Photograph of two women preparing food in the Polish food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. One woman is in the foreground, the other one behind her. In the background, festival visitors outside of the booth are waiting to be served.

Photograph of two members of the the Polish National Alliance Dancers, from Houston, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Two female dancers, dressed in traditional Polish folk dresses, are standing on stage behind a microphone with their hands on their hips. They are wearing black skirts and black vests with peasant-style white blouses, multi-colored striped aprons, and colorful necklaces. The woman on the right is wearing white lace-up knee-high boots while the woman on the left wears brown knee-high boots. Both women have red flowers in their hair. The woman on the right has a long blonde braid that reaches down to her waist. Many festival visitors are visible in the background.

Photograph of an outdoor stage at the Texas Folklife Festival where the Polish National Alliance Dancers from Houston are about to perform. The photograph is taken from an elevated perspective and at an angle to the stage. Two women in colorful traditional Polish dresses are standing center stage and speaking in to the microphone. Other costumed performers are gathered on the right side of the stage, watching the two women. The front of the stage has big, wide steps that descend down to the ground. Two female dancers are sitting on the side of the steps. Several people are visible on all sides of the stage, some watching and some walking. A mesh shade covering that hangs over the stage and audience is visible in the top half of the photograph.

Photograph of a Polish "Lajkonik" performance at the Texas Folklife Festival. The performance is at night on a covered outdoor stage with lighting. Twelve performers are visible on stage in a variety of costumes and colors. Located at center stage is a man in a wizard hat wearing a long flowing multi-colored cloak which protrudes in front of and behind him. At the front of this protrusion is an artificial horse head which suggest the actor is riding a horse. Some performers are wearing traditional polish clothing while others wear floor-length tunics in solid bright colors. A few spectators are visible in front of the stage.

Photograph of two Polish-Texan students dressed as "Zaki" at the Texas Folklife Festival. Their purpose is to walk around the festival grounds urging visitors to visit the Polish booth. In the photograph they are standing and talking to each other. They are wearing black knee-high boots, loose red and white vertical-striped pants, and navy sleeveless cloaks highly decorated with red tassels and gold detail. The cloaks are cinched at the waist with a red belt. Under the cloaks they are wearing white long-sleeve shirts. The man on the right holds a cup and points to something outside of the image. The man on the left is wearing glasses and looking toward what is being pointed at.

Photograph of the Polish National Alliance Dancers, from Houston, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The performers are dancing in pairs on a stage, in a traditional couple dancing fashion. Both men and women are wearing black knee-high boots. The men are wearing red and white vertical-striped pants, long blue vests tied at the waste with a red sash, and red and white hats. The women are wearing black or red patterned skirts with matching vests, aprons, white blouses and flowers in their hair. Several spectators and other festival visitors are visible in the background.

Photograph of Polish children dancing around the maypole at the Texas Folklife Festival. The maypole is erected outdoors in a grassy clearing. It is decorated with leafy garland spiraling up to the top where red, white, and blue flowers are displayed. Colored ribbons stream from the top of the pole down to the hands of the children walking clockwise around the pole. All of the children are girls, wearing white knee-high socks and white dresses with horizontal colored stripes near the hem. Over their dresses they are wearing red, black or blue vests embroidered with gold or silver decoration. Flowers or ribbons adorn each of their heads. A few people are standing in the background, watching.

Photograph of Polish children dancing around the maypole at the Texas Folklife Festival. The Maypole is erected outdoors in a grassy clearing. It is decorated with leafy garland spiraling up to the top where red, white and blue flowers are displayed. Colored ribbons stream from the top of the pole down to the hands of the children running clockwise around the pole. All of the children are girls, wearing white knee-high socks and white dresses with horizontal colored stripes near the hem. Over their dresses they are wearing red, black or blue vests embroidered with gold or silver decoration. Flowers or ribbons adorn each of their heads. In the background, a few spectators are visible, as are pennant flags and other festival booths.

Photograph of the Scottish Society of Texas food and information booth at the Texas Folklife festival. In the foreground there is an informational display about the culture and heritage of Scotland. Behind that, there is a sign for "Scottish Highland Games". Several people are standing around the booth, some men are wearing traditional Scottish attire.

Photograph of the sheaf toss sponsored by the Scottish Society of Texas at the Texas Folklife Festival. A large burlap bag is tossed up high over a horizontal bar. The bar is sustained by two tall vertical poles. Two men are competing in the sheaf toss and a couple of spectators are nearby. There is a man in the foreground walking away and a few other booths are visible in the background.

Photograph of a bagpipe player of the Houston Highlanders Pipe Band, a Scottish band, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing onstage playing the bagpipes. He is dressed in traditional Scottish clothing: a plaid kilt, a horsehair sporran, and knee-high socks. The photo is taken from below, looking up at the performer.

Photograph of the Alamo City Highlanders Pipe Band, a Scottish band, performing at night at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band members, dressed in traditional Scottish clothing, are lined up onstage. Drummers are on the right and bagpipe players on the left. The photograph is taken from the right side of the stage, showing the performers at an angle.

Photograph of the Alamo City Highlanders Pipe Band, a Scottish band, performing at night at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band members, dressed in traditional Scottish clothing, are lined up onstage. Drummers are on the right and bagpipe players on the left. The photograph, taken from amongst the audience, shows many festival visitors sitting in front of the stage.

Photograph of the Alamo City Highlanders Pipe Band, a Scottish band, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band members are in formation and dressed in traditional Scottish clothing as they march through the festival. Crowds of festival visitors are visible behind and beside the band.

Photograph of exhibit floor tour guides preparing to release balloons at the opening of the first Texas Folklife Festival. Eight tour guides, both male and female, are lined up on an outdoor walkway side by side, each holding up a cluster of colorful balloons. A big portion of the sky is included in the image, and the Tower of the Americas is visible in the background.

Photograph of a male tour guide and female tour guide about to release balloons at the opening ceremony of the first Texas Folklife Festival. The man is in the foreground clutching several strings of balloons and the woman is slightly behind him. Both are surrounded by colorful balloons as they smile at the camera.

Photograph of a female tour guide about to release balloons at the opening ceremony of the first Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding a cluster of colorful balloons that form an arch over her head. She is looking upwards and smiling. In the background another woman is holding another cluster of balloons.

People are walking by a coupon booth where a woman is selling coupons at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is positioned next to a large sidewalk and has a large umbrella with a sign on top. Three people have stopped to buy coupons at twenty-five cents each. The Institute of Texan Cultures is visible in the background.

Photograph of a coupon booth on the veranda of the Institute of Texan Cultures and the first annual Texas Folklife Festival. Numerous people are walking around on the veranda. One man has stopped at the coupon booth where two women are working. The booth has a red, yellow, and orange, umbrella covering with a sign that says "Coupons twenty-five cents"

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta woman preparing Native American fry bread at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a green dress and a white apron with red flowers. She is lifting a finished fry bread out of the fryer with a carving fork. Two other Alabama-Coushatta women are visible behind her.

Photograph of Travis W. Kuykendall with others, stripping leaves from sugar cane for the pioneer cane mill at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three men and four children are helping with the work. Piles of dead stripped-off leaves cover the ground around them. Kuykendall is down on one knee working on the right side of the photograph. The children are in the middle and the other two men are on the left, one standing and one sitting. Right behind the stripping area is a chain-link fence.

Photograph of the Cameron German Folk Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival. A man and woman dressed in traditional German clothing are dancing together outside. The colors of their clothing are red, yellow, black, gray, and white. In the background, pennant flags and spectators are visible.

Photograph of Pehl's Oompah Band, from Fredericksburg, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band members are seated outdoors in a circle, facing one another. They are dressed in traditional German lederhosen and hats, playing trumpets, a tuba, a saxophone, an accordion and a drum set. Many people are standing behind them and watching.

Photograph of Pehl's Oompah Band, from Fredericksburg, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The band members are seated outdoors in a circle, facing one another. They are dressed in traditional German lederhosen and hats, playing trumpets, a tuba, a saxophone, an accordion and a drum set. Many people are standing around them, watching the performance.