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[Los Conquistadores Mariachi Band]

Description: Photograph of Miguel Costa performing with the Los Conquistadores Mariachi band at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Miguel and his band are wearing traditional mariachi uniforms and each playing an instrument. Miguel is playing a guitar and singing into a microphone. A large audience watches the performance.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Belgian Rice Pudding Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of participants competing in a Belgian rice pudding contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a blindfolded woman is raising a spoon of rice pudding towards her partner's head. The man is also blindfolded. Both partners are wearing plastic covers over their clothes while they stand on a stage.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Children Riding Jethro Holmes' Oxen]

Description: Photograph of children riding Jethro Holmes' oxen at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife festival in August of 1975 in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, two oxen are yoked together as they walk across a dirt campground, Three small children are straddling the ox to the left, and the two older children are straddling the ox to the right.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bocce Ball at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of participants playing a game of bocce ball at the Texas Folklife Festival, sponsored by the Texas Italian Bocce Club members from Montague, Texas. In the photograph, an elder man is tossing a bocce ball into the air. Another man is standing behind him, presumably waiting his turn. Tents and streamers are visible in the background.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bocce Ball at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of members of the Texas Italian Bocce Club playing a game of bocce at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, four members of the group are facing away from the camera as they toss their bocce balls. Each member wears a matching shirt that says "Montague Texas Italian Bocce Club" across the back in block lettering. Tents and other areas of the festival are visible in the background.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bagpiper at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a bagpiper from the Alamo City Highlanders performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man in the photograph is wearing a short-sleeve, buttoned shirt with the band's insignia embroidered on his sleeve.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Polish Needlework Demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of Genny Kosub Kraus demonstrating Polish needlework at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Genny is holding a piece of cloth in one hand, and running a needle through it with the other hand. She is wearing traditional Polish dress featuring a tall headband decorated with flowers, a white shirt embroidered with flowers along the sleeve, and a sleeveless vest.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Lawrence E. Watson at the 4th Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of Lawrence E. Watson at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, Lawrence is seated a a table in front of several maps and books. Another man stands across from Lawrence pointing at the map. Lawrence is a trail boss with the Texas Bar Six Bicentennial Wagon from Lexington.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Family at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of visitors relaxing on a hill at the Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, a man is sitting on the hillside reading a brochure. A woman sits to the left of him, leaning forward to look as well. A boy and a girl sit behind the two adults. Another child is drinking from a bottle in a stroller. Groups of people are visible sitting on the hillside surrounding them. A tent and streamers are visible in the top left corner of the photograph.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Attendees at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a young girl sitting on a hillside at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the girl is sitting on the hillside with a Coca-Cola cup in her hands. She is wearing a t-shirt with three mushrooms embroidered on the front, and pants with a floral design in the fabric. A woman and a laughing girl are visible behind her on the left, and a boy is just visible on the right. The United States and Texas Flag are visible at the top of the hill.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Carolyn Cochran at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of Carolyn L. Cochran demonstrating how to make jewelry and other items at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, Carolyn is wearing a shirt and jeans with an embroidered belt. She also has a bandanna tied around her hair. She is working a piece of cloth with her hands. Craft items lie on the table in front of her. Various patterned tapestries are draped around her booth.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Gulf Coast Scandinavian Folk Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of three Gulf Coast Scandinavian Folk Dancers performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the three women are linking elbows and raising their left leg into the air. Each girl is wearing a light-colored blouse with embroidered suspenders and striped skirts. Three women in similar poses are visible behind the group, facing the opposite direction toward the crowd. A canopy of streamers covers the pavilion where the group is dancing.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Greek Folk Dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of the Kali Parea Greek folk dancing group performing at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. In the photograph, six girls are holding hands as they raise their right leg into the air. The girls are dancing on a large stage surrounded by a crowd of festival participants. Each girl is wearing various pieces of traditional Greek dress, including white blouses with loose, draping sleeves, suspenders, embroidered skirts with plaid or floral aprons, dark tights and heavy leather shoes… more
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Members of the Alamo Muzzle Loaders at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of an Alamo Muzzle Loader at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the muzzle loader is sitting beneath a canopy decorated with ribbons and filled with different makes and models of guns. The man is sitting cross-legged and holding a large gun in his lap. He is wearing a coonskin cap and sunglasses.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Buck Schirmer Performing at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of Buck Schirmer, an Alsatian accordionist, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in August 1975. In the photograph, Buck is wearing shaded glasses and a fedora with a shirt-sleeved collared shirt. He plays the accordion with his right hand. Participants at the fair follow Buck as he plays.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Girls Playing Chunca at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of two girls playing Chunca at the 4th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in August of 1975. In the photograph, the two girls are sitting across from each other on a woven mat on the ground. The legs of two people are visible in the background. Chunca, or Chungcajon, is a traditional game from the Philippines.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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