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[Dr. Francis E. Abernethy Peforming with the East Texas String Ensemble]
Photograph of Dr. Francis E. Abernethy, member of the East Texas String Ensemble, playing string bass at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is looking to the right and wearing a straw cowboy hat and a striped shirt. A microphone is set up to the left of him. A shade canopy is hanging overhead.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Francis E. Abernethy Playing String Bass]
Photograph of Dr. Francis E. Abernethy, member of the East Texas String Ensemble, playing string bass at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is smiling and wearing a straw cowboy hat and a striped shirt. A microphone is set up to the left of him. A shade canopy is hanging overhead.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. John M. Hales Making Bread]
Photograph of John M. Hales demonstrating how to knead dough as part of his bread-making school at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a chef's hat, black frame glasses, a blue plaid shirt and a white apron. He is handling a large batch of dough on the table in front of him.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drummer with Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band]
Photograph of the drummer with Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He has short hair and a mustache, and is wearing a long-sleeved patterned shirt. His drums are set up in front of a velvet curtain.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ed J. Kadlecek, Jr. and Children Performing]
Photograph of Ed J. Kadlecek, Jr. and children, from New Braunfels, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Ed is on the right playing an accordion. His three children, two girls and one boy all wearing gray lederhosen, are on the left sharing a microphone as they sing.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Entrance Gate 4]
Photograph of entrance gate 4 at the Texas Folklife Festival. People are lined up waiting to get into the festival. Festival staff are taking tickets at the turnstiles. A poster advertising the 1978 festival is hanging on the fence.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Female Alabama-Coushatta Indian Dancers]
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.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Female Gospel Singer Perfomring]
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.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Female Ukrainian Dancers Performing]
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.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Filipino Dancers]
Photograph of a Filipino folk dancer at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a pink dress with sequins and pearls around the neckline, gold earrings, and a metallic gold headband. She is holding two fans with pink feathers.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Former Governor Allan Shivers Cutting Ribbon at Opening Ceremonies]
Photograph of former Texas governor Allan Shivers cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing on the right while a man standing to the left holds the ribbon for him. The ribbon is actually a group of ribbons, one of each color of the rainbow. People are visible sitting onstage behind him.
Date:
August 4, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Former Governor Allan Shivers Speaking at Podium]
Photograph of former Texas governor Allan Shivers speaking at the opening ceremonies at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing behind a wooden podium, under a colorful shade canopy. He is wearing a light blue shirt, a striped tie, and black-rimmed glasses. Some spectators are visible offstage behind him, as well as two large bundles of balloons.
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
[Girl Competing in Arm Wrestling Contest]
Photograph of a girl participating in an arm wrestling contest at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is on the left and her competitor is on the right, outside of the frame. She has shoulder-length straight black hair, a short-sleeved patterned shirt, braces, and a big smile on her face.
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
[Girl Holding Bananas]
Photograph of a girl holding bananas in the Filipino booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a checkered dress with a white collar, holding a bunch of bananas in each hand. She has shoulder-length dark hair and is standing in front of a tree.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl Holding Piñata]
Photograph of a girl holding a piñata at a booth where they are being sold at the Texas Folklife Festival. She has log brown hair and is wearing a traditional Mexican blouse with colorful crosstiching. The piñata is a yellow burro with pink ears and a blue halter. In the background, several piñatas are visible.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl Making Pasta Necklace]
Photograph of a young girl making a necklace out of raw pasta in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting on the table holding up a string of colorful rigatoni noodles. She is wearing a completed noodle necklace, a white tank top with red, blue, and yellow trim and matching shorts. Behind her, other children are seated at the table making necklaces; a few woman are standing around them.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl on Balance Beam]
Photograph of a girl walking on a balance beam at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a pink top, white shorts, yellow socks, blue tennis shoes, and a white cowboy hat as she carefully walks toward the camera. To the left a man in a black cowboy hat and a Coors t-shirt is standing on the ground next to her. On the right a small boy is looking up at her.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl on See-Saw]
Photograph of a girl sitting on a see-saw in Frontier Playland at the Texas Folklife Festival. The see-saw is made of a raw branch of wood and a flat panel with a handle. Only her end is visible. She is wearing a large red hat with a wide brim and a yellow patterned dress repeating the word, "Love."
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Girl Playing Bagpipes]
Photograph of a girl playing bagpipes with the Alamo City Highlanders at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is foreground, visible from the chest up. She has long black hair, wearing a beige shirt and blowing into one of the pipes. In the background, other bagpipe players are visible.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Guitarist and Singer with Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band]
Photograph of a guitarist with Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He has dark shaggy hair and a mustache, and is wearing a long-sleeved western shirt. He is also singing into a microphone.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Guitarist with Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band]
Photograph of the guitarist with Carroll Gilley Southern Comfort Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. He has dark shaggy hair and a beard, and is wearing a long-sleeved patterned shirt and a straw cowboy hat. He is smiling toward the crowd as he sings into a microphone.
Date:
[1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History