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[Woman Presenting a Piece of Polish Needlework]

Description: Black and white photograph of a woman dressed in a traditional Polish costume, holding up a square-shaped piece of Polish needlework. She is standing next to a table where various objects are strewn on its surface. This table is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Tatting Thread]

Description: Black and white photograph of Cindy Brandt tatting thread using a tatting shuttle at the Kendall County Community booth, one of many booths at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. Finished tatted pieces are strewn about the surface of the table where she works.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Needlework Display

Description: Black and white photograph of a young woman and an older woman standing near a display of impressive, pastoral-themed needlework on pillows. They have a booth in the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Making Crafts at the Frontier Playland]

Description: Color photograph of a young girl learning how to make crafts from yarn at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A woman wearing a floral-patterned bonnet on her head is helping her. Their workspace is atop a bale of hay where there are several more balls of yarn and a glue bottle.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Horsehair Rope Spinning]

Description: Photograph of Bill Brett, a horsehair rope spinner, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas, Bill wears a tan hat with a denim shirt and jeans as he weaves a rope spinner. A young festival participant watches Bill as he examines Bill's supplies.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Displaying Polish Costumes and Needlework]

Description: Photograph of a woman displaying Polish costumes and needlework at the Texas Folklife Festival. The booth is sponsored by the Polish American Center in San Antonio. The woman is wearing traditional clothing: a white peasant blouse with embroidered sleeves and trimmed with lace, a fitted black vest with embroidery and trim, and a floral headband. Out on display are pillows, aprons, and an assortment of decorative needlework.
Date: [1977-08-04..1977-08-07]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Paper Making Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of a paper making demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man wears a black hat with the word "paper" printed across the brim. He holds a tray of homemade paper in his hands, loosening it from the mesh screen with a small knife.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Paper Making Booth]

Description: Photograph of a paper-making demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man wearing a black hat with the word "paper" printed across the brim speaks with festival participants about the art of making paper. On the table in front of his booth lies a sample of homemade paper in its mesh drying rack.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Batik School]

Description: Photograph of Batik lessons at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A long table is set up with cloth, string, and bowls of water for festival participants to learn the art of batik, and Indonesian form of embroidery. Several women sit at the table working on their individual pieces of embroidery.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Batik Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of Batik lessons at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A long table is set up with cloth, string, and bowls of water for festival participants to learn the art of batik, and Indonesian form of embroidery. A woman wearing a bandanna around her head and an embroidered dress works on a piece of batik with the help of an instructor.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Evelyn Kasper Demonstrating Crochet]

Description: Photograph of Evelyn Kasper demonstrating crochet in the Wendish booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing a bonnet, sunglasses, a shawl, and a long skirt as she wraps yarn around nails on a board to create a pattern.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Crochet Demonstration]

Description: Photograph of the Crochet demonstration by members of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two elderly women are sitting at a table demonstrating to four children how to crochet. The woman on the left has a little boy in her lap. The woman on the right is working so that three girls standing next to the table can see.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Polish Needlework and Ceramics]

Description: Photograph of Polish needlework and painted ceramics on display at the Polish Arts & Culture Foundation booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women in traditional Polish clothing are holding examples of Polish needlework. The woman on the right is holding a green, red, pink, and yellow crocheted pillow while the woman on the left holds a hand painted plate. Both women are wearing a wreath of red, white, blue and yellow flowers on their head.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Martha Brockman Giving Crochet Instructions]

Description: Photograph of Martha Brockman giving crochet instructions in the Wendish Heritage Society booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A young blonde boy, whom she is teaching how to crochet, is sitting in her lap. Guiding his hands, they are working together on the beginning of a piece made of green yarn. Brockman has short gray hair and is wearing glasses and a conventional Wendish dress with a red and blue floral pattern.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Wendish Heritage Society Members]

Description: Photograph of three members of the Wendish Heritage Society members at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The three elderly women are dressed in traditional shawls and bonnets, holding up examples of their crocheted items.
Date: [1979-08-02..1979-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Elderly Woman Demonstrating Quiltmaking]

Description: Color photograph of an elderly woman, Virginia Quintanilla, demonstrating quilt making at a table where pieces of fabric are resting before her. She is a participant in the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. A few women are gathered around her to watch. She has one hand on a piece of fabric. Her graying hair is in a bun and she is wearing gold-rimmed eyeglasses. The scene takes place underneath a cloth-covered structure, which is partially visible in the background.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman in Traditional Polish Attire]

Description: Color photograph of a woman wearing a traditional Polish dress and a floral crown in her hair; she is a participant of the 7th Annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is also wearing sunglasses. She is holding up a square-shaped piece of Polish needlework in her hands. Behind her are a couple of women also clad in traditional Polish attire.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Crafts]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 11, 1977, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Mary Martin]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 1, 1978, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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