of the poster.
Date: 2017-10-06/2017-10-15
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library