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[Frontier Children's Toyland Booth]

Description: Photograph of the Frontier Children's Toyland booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is displaying pioneer era toys. A sign at the top of the booth reads, "Children's Frontier Toyland, Games, Puppets, Hay Wagon". On the left side of the booth a few women and children are gathered, talking to the booth workers. On the right side, toys are laid out on a table. In the background, a hay wagon and other festival booths are visible.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Demonstrating Historic Toy]

Description: Photograph of historic toys at Frontier Children's Toyland and Barnyard at the Texas Folklife Festival. In the foreground a woman is demonstrating a wooden toy contraption comprised of many small figures and wooden parts. One figurine appears to be playing a drum. In the background, other tables are displaying an array of antique toys.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Visitors Making Clothespin Dolls]

Description: Photograph of the Frontier Children's Toyland booth at the Texas Folklife Festival. Standing at the booth, two festival visitors, a woman and young girl, make clothespin dolls with old-style clothespins and patterned fabric. Behind the booth, an older woman volunteer is also making a doll.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Boy demonstrating Historic Toy]

Description: Photograph of a boy demonstrating a toy instrument at Frontier Children's Toyland and Barnyard at the Texas Folklife Festival. The boy is operating a toy instrument contraption comprised of many small figures and wooden parts. Some parts appear to form a xylophone while one figurine appears to be playing a drum. Four other boys are watching.
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man With Jumping Jack]

Description: Photograph of a man playing with a jumping jack at the Texas Folklife Festival. The man is sitting in a wheelchair and holding a thin wooden dowel attached to a white, wooden figure with a black top hat. The man bounces a flat wooden paddle below the figure's feet, causing it to bounce and "jump".
Date: [1972-09-07..1972-09-10]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Three young girls posing in fashion outfits]

Description: Photograph of three young girls posing together to have their fashion portrait taken. Each of the young girls is wearing a selected eclectic print fabric in the form of a skirt, or pants. The girl in pigtails (left) and the girl on the right are holding up a clown plush toy. The third young girl (foreground) is seated on the ground and leaning against a plush seal toy. All three girls are posed in the middle of a photography studio – pictures of zebra’s and a tiger are hanging on the walls behi… more
Date: [1972,1973]
Creator: Strother, Lester James
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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