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[Men that named the North Texas mascot]

Description: Photograph of the three winners in the contest to name the North Texas mascot. From left to right, the winners are: C. Richard Belt, Thomas J. Phillips, and Lonnie Renfro. Thomas J. Phillips is holding a banner that reads, "SCRAPPY." They are standing in front of Scrappy's cage.
Date: 1950
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Golfers and caddies]

Description: Photograph of two golfers and their caddies walking. This Buick Open Invitational was played at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8806-R7-28
Date: 19XX
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Black and white photograph of a chicken flying contest, wherein a chicken trapped in a mailbox is prodded out by a man holding a plunger at the open end. Charlie Loving officiated this and the annual Round Rock Frontier Day Chicken Flying Contest. The mailbox is unusually large to accommodate the chicken and even has a graphic of a chicken on its side. A large crowd is gathered around to watch the spectacle, a traditional event, at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Kids Arm Wrestling Each Other]

Description: Black and white photograph of children gathered around a small table to challenge each other in arm wrestling at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A pair of them are competing while the rest watch them; the boy on the right is winning.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Preparation for Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest]

Description: Color photograph of a young boy and a man reaching into watermelon halves to gather seeds for the watermelon seed spitting contest at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The pair of watermelon halves sit on a grassy area; next to them is a pile of watermelon pulp.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Photograph of a woman holding her entry for the chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman wears black framed glasses with long earrings, a short-sleeved shirt and pants. She holds a chicken in her hands, decorated with rhinestones.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chicken Flying Contest]

Description: Photograph of a chicken flying contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A large crowd of festival participants crowd around a large wooden catapult used for shooting chickens into the air.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Cajun Country Crawfish Race]

Description: Photograph of crawfish race participants at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The race participants put Louisiana hot sauce on the crawfish before they race, as a large crowd of festival participants watch.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crawfish Racing]

Description: Photograph of crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The head of the crawfish racing leans over the racing table, preparing to release the crawfish in front of a crowd of festival participants.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crawfish Racing Competition]

Description: Photograph of crawfish race at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The head of the crawfish racing leans over the racing table, preparing to release the crawfish in front of a crowd of festival participants.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chili Cook-Off]

Description: Photograph of a Chili Contest at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a line of women stand to the right of the Chili Appreciation Society Truck, sampling chili from the Chili Appreciation Society.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Chili Apprecation Society Games]

Description: Photograph of contest at the Chili Appreciation Society Booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A line of women attempt to push a ball towards the finish line without using their hands. The Chili Appreciation Society Truck is visible in the background.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Belgian Bolls Game]

Description: Photograph of festival participants playing Belgian bolls at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man is leaning towards a target wearing a white collared shirt and plaid pants, throwing a ball towards a small box in the corner of a booth.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Representatives for Worth Food Mart]

Description: Photograph of four unknown representatives for the Worth Food Mart contest drawings. The men and women are posing in front of the camera on set. They are all dressed in formal clothing, and standing behind a raffle drum holding raffle tickets.
Date: 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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