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[John Henry (Bones) Nobles and his Rib Bones]

Description: Photograph of John Henry (Bones) Nobles, from Beaumont, playing rib bones of a cow at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing an African-inspired tribal shirt, a leopard-print beret and has a long gray mustache and goatee. He is shaking the bones in his right hand.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[John Henry (Bones) Nobles Performing]

Description: Photograph of John Henry (Bones) Nobles performing onstage at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing an African-inspired tunic, light-colored pants, and a leopard-print beret. He is standing in front of a microphone with a cane in his right hand.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[John Henry (Bones) Nobles Performing Onstage with his Bones]

Description: Photograph of John Henry (Bones) Nobles, from Beaumont, performing onstage with his bones at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing an African-inspired tunic, light-colored pants, and a leopard-print beret. He is standing in front of a microphone holding a cane and some bones which he is shaking around to make noise.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Pianist at Gospel Stage]

Description: Photograph of an African-American woman playing the piano on the gospel stage at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a white pants suit with a dark blouse, glasses, and has short curly hair. There is a microphone set up for her but she is not using it. A woman standing behind her is facing the opposite direction and holding a microphone. In the background a man playing a piano with the group is visible.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Female Gospel Singer Perfomring]

Description: Photograph of a female gospel singer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is wearing a light-colored floral blouse and has sunglasses on her head. She is holding the microphone close to her mouth. Two other microphones on stands are visible, as well as a man off to the right.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Voices of the Mainland]

Description: Photograph of Voices of the Mainland performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. The group is five African-American men: one drummer and four singers, one of which is also playing guitar. Three singers are standing in a row behind microphone stands and one is out in front, holding the microphone in his hand. The drummer is in the back, next to a piano.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Leading Gospel Group Performance]

Description: Photograph of a gospel group performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. They are being directed by a man in a blue plaid suit standing at the front of the stage. Behind him an audience is visible, seated on the grass. A small group of nicely-dressed men and women make up the gospel group; they are visible onstage from behind. An electric piano is also onstage in the left foreground.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man and Woman from Gospel Group Singing]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman singing in a gospel group at the Texas Folklife Festival. The man is on the left, in the foreground. He has a short afro and goatee, speckled with gray hair. It is night but he is wearing aviator sunglasses. He is wearing a patterned, collared shirt and a white vest. The woman is to the right and a little further away. She is wearing a green top. Both performers have their mouths open to sing.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Mattie Duckens Browne at Gospel Jubilee]

Description: Photograph of Mattie Duckens Browne performing at the Gospel Jubilee at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She has short curly hair and is wearing a white dress and gold earrings. With a smile on her face, she is singing into a microphone.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Dorceal Duckens and Mattie Duckens Browne at Gospel Jubilee]

Description: Photograph of Dorceal Duckens and Mattie Duckens Browne performing at the Gospel Jubilee at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Dorceal is on the left, wearing a navy vest and matching pants with a light blue shirt. He has a beard and is playing a cabasa. Mattie is on the right, wearing a white dress and playing a tambourine. A young boy is standing to the right of her. Other people are visible on stage behind them.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Roy Duckens at Gospel Jubilee]

Description: Photograph of Roy Duckens at the Gospel Jubilee at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is wearing a black shirt with a gray vest and is clapping with a big smile on his face.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Roy Duckens Participating in Gospel Jubilee]

Description: Photograph of Roy Duckens participating in the Gospel Jubilee at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. He is wearing a black shirt with a gray vest and is singing along with his right hand raised in the air. He has a big smile on his face.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Duckens Family Singers Performing]

Description: Photograph of the Duckens Family Singers, from Temple, performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They are all wearing the same light blue Duckens family t-shirt as they stand in a row singing into microphones.
Date: [1981-08-06..1981-08-09]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Njoki McElroy Storytelling with African Instruments]

Description: Photograph of Njoki McElroy storytelling with African instruments at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing on stage and holding a microphone. Three children are on the left side of the stage holding African instruments and a sign saying "Story Tellers" hangs behind them.
Date: [1996-08-01..1996-08-04]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Njoki McElroy Storytelling with African Instruments]

Description: Photograph of Njoki McElroy storytelling with African instruments at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is standing on stage and holding a microphone. A woman and three children are on the left side of the stage holding African instruments and a sign saying "Story Tellers" hangs behind them.
Date: [1996-08-01..1996-08-04]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Buffalo Soldiers Stand at Attention]

Description: Photograph of the Buffalo Soldiers Living History Group at the Texas Folklife Festival. Six soldiers are lined up with their rifles in the shade next to a tree. They are wearing Civil War-era soldier uniforms with belts and brimmed hats. They are standing at attention, holding their rifles at their side. Their commanding officer is standing on the left, facing them.
Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Men of the Voices of Zion Community Choir Singing and Clapping]

Description: Photograph of the Voices of Zion Community Choir performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Three male African-American vocalists are gathered around a microphone, singing and clapping their hands. They are all wearing short-sleeved button-up shorts and jeans. A canopy of greenery hangs overhead.
Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Group Photograph of the Voices of Zion Community Choir]

Description: Photograph of the Voices of Zion Community Choir gathered for a group photograph at the Texas Folklife Festival. Approximately fifteen members of this African-American vocal group are standing together on the grass. Most of the members are women; they are wearing dresses or skirts. Some of them are wearing the same t-shirt.
Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Female Member of the Voices of Zion Community Choir Performing]

Description: Photograph of a female member of the Voices of Zion Community Choir performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. She is holding the microphone with one hand and the cord with the other as she sings and points her finger to the audience. She is wearing a sleeve-less, vertical-striped dress. Two male choir members are visible in the background. A canopy of greenery hangs overhead.
Date: [1989-08-03..1989-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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