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[Spinning Wheel Demonstration by the Austin Weavers Co-op]
Color photograph of a woman seated before a wooden spinning wheel in a demonstration on to use it to a younger woman. A man to the left is also seated at a spinning wheel. The two seated people are members of the Austin Weavers Co-op, a group with a booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. In the background, festival-goers are watching the demonstration or are perusing the tables nearby.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Seraphim's Ukrainian Dancers]
Color photograph of a pair of young dancers that are associated with a group called St. Seraphim's Ukrainian Dancers, performers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are dressed in traditional Ukrainian attire. Behind them, a crowd of people have gathered to watch. Behind the crowd is a banner that reads, "Arts and Culture."
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Steve Cicchetti, Musical Instrument Maker]
Color photograph of a man named Steve Cicchetti who is working with pieces of wood to make musical instruments. On the table before him are some nearly-finished flutes and raw pieces of a guitar. The body of an unfinished guitar is hanging up to the left. A few visitors have gathered around to watch him work at his booth, which is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Syrup Cooker]
Color photograph of people gathered around a large syrup cooker, a rectangular vat that is visibly teeming with boiling syrup. This demonstration is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[O.T. Baker]
Color photograph of man identified as O.T. Baker, who is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Though evidence of it is not visible, he is affiliated with the smokehouse at the festival. He is wearing a cowboy hat, large eyeglasses, and a blue shirt. A few people are gathered around him.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[O.T. Baker Outside His Makeshift Smokehouse]
Color photograph of a man named O.T. Baker seated outside his makeshift smokehouse that he shares with another man, Austin Taylor, at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The smokehouse is made of rustic wood; its door is open and a man is visible in the doorway, bent over. O.T. Baker is seated right outside the doorway with his hand out-stretched. Several cow skulls are hung around the area as decoration. Two signs hang from the roof of the smokehouse. The one on the left reads, "O.T. Baker, Smokehouse, Austin" while the sign on the right reads, "Austin Taylor, Smokehouse, Lake Hills."
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tanya Zwan, Middle Eastern Dancer]
Color photograph of a woman named Tanya Zwan, who is a Middle Eastern dancer from Tyler, Texas. She is posed on the floor with one arm up in the air. She is wearing a bedleh-style costume which consists of a heavily embellished bra top and voluminous pants. She is both a participant and a staff member of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teenage Polish Folk Dancers]
Color photograph of a teenage duo of Polish folk dancers who are performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young woman is wearing a long floral skirt and a white blouse. Her partner, the young man, is wearing a white shirt and white pants. Another couple of dancers are visible in the background. A large grassy area behind them is filled with seated onlookers.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teenage Polish Folk Dancers]
Color photograph of a teenage duo of Polish folk dancers, performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The young woman is wearing a long floral skirt and a white blouse. Her partner, the young man, is wearing a white shirt and white pants. Another couple of dancers are visible in the background. A large grassy area behind them is filled with seated onlookers.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Teenager Making a Wax Candle]
Black and white photograph of a teenager making a candle by dipping a string into a container full of wax. A woman seated at the table where he works is holding two finished candles; more finished candles are on the table before her. This table is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Beekeepers Association Table]
Black and white photograph of two girls, one standing and one seated at a table, where there are numerous jars of honey. The table belongs to the Texas Beekeepers' Association, one of many groups represented at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The girl who is standing is holding a jar in her hands.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Texas Parks and Wildlife Employee Making Adobe]
Black and white photograph of a man, who is an employee of Texas Parks and Wildlife, making adobe while kneeling on the hay-covered ground. He is working next to a hole filled with a liquid adobe mixture, which is being stirred by an individual who is not visible. They are part of a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Three Musicians Performing]
Color photograph of three musicians--two men and a woman--performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The woman is playing a guitar and singing into the microphone while the two men stand on either side of her and also sing into the microphone. According to accompanying information, they are called "A Luckenbach Afternoon."
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Touring the Festival Grounds]
Color photograph of three people standing near a fountain and a concrete building on a tour of the Texas Folklife Festival grounds. On the left is former Texas governor John B. Connally; standing next to him is his wife Nellie Connally. To her right is Jack Maguire, the director of the Institute of Texan Cultures. A few flags, including the American and the Texan flag, are visible in the background.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Traditional Folk Dancing]
Color photograph of a woman named Betty Pearson Rathkamp, dressed in traditional Dala Floda, Dalarna, Sweden dancing attire, which includes a floral scarf over a white blouse and a corseted top, as well as a red bonnet-like hair accessory. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Teenagers in Traditional Ukrainian Attire]
Color photograph of two teenagers, a girl and a boy, visible from the neck chest up. They are dressed in traditional Ukrainian attire and are part of a group called St. Seraphim's Ukrainian Dancers, a group of performers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The girl is wearing a crown of flowers in her hair and a beaded necklace over an embroidered white blouse. Her arm is stretched out over the boy's chest. He is wearing a shirt with an embroidered collar.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Texas Parks and Wildlife Employees Mixing Adobe]
Black and white photograph of a couple of Texas Parks and Wildlife employees mixing a liquid adobe mixture in a pit in the ground. They are part of a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The woman on the left is Amanda Pape.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Virge T. "Cowboy" Williams with a Child and a Dog]
Black and white photograph of Virge T. Williams, also known as Cowboy, kneeling on the ground next to a "hog dog" at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is holding the dog by the collar while a young girl standing to his left pets the dog on the head.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Virginia Quintanilla, Quilter]
Black and white photograph of Virginia Quintanilla, a quilter from San Antonio, posed in front of her finished quilts, which hang folded over a suspended line behind her. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Voices of the Mainland
Black and white photograph of a band of four men performing together under the name "Voices of the Mainland" at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Each man has a microphone to sing into. The two men standing in the center are playing electric guitars as they sing.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]
Color photograph of a young boy spitting watermelon seeds in a contest at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A crowd has gathered in the background to watch him on the sidelines.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Weaving Instruction by an Austin Weaver's Co-op Member]
Color photograph of a young woman seated at a wooden loom at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is receiving instruction on how to weave using a loom, courtesy of the woman standing by her side, who is a member of the Austin Weavers Co-op. White string is held taut in the loom as she weaves additional strands into it.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Demonstrating Cooking with Coon Oil]
Black and white photograph of a woman named Elise Deike, the wife of Max "Trapper Max" Deike, gesturing at food that she is making using coon oil. She is in charge of the "Cooking with Corn Oil" booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the table in front of her is a metal baking pan and a large bowl.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Holding Treenware]
Color photograph of a woman identified as Louise Hunter, holding a piece of treenware, the old pioneer name for household implements made from wood. She is a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. She has short gray hair and is wearing an old lace pioneer-style dress. Behind her is a tent-covered rea bustling with festival-goers.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History