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[WASP Blanket #3]

Description: Photograph of an older Eleanor Brown with a young woman in what appears to be a WASP uniform. The two are standing on either side of a small woven blanket hung on display that depicts the U.S. flag, a plane in flight, and several WASP insignia and phrases. Some of the phrases on the blanket read, "We live in the wind and the sand, but our eyes are on the stars" and "First Women in History to Fly America's Military Aircraft".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Blanket #4]

Description: Photograph of an older Eleanor Brown with a young woman in what appears to be a WASP uniform. The two are standing together to the right, beside a small woven blanket hung on display that depicts the U.S. flag, a plane in flight, and several WASP insignia and phrases. Some of the phrases on the blanket read, "We live in the wind and the sand, but our eyes are on the stars" and "First Women in History to Fly America's Military Aircraft".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASP Blanket]

Description: Photograph of an older Eleanor Brown with a young woman in what appears to be a WASP uniform. The two are standing in front of a small woven blanket hung on display that depicts the U.S. flag, a Plane in flight, and several WASP insignia and phrases. Some of the phrases on the blanket read, "We live in the wind and the sand, but our eyes are on the stars" and "First Women in History to Fly America's Military Aircraft".
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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
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