Photograph of a woman making Wendish noodles at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a bonnet, sunglasses, a shawl, and a checkered skirt. She is scooping up some noodles out of a large pot in front of her. Other pots and pans are also visible on the table.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The men are down on one knee with the women sitting on their leg. Both are dressed in traditional clothing with their opposite arms extended into the air. The men are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. The women are wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, checkered skirts, and knee-high boots. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The men are facing each other, forming a circle with their hands joined. The women are facing outwards, sitting on the joined arms of the men. Their legs are being swung out as the circle of men turns. The men are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. The women are wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, checkered skirts, and knee-high boots. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The men and women are dancing in couples, standing side by side but facing opposite directions. Their inside arms are on their partner's waist and their outside arms are up in the air as they twirl around counter-clockwise. The men are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. The women are wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, and multi-layer checkered skirts. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The men and women are dancing in couples, standing side by side but facing opposite directions. Their inside arms are on their partner's waist and their outside arms are up in the air as they twirl around counter-clockwise. The men are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. The women are wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, and multi-layer checkered skirts. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. Four men are in a V formation, their right knee and right arm raised. The men are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. Some female dancers are visible at the back of the stage, wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, multi-layer checkered skirts, and knee-high boots. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the front, a man is dancing to the left of two women. The two women are smiling and looking towards the man. He is wearing a loose white shirt, loose dark pants, boots, and a sash tied around his waist. The women are wearing floral wreaths with long ribbons on their heads, white blouses under long vests, and multi-layer checkered skirts. Behind them, another female dancer is visible. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. The men and women are dancing in couples, standing side by side but facing opposite directions. Their inside arms are on their partner's waist and their outside arms are up in the air as they twirl around counter-clockwise. The men are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. The women are wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, multi-layer checkered skirts, and knee-high boots. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage

Photograph of three men from the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage with swords at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are side by side, leaning back on their right foot with their swords drawn, preparing to leap forward and strike. They are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of three men from the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage with swords at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are standing side by side, leaning forward and pointing their sword on the stage floor. They are wearing loose white shirts, loose dark pants, boots, and sashes tied around their waist. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. Seven women are in a circle formation facing outward as they bend down toward their pointed right leg. They are wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, multi-layer checkered skirts, and knee-high boots. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of the Ukrainian Folk Dancers of Houston performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. Seven women are in a circle formation with their hands joined, facing outward as they rotate clockwise. They are wearing floral wreaths on their heads, white blouses under long vests, multi-layer checkered skirts, and knee-high boots. In the background, a crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the stage.

Photograph of a man holding up a rooster at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is about to place it into a mailbox raised high in the air, from which it will fly out of as part of the chicken flying contest. The only thing visible in the background is the partially cloudy sky.

Photograph of a man holding up a chicken at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is about to place it into a mailbox raised high in the air, from which it will fly out of as part of the chicken flying contest. Another man standing behind him is holding a plunger and a piece of cardboard. The only thing visible in the background is the partially cloudy sky.

Photograph of Linda Dietert, from New Braunfels, demonstrating candle dipping at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding a wooden dowel with a wick tied to the end of it. The wick is being dipped into a tall canister, presumably filled with wax. She is wearing a peasant blouse and lederhosen. She has straight short hair and big sunglasses.

Photograph of Marie Fleming, from Nederland, at her butter churning school, at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing glasses, a dress, an apron, and is holding the stick of a butter churn.

Photograph of an African-American woman playing the piano on the gospel stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a white pants suit with a dark blouse, glasses, and has short curly hair. There is a microphone set up for her but she is not using it. A woman standing behind her is facing the opposite direction and holding a microphone. In the background a man playing a piano with the group is visible.

Photograph of a female gospel singer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a light-colored floral blouse and has sunglasses on her head. She is holding the microphone close to her mouth. Two other microphones on stands are visible, as well as a man off to the right.

Photograph of Ed J. Kadlecek, Jr. performing with his children at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is on the right, playing accordion and leaning in to sing into the microphone. Younger daughter Nancy Lynn is directly in front of the microphone; her older sister is standing to the left and her brother is standing behind her. The children are all wearing lederhosen.

Photograph of female Alabama-Coushatta Indian dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are standing side by side just outside of the covered booth area, wearing pioneer skirts and blouses, decorated with Indian jewelry and sashes. They all have their hair in long pigtails but the two women on the right have theirs in braids whereas the two younger girls on the left do not. All of them are holding square woven baskets. In the right background, an Indian man in a headdress is playing a large drum. Behind the women on the left, festival visitors are gathered to watch.

Photograph of O. T. Baker at smokehouse at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a straw cowboy hat, brow-line glasses and a plaid shirt. His head is turned to the right and he is smiling. Behind him is a wooden shack with animal skins and a cow skull hanging on it.

Photograph of Bill Leftwich, western artist from Lubbock, engraving a scene on leather at the Texas Folklife Festival. With a mallet he is hammering a shaping tool into the leather to leave an impression. Hanging behind him are two portraits he has completed. His greased hair is partied in the middle and he is wearing black frame glasses and a dark shirt.

Photograph of O. T. Baker at smokehouse speaking to festival visitors at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding the jawbone of some animal and is standing in front of a wooden shack that has a couple of cow skulls hanging on it. A sign on the shack says, "O. T. Baker, Smokehouse, Austin."

Photograph of Hazel Bowen, wagon mistress from Antelope, giving a wagon ride at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a cowboy hat and driving a wagon with a young girl sitting to the right of her. More children are sitting in the back of the wagon. In the foreground, the horse pulling the wagon is partially visible.