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.

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.

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.

Photograph of an Alabama-Coushatta dance performance at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancers perform on a concrete stage underneath a yellow and orange canopy. A large audience of festival participants sit along the edges of the stage as the dancers perform.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of the Alamo Poultry Club at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two men are standing behind a row of cages containing several different kinds of poultry. The names of the animals are listed on the tops of their cages.

Photograph of Alcide Donatto, a member of the Slippers Zoddico Band, performing at the 15th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Alcide plays the electric accordion as he sings into a microphone. He wears a black hat and a black collared shirt with sheer insets across the chest. Colorful canopies decorate the booths behind the stage.

Photograph of Allen Damron performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, Allen is wearing a shirt that reads "Kerrville" across the chest with denim jeans. He sings into a microphone as he performs on-stage in front of a curtained backdrop.

Photograph of an altar to Roy Lozano. The altar is tall and triangular, with many streamers and flowers adorning it. Oranges, lemons, bananas, cookies, and pretzels hand from expanses of string across the altar. A multicolored blanket covers a table within the altar, upon which are laid oranges and three bottles of amber liquid. Three Day of the Dead masks are attached to the top of the altar. On the ground, a layer of pinto and black beans create a symbol. Also on the ground is a basket of cookies and cured meats, as well as four vases of yellow and orange flowers. To the left of the basket is a black and white program. Behind the altar is a mural in maroon and white, which is largely hidden by the altar.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of a member of the Ballet Folklorico performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a bright red dress trimmed in yellow ric-rac, and yellow, green, and pink ribbon. She wears a red sombrero on her head and white lace-up boots on her feet. A crowd of festival participants watches the performs on a grassy hill in front of the grey concrete stage.

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.

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.

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.