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[Butch Struck Carving a Gourd]

Description: Photograph of Butch Struck, from Oakland, Texas, carving a gourd at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a white shirt, a red bandana, and jeans as he sits straddling a wooden bench. One side of the bench has a raised platform which he is using as a work surface.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Two Women Making Piñatas]

Description: Photograph of Guadalupe de Pena and another woman doing a piñata-making demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are wearing traditionally Mexican embroidered dresses, and standing behind a table. Pena is on the left, working on an orange, spherical piñata. The woman on the right has her piñata turned to face the crowd and we can see that it is a jack-o-lantern.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Blacksmith Shaping Metal]

Description: Photograph of blacksmith Al Morgan shaping a piece of metal at the Texas Folklife Festival. Using a hammer and chisel, he is working on a piece of metal atop an anvil. Several tools are visible on the work surface in front of him. A man is standing on the left, looking over his shoulder. The forge is visible a few feet behind Morgan.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Indian Beadwork Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a member of the San Antonio Council of Native Americans doing an Indian beadwork demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is sitting at a table wearing a Native American inspired dress. On the table is a contraption pulling a group of strings taut. The woman is carefully adding beads to the strings. A woman sitting to the left of her is partially visible.
Date: [1985-08-01..1985-08-04]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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