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[Cambodian Association of Houston Dancer]
Photograph of a dancer from the Cambodian Association of Houston at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a traditional Cambodian dance costume: a robe covered with sparkling trim in a diamond pattern; and a heavily-ornamented, tall, pointy crown that fits like a helmet. She has short dark hair and is looking directly at the camera.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rev. Mack Williams Standing Next to his Portrait]
Photograph of Rev. Mack Williams standing next to his portrait in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. The exhibit was photographed by Louise O'Connor. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a white button-up shirt, dress pants, glasses, a bow-tie, and a belt buckle with a star on it. A large portrait of himself in similar clothing is hanging on the wall to the right of him. He is speaking with some festival visitors that are standing to the left of him.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Cowboy K.J. Oliver]
Photograph of K.J. Oliver, a cowboy featured in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a long-sleeved button-up western shirt, a bolo tie, black-framed glasses, and a name badge. He is standing in front of a wood-paneled wall.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Cowboy Jesse Jones]
Photograph of Jesse Jones, a cowboy featured in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a long-sleeved button-up western shirt and a name badge. He is standing in front of a wood-paneled wall.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tony Lott Standing Next to his Portrait]
Photograph of Tony Lott standing next to his portrait in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. The exhibit was photographed by Louise O'Connor. He is wearing a worn in cowboy hat, a white button-up shirt, glasses, a bandana, and a name badge. A large portrait of himself in similar clothing is hanging on the wall to the right of him. In the background a portrait of another cowboy is visible.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Cowboy Nathaniel Youngblood]
Photograph of Nathaniel Youngblood, a cowboy featured in the "Cryin' for Daylight" photograph exhibit in ITC Gallery at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a plaid western shirt, suspenders, a bandana, and a name badge. His shirt pockets are filled with personal belongings. Behind him a wood-paneled wall is visible.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Professional Gunfighters Pose for a Photo]
Photograph of the Texas Professional Gunfighters posing in character at the Texas Folklife Festival. Six gunfighters dressed in authentic western wear are lined up facing the camera. Most of them are wearing cowboy hats but one is wearing a sombrero. Two men are wearing chaps and one man is carrying a rifle instead of a pistol. All of them have mustaches. Behind them a western building facade is visible.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Professional Gunfighters Performing ]
Photograph of the Texas Professional Gunfighters performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. A crowd of festival visitors forms a circle around the performance area where three gunfighters, dressed in western wear, are performing. In the right foreground one gunfighter is on the ground, appearing to have been shot. In the left foreground another gunfighter is surrendering to the third gunfighter who is on the far side of the circle. In the background behind the crowd, a small wooden cabin is visible.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Milking Demonstration]
Photograph of a milking demonstration at the dairy goat booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The dairy goat is standing on a small platform in the middle of the photograph, while a young boy and girl are milking it. The boy is on the right side of the goat while a man stands behind him, showing him how to milk it. A girl on the left is also milking the goat while a woman helps her. Several other festival visitors are gathered around to watch.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sid Owens Whittling]
Photograph of Sid Owens whittling at the Texas Folklife Festival. The photograph, taken from the side, shows him sitting in a chair as he whittles. He has a beard and is wearing a straw hat, a plaid shirt, and glasses.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Charlie Currer and Dairy Goat]
Photograph of Charlie Currer and a dairy goat at the Texas Folklife Festival. Currer is on the right, petting the goat. He is wearing a striped, short-sleeved shirt. The goat is in the middle, standing on a platform. It has a chain with a bell around its neck. On the left a young boy is petting the goat. A woman is standing behind the boy.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men and a Woman at Opening Ceremony]
Photograph of Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby, festival director Jo Ann Andera, and an unnamed man at the opening ceremony at the Texas Folklife Festival. Andera is on the left, wearing a woven summer hat with a large brim and flowers on top. She is wearing a sleeveless dress and is holding a large pair of scissors. To the right of her in the center is Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby who is shaking the hand of the unnamed man on the right. Hobby is wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants. The man on the right is wearing a suit and tie.
Date:
August 3, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man Cooking in Soul Food Booth]
Photograph of a man cooking inside the Soul Food booth operated by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is in the foreground, wearing a bowler hat and an apron and is removing food from a crock pot using tongs. In the middle-ground to the right, another booth worker is visible. He is wearing the same hat and apron. In the background, several festival visitors are visible outside of the booth.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two Men Serving Food in Soul Food Booth]
Photograph of two men serving food inside the Soul Food booth operated by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at the Texas Folklife Festival. A young man is on the right side of the photograph wearing a t-shirt and a bowler hat. Another man beside him is also wearing a bowler hat and is putting food from a large crock pot onto a piece of foil.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sarita Rodriguez Plays Guitar]
Photograph of Sarita Rodriguez playing guitar and singing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She has very curly dark hair and is wearing a short-sleeved white shirt with decorative embroidery around the neck and sleeves. She is picking at her guitar and singing into a microphone. Behind her, a few other microphone stands and a piano are visible.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tommy Tijerina with Retired Refugio County Cowboys]
Photograph of Tommy Tijerina (from Louise O'Connor Historical Group and Wexford Publishing Co.) with retired Refugio County cowboys at the Texas Folklife Festival. These cowboys were featured in the Cryin' For Daylight photograph exhibit on display during the festival. Eight men are pictured, most of them African-American. Six of them are standing behind a table (TONY LOTT, ALEJANDRO "ALEX" DE LA GARZA, REV. MACK WILLIAMS, TOMMY TIJERINA, K.J. OLIVER, WILLIE BROWN) but two are sitting down at it (JESSE JONES, NATHANIEL YOUNGBLOOD). Seven of them are wearing cowboy hats and western wear. In the background a wrought iron fence is visible.
Date:
[1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson to Dr. Peter Wolkonsky - January 10, 1989]
Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson, artistic director of the O'Rourke Center for the Performing Arts, to Dr. Peter Wolkonsky. She sends word that she enjoyed reading Sterling Houston's play, A Brief History of American Song, but that her company will be unable to produce it due to prior commitments.
Date:
January 10, 1989
Creator:
Crewdson, Arlene J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - July 17, 1989]
Letter from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. She sends her praise for the Modernization of Sainthood, a stage play by Houston, and wishes him the best in his professional career.
Date:
July 17, 1989
Creator:
Angelou, Maya
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston - July 17, 1989]
Card from Maya Angelou to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The hand-written message is written fondly towards Houston, his talent, and his family.
Date:
July 17, 1989
Creator:
Angelou, Maya
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carol to Sterling Houston - February 21, 1989]
Letter from Carol to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes informing him of Arlene's mother's death and of a forgotten script. She writes, presumably, from the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, judging by the letterhead.
Date:
February 21, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson to Peter Wolkonsky - January 10, 1989]
Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson, artistic director of the O'Rourke Center for the Performing Arts, to Peter Wolkonsky. She writes that because of preexisting commitments, her and her company will be unable to produce a play by Sterling Houston - A Brief History of American Song. However, she is interested in reading other plays for possible future productions.
Date:
January 10, 1989
Creator:
Crewdson, Arlene J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson to Sterling Houston - May 8, 1989]
Letter from Arlene J. Crewdson, artistic director of Pegasus Players, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to send a list of Chicago-based theatres who might want to produce Houston's work.
Date:
May 8, 1989
Creator:
Crewdson, Arlene J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edwina Gray Higgins to Sister Links - November 20, 1989]
Letter from Edwina Gray Higgins to members of The Links, Inc. in the western United States explaining the decision to finance a gala at the National Assembly with a mandatory assessment of $60 from each member in the Western Area. Includes a photocopy of a political cartoon by Jimmy Margulies from The Houston Post.
Date:
November 20, 1989
Creator:
Higgins, Edwina Gray
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edwina Gray Higgins to Sister Links - January 2, 1989]
Letter from Edwina Gray Higgins to members of the The Links, Inc. in the western United States reminding members of important Western Area business for the new year. Chapters are requested to send all required documentation, including a membership roster, officer list, bylaws, and taxation forms to the area director. Also, chapters should consider making donations to a number of funds, including a relief fund for victims of an earthquake in Oakland. Higgins suggests that because breast cancer rates are increasing in the general population chapters should plan a day for members to receive mammograms in lieu of a regular chapter meeting.
Date:
January 2, 1989
Creator:
Higgins, Edwina Gray
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History