Photograph of Jim Braud at the Cajun Crawfish Race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud, wearing a beret and a light-colored shirt, is holding a crawfish up close to his face. He is very animated, with a large, open-mouth smile and squinted eyes.

Photograph of Jim Braud at the Cajun Crawfish Race at the Texas Folklife Festival. Braud, wearing a beret and a light-colored shirt, is crouched down at the side of the racing table closely watching a crawfish that is racing directly in front of him. He is very wide-eyed and excited, with a large, open-mouth smile on his face.

Photograph of two female drummers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing long fuchsia dresses with long, light pink sleeves. The drums are set up like gongs: hanging from colorful, decorative wooden frames. There are five drums but they are arranged so that each drummer has two of their own and one in the middle that they share. Each musician stands in a space surrounded on three sides by the drums, which are hanging at chest level. The musicians are bending over backwards, playing the drums behind and in front of them with thick wooden sticks. A colorful canopy is hanging over the performance area.

Photograph of a female dancer from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing under a colorful canopy at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is playing a drum and wearing a traditional green dress that is embroidered with flowers. The dress also has long red sleeves. She is wearing the drum on a strap that goes over her shoulder. The drum is turned sideways with the heads facing outward. She is striking the right side with a stick.

Photograph of a female dancer from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing colorful, traditional garments with sleeves that extend beyond her hands. She is looking down and holding her arms in front of her. The sleeves come down to her ankles. Her outfit is multi-colored with fuchsia, red, yellow, blue, green and white. She is wearing a small headpiece with tassels. A red translucent backdrop is in the background.

Photograph of female dancers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing very colorful traditional garments with colors of hot pink, yellow, blue, green, red and white. They are gathering together all facing one another with their arms up in the air. They are wearing colorful sleeves that extend far beyond their hands. Each sleeve has large stripes of blue, green, yellow and red close to the wrist, but the rest of the sleeve is white. Each dancer is wearing a pink sash that is attached to their head and extends down their back. They are dancing in an area that is shaded with a colorful canopy. On the right side of the photograph is a blue storage shed. Near the shed stands a girl who is watching the performance. She is wearing a t-shirt that says, "Korea."

Photograph of three female dancers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing under a colorful canopy at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditional Korean dresses with colors of blue, fuchsia, and green. Each dancer is kneeling down and holding a white sash out in front of them with both hands. On the right side of the photograph, two storage sheds are visible offstage, one orange and one blue.

Photograph of female dancers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing with paper fans at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditional dresses with colors of light blue, light pink, gold and white. Each dancer is holding the fans in a different position. One dancer has no fans but is holding up a red parasol with fringe. On the left edge of the photograph, two male dancers in traditional clothing are visible kneeling down, holding wooden poles horizontally close to the ground.

Photograph of two female drummers from the Korean Folkdancing School in Houston, Texas, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing long fuchsia dresses with long, light pink sleeves. The drums are set up like gongs: hanging from colorful, decorative wooden frames. There are five drums but they are arranged so that each drummer has two of their own and one in the middle that they share. Each musician stands in a space surrounded on three sides by the drums, which are hanging at chest level. The musicians are playing them with thick wooden sticks.

Photograph of Linda Draper making a basket at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing pioneer dress and apron, and a woven straw hat. She sitting and weaving a basket that she holds in her lap.

Photograph of male members of the Second Baptist Church Contemporaries performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. A group of six African-American choir members are gathered around a microphone to sing. They are all wearing pants and matching polo shirts. The man in the front center is seated while all the others are standing. A canopy of greenery is hanging overhead.

Photograph of a man cooking inside the Soul Food booth operated by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is in the foreground, wearing a bowler hat and an apron and is removing food from a crock pot using tongs. In the middle-ground to the right, another booth worker is visible. He is wearing the same hat and apron. In the background, several festival visitors are visible outside of the booth.

Photograph of Perfecto Cervantes shearing a sheep at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a plaid shirt, overalls, and a baseball cap, leaning over the sheep which is lying down on a wooden platform. In the background, several festival visitors are gathered around to watch.

Photograph of Margaret Rasnik stenciling at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting at a table painting through a stencil onto a small basket. She is wearing a Texas-themed shirt, Texas earrings, and glasses. Paintbrushes, paint, and stencils are visible on the table.

Photograph of Paul Smith and Rick Smith splitting shingles at the Texas Folklife Festival. Paul is behind a pile of cut logs working on splitting a log that is held steady in a v-shaped branch. Behind him, Rick is standing with one foot in a chair. Both of them are wearing cowboy hats and looking at something to the right. To the left of them is a young girl, also looking to the right. A canopy is hanging over the area.

Photograph of the Voices of Zion Community Choir performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three male African-American vocalists are gathered around a microphone, singing and clapping their hands. They are all wearing short-sleeved button-up shorts and jeans. A canopy of greenery hangs overhead.

Photograph of a milking demonstration at the dairy goat booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The dairy goat is standing on a small platform in the middle of the photograph, while a young boy and girl are milking it. The boy is on the right side of the goat while a man stands behind him, showing him how to milk it. A girl on the left is also milking the goat while a woman helps her. Several other festival visitors are gathered around to watch.

Photograph of the Native American tools displayed on a table at the Texas Folklife Festival. Materials such as wood, stone, and feathers are arranged on the table. A group of young festival visitors are gathered around the table while a man speaks to them about the tools.

Photograph of Jesse Jones, a cowboy featured in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a long-sleeved button-up western shirt and a name badge. He is standing in front of a wood-paneled wall.

Photograph of K.J. Oliver, a cowboy featured in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a long-sleeved button-up western shirt, a bolo tie, black-framed glasses, and a name badge. He is standing in front of a wood-paneled wall.

Photograph of Nathaniel Youngblood, a cowboy featured in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a plaid western shirt, suspenders, a bandana, and a name badge. His shirt pockets are filled with personal belongings. Behind him a wood-paneled wall is visible.

Photograph of Rev. Mack Williams, with O'Connor Historical Group, at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is demonstrating how things were made on ranches during his childhood. Wearing a cowboy hat, black bow-tie and white shirt, he appears to be grating an ear of corn, seemingly to remove the kernels. A few pieces of chicken wire are laying on the table where he is working.

Photograph of Rev. Mack Williams standing next to his portrait in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. The exhibit was photographed by Louise O'Connor. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a white button-up shirt, dress pants, glasses, a bow-tie, and a belt buckle with a star on it. A large portrait of himself in similar clothing is hanging on the wall to the right of him. He is speaking with some festival visitors that are standing to the left of him.

Photograph of Sarita Rodriguez playing guitar and singing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She has very curly dark hair and is wearing a short-sleeved white shirt with decorative embroidery around the neck and sleeves. She is picking at her guitar and singing into a microphone. Behind her, a few other microphone stands and a piano are visible.