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[Gladys Wong in the Chinese Food Booth]
Photograph of Gladys Wong serving egg rolls in the Chinese food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a brown shirt and blue and yellow plaid pants. Using tongs, she is putting egg rolls on large trays to be served.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Donohue Eating Egg Roll]
Photograph of John Donohue, Irish tenor, eating a Chinese egg roll at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a green and white knit cap with a tan pom-pom, a white collared shirt and a green vest. He is biting into the egg roll which he is holding in a napkin.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Holding a Tray of Pizza Slices]
Photograph of a woman holding a tray of pizza slices in the Christopher Columbus Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a white off-the-shoulder peasant blouse, a red skirt, and a white apron with green stripes. She is holding a large blue tray with several slices of cheese pizza on it. She has short brown hair and is wearing silver-blue eyeshadow.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Holding Kabobs of Greek Souvlaki]
Photograph of a woman holding three kabobs of Greek Souvlaki at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a white linen dress, and an orange head wrap decorated with small shiny charms. In her other hand she is holding food coupons.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Eating a Chalupa]
Photograph of a woman eating a chalupa at the Texas Folklife Festival. She has short, dark brown hair and is biting into a chalupa she is holding in a napkin. The chalupa has refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Peggy Skok Serving Golbki]
Photograph of Peggy Skok serving Golbki (cabbage rolls) in the Polish food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a traditional outfit: a white peasant blouse, a blue fitted and embroidered vest, a long colorful skirt, and a floral headband. She is putting a cabbage roll onto a small paper plate as she smiles at the camera. She has short blonde hair and is wearing gold jewelry.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daisy Potter Holding Yam Pie]
Photograph of Eliese "Liz" Deike, wife of "Trapper Max," with her coon oil cookies at the Texas Folklife Festival. She has red hair and is wearing a maroon gingham apron over a white shirt. She is holding a spatula with two cookies on it. The rest of the cookies are on the cookie sheet that is sitting on the table before her.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Justin Wells Demonstrating Pen and Ink Drawing]
Photograph of Justin Wells, from Amarillo, demonstrating pen and ink drawing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is first sketching out something in pencil on his drawing board, positioned at a forty-five degree angle. He has a rust-colored beard and is wearing glasses, a straw cowboy hat, and a black gingham button-up shirt. His hands are covered in freckles.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl Drawing with Pastels]
Photograph of a young African-American girl drawing with pastels in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a rainbow-colored jumper and is smiling at the camera. A set of assorted pastels is on the table in front of her. She appears to be drawing butterflies.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Laura Bretzke Holding Cloth Flowers]
Photograph of Laura Bretzke in the Polish American Center booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing traditional folk wear: a white peasant blouse under a sleeveless green dress with floral embroidery. She has long dirty-blonde hair and is holding a bouquet of cloth flowers.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Displaying Polish Costumes and Needlework]
Photograph of a woman displaying Polish costumes and needlework at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is sponsored by the Polish American Center in San Antonio. The woman is wearing traditional clothing: a white peasant blouse with embroidered sleeves and trimmed with lace, a fitted black vest with embroidery and trim, and a floral headband. Out on display are pillows, aprons, and an assortment of decorative needlework.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Standing Next to Bear Carving]
Photograph of a man standing next to a bear carving at the Texas Folklife Festival. Below the carving is a sign that says, "Wildlife Prints." The man is to the right of it, wearing a peach shirt and a straw cowboy hat. In the image, the bear has just killed a deer and is looming over it in a mountainous landscape.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gerry Doyle Giving Handwriting Instruction]
Photograph of Gerry Doyle, from Beaumont, giving handwriting instruction at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing at the front corner of a small schoolroom with wood-paneled walls and four-paned windows. He is holding up a small chalkboard tablet with cursive letters on it, showing it to the "students" who are sitting at a desk on the right. A female student also has a chalk tablet on the desk in front of her. Outside of the windows, other festival visitors are visible.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Henry (Bones) Nobles Performing]
Photograph of John Henry (Bones) Nobles performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing an African-inspired tunic, light-colored pants, and a leopard-print beret. He is standing in front of a microphone with a cane in his right hand.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Henry (Bones) Nobles Performing with his Bones]
Photograph of John Henry (Bones) Nobles, from Beaumont, performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing an African-inspired tunic, light-colored pants, and a leopard-print beret. He is standing in front of a microphone holding a cane and some bones.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Henry (Bones) Nobles Performing Onstage with his Bones]
Photograph of John Henry (Bones) Nobles, from Beaumont, performing onstage with his bones at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing an African-inspired tunic, light-colored pants, and a leopard-print beret. He is standing in front of a microphone holding a cane and some bones which he is shaking around to make noise.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Putting Jimenez Peppers on a Yam Pie]
Photograph of Jack F. (Spot) Baird and Dick Potter adding Jimenez peppers to a yam pie at Gilmer Yamboree at the Texas Folklife Festival. Baird is in the middle putting the peppers on the pie; Potter is on the right slicing the peppers. Both of them are wearing overalls and the same floral print shirt. Baird is wearing a safari style hat; Potter is wearing a straw cowboy hat. Daisy Potter "The Possum Queen" is on the left, wearing a sash denoting her title and pointing to the jar of peppers.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cow Chip Tossing Contest at Chili Appreciation Society Booth]
Photograph of woman participating in the cow chip tossing contest at the Chili Appreciation Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a cowboy hat with a raccoon tail, a bandana, a tattered blouse, a tattered skirt, an apron, and black cowboy boots. She is on the right, tossing the cow chip to the left. A man on the left is taking a photograph of her. Other spectators are gathered around the area.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Participating in the Cow Chip Tossing Contest]
Photograph of woman participating in the cow chip tossing contest at the Chili Appreciation Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing jeans, a light-colored blouse, a bandana and sunglasses. She is on the right, tossing the cow chip to the left. Several spectators are gathered around the area. A trash bag of cow chips is on the ground next to her.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Karen Wayne in Bathtub with Umbrella]
Photograph of Karen Wayne, member of the Fort Worth Pod of the Chili Appreciation Society International, sitting in a tub at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing striped overalls and holding an open umbrella.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Visitor Stomping Grapes for Wine]
Photograph of a festival visitor stomping grapes for wine at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is standing in a bucket of squished grapes, in front of the wine-making booth. She is wearing a V-neck t-shirt and light-colored shorts.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Visitor Trying Out Grape Stomping]
Photograph of a festival visitor stomping grapes for wine at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is standing in a bucket of squished grapes, in front of the wine-making booth. She is bending over, pulling up her pant legs. A few decanters of wine are visible on the tale next to her.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Roberta Griffin Chinking Log Cabin]
Photograph of Roberta Griffin chinking a log cabin at the Texas Folklife Festival. Wearing a pioneer dress, she is filling in the gaps between the logs with a type of sealant. The chinking material is all over her hands. She is cocking her head toward the camera and smiling.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Children Jumping Off Giant Log]
Photograph of children jumping off of a giant log into a pile of hay in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival. A line of kids has formed on top of the log. One child is in mid jump, about to land in the hay. A girl in the foreground is standing and watching the action.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History