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[Construction of a Log House]
Color photograph of a few men at work on constructing a log house for a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Two men are working with axes on the corners of the house. Several people are scattered around, watching the men work. A shingled wooden structure is visible in the background; a small sign that reads "Log House" hangs from its roof.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction of a Log House]
Color photograph of two people carving the bark off of a log that will be used for constructing a log house as part of a live demonstration at the 7th Texas Folklife Festival. Festival attendees stand around them to watch.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Construction of a Log House]
Color photograph of a log house mid-construction at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A large group of people are gathered either to watch or to participate. On the left, several logs are laid out on the ground. On the right the house's walls are nearly complete. Directly behind the construction is a shingled, wooden building.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Conversation About Adobe]
Color photograph of two elderly women engaged in a conversation with a man in uniform who is holding a chunk of adobe in his hands. The man is identified as David McDonald, the director of Jose Antonio Navarro Homestead. A patch on the arm of his uniform reads Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. He 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
[Coon Oil Cookies]
Black and white photograph of a woman named Eliese Deike at the "Cooking with Coon Oil" booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding up a bowl of cookies she has made using coon oil. The cookies are small and coin-sized.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Corn Shelling Machine]
Color photograph of a corn shelling machine, on display at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The machine is made of wood and has a bowl underneath it to catch the processed kernels. A young boy turns the crank on the side of the machine while a teenage boy who is operating the machine takes corn cobs from the next child in line. A woman in sunglasses stands to the left of the machine.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cruz Marquez, Sheep Shearer]
Black and white photograph of Cruz Marquez, a sheep shearer, demonstrating how to shear a sheep at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is knelt atop a wooden table with the sheep in front of him. A large crowd surrounds him, watching him work.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Czech Singers]
Color photograph of a group of women and men performing as Czech singers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. On the left, four men are grouped together around two microphones. On their right is a long line of women gathered around three visible microphones. All the singers are holding up sheet music binders. One woman sits at an electric organ. They are all dressed in traditional Czech attire.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Smith, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daisy Potter Eating an Eggroll]
Color photograph of a woman named Daisy Potter, also known as the Possum Queen. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is laughing while holding an egg roll in a napkin, just before she eats it.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daisy Potter, The Possum Queen]
Color photograph of a woman, Daisy Potter, holding up a yam pie at the Gilmer Yamboree booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a giant orange and black bow on one of her shoulders. On the other shoulder, she is wearing a sash with the word "POSSUM" on it. According to accompanying information, she is the Possum Queen; a tiara on her head is indicative of this fact.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dan Harrison at His Knife Display]
Black and white photograph of Dan Harrison, a knifesmith, standing over the open display cabinet at his booth, which is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife festival. A young boy visiting his booth studies a knife that he is holding in his hands. There are several more knives that rest upon a pelt of fur within the display cabinet.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dan Harrison, Knifesmith]
Black and white photograph of Dan Harrison, a knifesmith, studying the blade of a knife that he is making at his booth, which is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A blade-sharpening machine with a turning conveyer belt is positioned where he can use it.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dan Harrison, Knifesmith]
Color photograph of a man identified as Dan Harrison, a knifesmith, who is a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. At his booth he has an open display case filled with knives, some of which are resting on a pelt of animal fur. Dan is wearing an apron and is engaged in a conversation with a young boy visiting his booth and admiring a knife.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daryl Walker, Wheelwright]
Color photograph of a man, Daryl Walker, who is a wheelwright from Lufkin, Texas and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a tool to do his work. Finished wheels are visible behind him.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daryl Walker, Wheelwright]
Color photograph of a man, Daryl Walker, who is a wheelwright from Lufkin, Texas. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is standing with one hand on his hip and one hand holding a rusty, metal rim that is only partially visible. He is wearing a straw cowboy hat, overalls, and a gingham shirt.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daryl Walker, Wheelwright
Black and white photograph a man named Daryl Walker, a wheelwright, standing in front of some finished wheels he has displayed on a covered-wagon frame behind him. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A man to the left is holding a wheel in one hand and has his other hang on his hip.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daryl Walker, Wheelwright]
Black and white photograph of a man named Daryl Walker, a wheelwright, working on a spoke held in place by a metal grip. Several finished wheels are on display on a wagon behind him. He is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A wheel is partially visible in the foreground of the photo.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. John M. Hale, Bread Maker]
Color photograph of a man identified as Dr. John M. Hale, standing behind a table where a ball of dough sits on the surface. He is working a bread-making booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a shirt that reads "Chief loafer" as evidence. A few people are gathered around watching the demonstration. Behind him, a few other workers are standing underneath the tent.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drop Spinning]
Black and white photograph of a couple of teenage girls at the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival using drop spindles to spin fiber into yarn. The girl on the left is elevated on a small stool upon which she is standing. Between the girls is a chair.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dutch Festival Participants]
Color photograph of a group of women standing in a line while holding brooms in order to sweep the area before the ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are all wearing traditional Dutch dresses and aprons.
Date:
August 3, 1978
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ed Bell, Storyteller]
Color photograph of an elderly man wearing a captain's cap standing before a microphone. He is identified as Ed Bell, a storyteller from Indianola, Texas, who 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
[Elderly Couple with Their Wendish Dolls]
Color photograph of an elderly couple identified as Walter and Mary Schimank of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society. They are participants of the 7th Annual Folklife Festival. Walter is wearing a white short-sleeve shirt with a black vest and a red bow tie. His wife Mary is wearing a red patterned bonnet and shawl. In Walter's arms is a cloth doll that is dressed very similarly to Mary.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elderly Man Serving Green Beer]
Color photograph of an elderly man, identified as Ed Madgett, serving green beer from a tap at the Irish booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The tap's handle has the Schlitz brand seal. The old man is wearing a trucker's cap, a collared shirt and jeans. He is also wearing a ring set with a red stone, a gold watch, and a golden chain bracelet.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Elderly Woman Demonstrating Quiltmaking]
Color photograph of an elderly woman, Virginia Quintanilla, demonstrating quilt making at a table where pieces of fabric are resting before her. She is a participant in the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. A few women are gathered around her to watch. She has one hand on a piece of fabric. Her graying hair is in a bun and she is wearing gold-rimmed eyeglasses. The scene takes place underneath a cloth-covered structure, which is partially visible in the background.
Date:
[1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator:
Informedia
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History