Photograph of Gregg Cheser performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gregg stands on a stage, playing the guitar and singing into a microphone. He wears a striped hanker chief around his neck and a blue shirt. Another member of the band is visible behind him, also playing a guitar.

Photograph of a man serving souvlaki in the Greek booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man is wearing a black hat and a white shirt as he grills sticks of souvlaki. Tables with cooking ingredients and tools are visible behind the man, as are dozens of festival participants.

Photograph of children playing with flour around a small gristmill at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The children kneel in front of the gristmill leaning in towards the buckets as the gristmill produces flour. A man sits on a box behind the gristmill, collecting flour. Behind the gristmill, picnic tables covered with red and white plaid tablecloths are arranged in rows.

Photograph of Guich Kooch at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Guich, a storyteller performing at the Festival, sits in a wooden rocking chair as he holds a microphone to his mouth, wearing a tan cowboy hat, a white shirt, and denim jeans.

Photograph of the Houston Balalaika Society performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The members of the band wear historical dress as they play stringed instruments for festival participants.

Photograph of a member of the Houston Loafers, a bread-baking group, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the Houston Bread Loafer is holding a string of peppers in the air, examining them with his other hand. The man wears a shirt with the words "Bread By a Loafer." A woman standing to the left of the photograph watches the man examine the peppers.

Photograph of the India-Asia Association booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The booth is decorated with yellow and red patterns painted on a blue boards. A red and yellow canopy covers the booth as festival participants interact with the booth.

Photograph of Jan Lackey braiding a rug at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Jan holds a hook in her right hand, and yarn in her left. The heart-shaped rug on the table in front of her is made with red, white and blue yarn.

Photograph of John Henry Faulk at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. John, a storyteller, sits on a wooden bench, holding a microphone as he tells a story to an audience. John wears a tan cowboy, white shirt, and tan pants.

Photograph of Judge H. E. Resley at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Judge Resley stands behind a table covered with gun parts and machinery. He rests his hands on his hips while smoking a pipe, wearing a white, long-sleeve shirt tucked into black pants and a belt with a gold star on the round buckle.

Photograph of the Texas Cajun Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a blue plaid shirt and a white hat with a blue and red stripe, Jussie Stutes plays the pedal steel guitar. Two members of the band guitars behind him.

Photograph of the Texas Cajun Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Mary Herbert stands to the left of Jim Herbert as they dance together in front of the Texas Cajun Band.

Photograph of the Texas Cajun Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a plaid shirt and grey slacks plays an accordion on a stage in front of a man playing the drums. A small lake and grouping of trees is visible in the background.

Photograph of the Norman Sisters performing a song at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The five sisters stand in a line, each wearing a different dresses and singing into individual microphones.

Photograph of a Norwegian festival participant at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the woman is holding a goose with a bandanna around his neck. Another woman stands to her left, petting the duck. Both women wear white dresses with embroidered lace on the bodice, lace-up vests, and striped belts. Festival participants are visible in the background, interacting with booths and walking the fairgrounds.

Photograph of the Houston Balalaika Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The members of the band are seated in three rows, performing on a stage in front of a conductor.

Photograph of Pete Payne throwing a pot on the wheel at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pete wears a short-sleeved shirt under a white apron covered in clay. The tall, cylindrical pot is almost formed underneath Pete's hands. An awning covers Pete's workspace, along with the booths of the other artists.

Photograph of the Philippine Dance Ensemble performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The barefoot dancers wear striped sarongs with headdresses as they perform acrobatic moves.

Photograph of Raymond Frederick cooking gumbo at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Raymond is holds a long wooden stick he is using to stir the gumbo to the right of the photograph. A man and a woman stand to the left of the photograph, leaning over the large pot of gumbo. Fair booths are visible behind the gumbo cooking area.

Photograph of Ronnie Fiedler building a cowhide chair at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Ronnie stands in front of a table, attaching cowhide to the seat of a wooden chair. Several festival participants watch Ronnie work from outside of the booth.

Photograph of Johny and Agnes Neal, from Pearsall, texas, demonstrating rope spinning at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Both Johny and Agnes pull the thin rope around their fingers from an unknown source. Johny wears a cowboy hat with a striped band and a white long-sleeve shirt tucked into a pair of denim jeans, secured with a brown leather belt. Agnes wears a blue shirt with ruffled pink and grey sleeves, tucked into white shorts.

Photograph of children competing in sack races at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three children are jumping toward the finish line in an open, grassy area while a crowd of children and adults watch the race.

Photograph of the Sacred Heart Men's Choir performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, thirteen men stand on a stage playing various musical instruments while wearing matching. A conductor leads the band in a light-colored suit jacket, facing away from the audience.

Photograph of the Sahawe Indian Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The men wear traditional Native American costume consisting of feather headdresses, tassled belts, beaded necklaces, suede moccasins, and fur across their ankles. A large audience watches as they dance on the stage.