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[Jack Pirtle, Whittling Instructor]

Description: Color photograph of Jack Pirtle, a whittling instructor from Cherokee County and a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is seated in a wooden rocking chair and is holding a piece of wood with curls of whittled wood on the end.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Fiddler Webster CraftingTreenware]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young man named Fiddler Webster who is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is working on a piece of treenware, a term used by pioneers to describe a small, handcrafted wooden item. He is using a mallet and a chisel on the item. Several tools are on the small table where he is working.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Nancy Lou Webster, Treenware Maker]

Description: Black and white photograph of Nancy Lou Webster using various tools to make treenware, a term used by pioneers to describe small, handcrafted wooden items. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Louise Hunter Presenting a Piece of Treenware]

Description: Black and white photograph of Louise Hunter, mother of Nancy Lou Webster, presenting a piece of treenware, a term used by pioneers to describe a small, handcrafted wooden item. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a pioneer-style dress.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woodworking Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a girl participating in woodworking school at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio Texas. The girl wears a blue shirt and denim jeans as she sands a piece of wood. A festival volunteer stands behind her, working on a larger piece of wood.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woodworking School]

Description: Photograph of a woodworking school at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two festival participants assist a festival volunteer with wood carving. They sit on hay bales around a short wooden sawhorse covered with wood carving supplies.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Virginia Munroe Shaving Wood for a Basket]

Description: Photograph of Virginia Munroe shaving wood to make a basket at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a bonnet and a gingham dress, she is straddling a work bench, shaving a piece of wood with a drawknife.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Judith Sallee Blowing Whistle]

Description: Photograph of Judith Sallee, from Trader's Village in Grand Prairie, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a t-shirt and jeans, she is straddling a wooden bench and blowing into a whistle made from elm bark.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Sallee Making Whistles]

Description: Photograph of Bill Sallee, from Trader's Village in Grand Prairie, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Wearing a straw cowboy hat and big, black frame glasses, he is sitting at a table carving out a whistle from elm bark.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Hugh Vaughn Carving Wood on a Lathe]

Description: Photograph of chairmaker, Hugh Vaughn, carving wood on a lathe at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A cylinder of wood is spinning on the lathe while Vaughn holds a carving tool to it, making wood chips fly. He has straight hair and a full beard.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[David Howell Making a Gun]

Description: Photograph of gunsmith David Howell, with Brazoria Militia, making a gun at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Sitting at a work bench, he is carving the stock of a rifle from a piece of wood. He is wearing round glasses, a wide-brimmed leather hat, a white shirt, brown pants, and boots.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bob Sitton Demonstrating Wood Carving]

Description: Photograph of Bob Sitton demonstrating carving at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bob wears a camouflage hat and a tan-colored shirt as he carves a detailed duck decoy for festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bob Sitton Making Duck Decoy]

Description: Photograph of Bob Sitton demonstrating carving at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bob wears a camouflage hat and a tan-colored shirt as he carves a detailed duck decoy for festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Toni Silver Teaching Woodcarving]

Description: Photograph of Toni Silver at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Toni, a woodcarver, wears a blue shirt underneath red suspenders and blue jeans. She holds a figurine in her left hand, and a carving tool in her right hand, demonstrating her craft for festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Toni Silver Teaching Woodcarving]

Description: Photograph of Toni Silver at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Toni, a woodcarver, wears a blue shirt underneath red suspenders and blue jeans. She holds a figurine in her left hand, and a carving tool in her right hand, demonstrating her craft for festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Child on Rocking Horse]

Description: Photograph of a young child at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the child is seated on a rocking horse crafted by the Paladin Woodcarvers. The child wears a sleeveless shirt and shorts. His left hand is raised in a fist. Two adults stand near the child. The rocking horse is white and gray; it has a black mane. Festival patrons and booths are visible in the background.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Children on Rocking Horse]

Description: Photograph of two young children at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, the children are seated on a rocking horse crafted by the Paladin Woodcarvers. The children wear white t-shirts and shorts. The rocking horse is white and gray; it has a black mane. Festival patrons and booths are visible in the background.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Will House]

Description: Photograph of Will House making treenware at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. House stands at a work table as he inserts a piece of wood into a small machine. He wears a Texas A&M baseball cap, name tag, and black t-shirt.
Date: [1994-08-04..1994-08-07]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Herman Davis, Woodcarver]

Description: Photograph of Herman Davis, woodcarver, at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Davis sits in a rocking chair. He speaks to a young girl who stands on the left. Davis wears a vest and straw hat.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Herman Davis, Woodcarver]

Description: Photograph of Herman Davis, woodcarver, at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Davis sits in a rocking chair. He speaks to a young girl who stands on the left. He holds up a carved flower for the girl to see. Davis wears a vest and straw hat. Others look on in the background.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sid Owens, Whittler]

Description: Photograph of Sid Owens, whittler, at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Owens wears a straw cowboy hat, orange kerchief, and name tag. He is in the process of showing a group of children how to whittle.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Sid Owens, Whittler]

Description: Photograph of Sid Owens, whittler, at the 24th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Owens wears a straw cowboy hat, orange kerchief, and name tag. He is in the process of whittling a small statue of a dog.
Date: [1995-08-03..1995-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Charles Knight Working on Treadle Lathe]

Description: Photograph of Charles Knight carving wood on a treadle lathe at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He powers the lathe by pumping the foot pedal, or treadle, which causes the piece of wood to rotate on a fixed axis. He is sitting in front of a wall display of wooden vases and trinkets.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Alamo Area Woodcarvers Booth]

Description: Photograph of male member of the Alamo Area Woodcarvers booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is holding a wooden carving and tool place on top of a blue table with other tools visible in the foreground.
Date: [1998-08-06..1998-08-09]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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