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[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Bob Bullock - September 21, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Bob Bullock - September 21, 1980]

Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Bob Bullock, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, requesting a sales tax exemption for the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Includes a brief history of the chapter's philanthropic and fundraising activities from its founding to 1980.
Date: September 21, 1980
Creator: Hudgins, Vernis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Eugene B. Long - April 23, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Eugene B. Long - April 23, 1980]

Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Eugene B. Long, expressing congratulations on behalf of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc.
Date: April 23, 1980
Creator: Hudgins, Vernis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Richard Gonsalves - September 21, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Richard Gonsalves - September 21, 1980]

Letter from Vernis Hudgins to Richard Gonsalves requesting written confirmation that he is available to come to San Antonio, Texas. The San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. invited Gonsalves and the Dance Theatre of Harlem to travel to San Antonio for a residency and tour in the fall of 1981. The chapter is prepared to apply for grants in order to sponsor the group but requires written confirmation from him that they will be available before taking any further action.
Date: September 21, 1980
Creator: Hudgins, Vernis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Demonstration]

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two boys stand together on stage, wearing traditional Native-American dress including beaded earrings, headdresses, and necklaces.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alabama-Coushatta Dance Demonstration]

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a boy stands on stage wearing traditional Native-American dress, including a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alabama-Coushatta Dancer]

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a boy stands on stage wearing traditional Native-American dress, including a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alabama-Coushatta Dancers]

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta singer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The singer wears a white headdress with blue beading, matching jewelry, and a purple dress. Festival participants watch her perform from the perimeter of the stage.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alabama-Coushatta Dancers]

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a young woman stands in between a young girl and boy. The dancers wear traditional Native-American dress including beaded earrings, headdresses, and necklaces.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo Area Dairy Goat Association Exhibit]

Photograph of two girls holding goats at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The children, both wearing pink shirts, kneel in the hay holding their goats. The animals are part of the Alamo Area Dairy Goat Association Exhibit within the festival itself.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo City Highlander]

Photograph of a member of the Alamo City Highlanders performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a plaid beret with a feather and a metal insignia attached to it. He plays a large snare drum attached to his chest with the words, "Alamo City Highlanders," printed on the side.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo City Highlanders]

Photograph of the opening parade of the 9th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio Texas. Members of the Alamo City Highlanders play the bagpipes as they walk along a wide street in front of the Institute of Texas Cultures. The men wear tan shirts with red plaid kilts, red socks, and black leather boots as they perform for the audience.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alamo City Highlanders Presentation]

Photograph of the Alamo City Highlanders performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Members of the band wear traditional Scottish dress including plaid kilts and berets as they play bagpipes.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Amelab Lebanese Dance Performance]

Photograph of the Amelab Lebanese Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each dancer wears a black top with gold beading on the straps and a brightly colored skirt. They perform on stage in front of a crowd of festival participants, who sit on a grassy hill.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Amelab Lebanese Dancers]

Photograph of the Amelab Lebanese Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers wear bra tops with gold sequins sewn to the straps, long skirts with a similar sequin pattern, and tulle swaths of fabric flowing across their stomachs and knotted at the shoulder. The four women raise one arm in the air while the other hand rests on their hips.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Amelab Lebanese Dancers]

Photograph of the Amelab Lebanese Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Each dancer wears a black top with gold beading on the straps and a brightly colored skirt. They perform on stage in front of a crowd of festival participants, who sit on a grassy hill.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audience at the Gospel Jubilee]

Photograph of audience members watching the Gospel Jubilee performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The large audience stands on their feet on a grassy hill, clapping their hands for the performers.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Audience at the Gospel Jubilee]

Photograph of audience members watching the Gospel Jubilee performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two young boys hold hands as they sit on a grassy hill. Many children surround them as their parents sit a few feet behind them on the hill.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ballet Folklorico]

Photograph of the Ballet Folklorico performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dance group consists of seven young girls wearing historical Spanish dresses with full skirts and ruffled sleeves. Each girl has a large bow in her hair and wears leather tap shoes.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio dancers at Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of Ernest Rodriguez and Terry Luna, members of Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, performing "Danza de Las Cintas," from Yucatan, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers each hold a long ribbon as they dance. The boys wear a white suit and hat with red bandannas, while the girls wear satin dresses with colorful flowers embroidered along the bodice and hem.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of Becky Garza and Anthony Medrano, members of the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, performing Mexican folk dances from the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancers wear white shirts, brown skirts, and orange ribbons in their hair, while the men wear brown jackets, khaki pants, plaid shirts, and orange bandannas tied around their necks.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Photograph of members of the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing dances, from the Mexican state of Yucatan, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Pairs of boys and girls--Left to right) Sylvia Rodriguez, Diane Garcia, Ernest Rodriguez,and Anthony Medrano--form a line on the stage, with the girls wearing white dresses embroidered with pink and orange flowers, and the boys wearing white suits with white fedoras. A colorful backdrop decorates the stage.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Balloon Release]

Photograph of the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three women release dozens of yellow balloons into the air as crowds of festival participants dressed in historically significant clothing watch the display. The Institute of Texas Cultures building is visible in the background.
Date: July 31, 1980
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barbara Stahl Demonstrating Preserving Techniques]

Photograph of Barbara Stahl demonstrating pickling and preserving techniques at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Barbara wears a checkered bonnet and matching dress as she ladles jam from a pot to a jar, teaching festival participants how to preserve food.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Berm Sliding]

Photograph of two young children participating in berm sliding at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The girl and the boy lay on a piece of cardboard that they share as they slide down the grassy hill. Both the girl, who is wearing a blue and red jumper, and the boy, who is wearing a white striped shirt and red shorts, are laughing.
Date: [1980-07-31..1980-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History