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[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio]
Slide of members of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing a dance called "El Son de la Negra" at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are four female dancers onstage, all in white dresses and boots. They are swinging their dresses. The dancers are (left to right) Terry Narvaiez, Edna Perez, Lulu Chavez, and Boni Ramos.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio Performance]
Slide of The Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio of San Antonio, Texas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The dancers are all young females in traditional Mexican dresses. The dancers are grabbing their dresses and swinging their flowing dresses as they dance.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing]
Slide of members of the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing on stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. (Left to right) Terry Narvaiez, Edna Perez, Lulu Chavez,and Boni Ramos. They are performing a Mexican folk dance called "La Negra." The four female dancers are all in white dresses and boots. They are waving colored cloths over their heads as part of their dance.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Balloon Release at the Opening Ceremony]
Slide of the opening ceremony the Texas Folklife Festival. The Institute of Texan Cultures guides prepare to release huge bunches of balloons.
Date:
September 12, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Balloon Release at the Opening Ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival]
Slide of the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival. Balloons are in the air and being released by the exhibit floor guides of the Institute of the Texas.
Date:
September 12, 1974
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Black Coalition on Mass Media July Minutes]
Minutes for a July 1978 meeting of the Black Coalition on Mass Media, a civil rights organization for the betterment of African-American representation in the media. The document contains lists on issues discussed and the names of those present.
Date:
July 12, 1978
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blow Gun Demonstration]
Slide of Rocky Stallings demonstrating a blowgun in the Indian Village area of the Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding a long hollow stick to his mouth. His cheeks are bubbled out as he blows into it.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bob Gallaway Take Silk Screening Orders]
Slide of Bob Gallaway's booth at the Texas Folklife Festival that offers silk screening on shirts. He and his wife, Liz Gallaway, run the booth and are from San Antonio. In the image, Bob Gallaway is taking an order for a shirt from a woman.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Boerne Village Band Performance]
Slide of The Boerne Village Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival on stage. The band consists of four members playing a tuba, saxophones and clarinets. There are people around the stage listening to the music.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Booth Serving Aguas Frescas]
Slide of a booth that serves aguas frescas in the Mexican Market section of the Texas Folklife Festival. There are three large clear containers, each filled with a different colored liquid. There are three women in the booth. There are also stacks of cups on the counters.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Booth Sponsored by the Honey Bee Keepers Association of Texas]
Slide of a booth sponsored by the Honey Bee Keepers Association of Texas. Inside the booth are a few people. This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Husking and Shelling Corn]
Slide of 4-H Clubs of Medina County sponsored corn husking and shelling at the Texas Folklife Festival. There is a young boy and girl husking corn. The boy is standing behind a trash can that is filled with corn husks. There are also corn husks all over the ground.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Learns About Driving Railroad Spikes]
Slide of the Transportation Museum of San Antonio area at the Texas Folklife Festival. There are two boys present, one of whom is holding a tool that he is using to drive railroad spikes into a section of railroad behind the boys. There are two men to the right of the boys, one of whom is overseeing the boys.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boy Sliding Down a Hill]
Slide of a boy sitting on a piece of cardboard or berm sliding at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is sliding the side of a hill. There are people in the background on the right.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Buckin' Barrel Ride at the Texas Folklife Festival]
Slide of a boy sitting on a hollow log that is strung up on four ropes. Four men are using the ropes to swing and buck the log to give the boy a "Bucking Barrel Ride." This was sponsored by Frank Madla and was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bunny Brass Band Performance]
Slide of M.C. Robert Thonhoff dancing with the bunny mascot at the Texas Folklife Festival. The mascot is a part of the Bunny Brass Band who is playing in the background on the right. The band members are all dressed as rabbits and one is standing in front of the band directing. The rest of the band is facing Thonhoff and the bunny mascot playing brass instruments, such as the French horn and trumpet.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bunny Brass Band Representing the Easter Fires Pageant]
Slide of the Bunny Brass Band performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band is formed into a half circle with the maestro standing in the middle in front of them. They are all in rabbit costumes. The bunny mascot is a small boy, also dressed up, and is standing in the foreground to the left. He is holding a round makeshift sign reading "Easter Fires Pageant Mar. 29, 1975."
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Caricaturist at Work]
Slide of Harry M. Schneider, from San Antonio, Texas, drawing a young lady standing with her hands behind her back in posing. This was taken at the Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cascerones Painting Booth]
Slide of artist Caroline Shelton (right) painting cascerones (painted eggshells that can be filled with confetti) at the Texas Folklife Festival. In front of Shelton, there is a table covered in egg cartons and there are arches over the table decorated with paper flowers. The booth was sponsored by the San Antonio Conservation Society.
Date:
[1974-09-12..1974-09-15]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1920
Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 12, 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1940
Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 12, 1940
Creator:
Morris, August J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1940
Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 12, 1940
Creator:
Morris, August J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1940
Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 12, 1940
Creator:
Morris, August J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Čechoslovák and Westske Noviny (West, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1941
Weekly Czech language newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 12, 1941
Creator:
Morris, August J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History