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[Virginia Quintanilla, Quilter]

Description: Black and white photograph of Virginia Quintanilla, a quilter from San Antonio, posed in front of her finished quilts, which hang folded over a suspended line behind her. She is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Marilyn Bass at the Scandanavian Booth]

Description: Black and white photograph of Marilyn Bass seated at a table at the Scandinavian booth, where a few pieces of floral-themed Scandinavian art are on display. Her booth 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

[Gerry Doyle Teaching Handwriting in the One-Room School]

Description: Black and white photograph of Gerry Doyle standing front and center in a one-room school on the grounds of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is teaching handwriting to a number of individuals sitting in the classroom as students. Behind him is a chalkboard with the word "tea" written in a calligraphic style. A poster featuring more calligraphic characters is propped up to his left.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Bill Brett, Rope Maker]

Description: Black and white photograph of Bill Brett, a man who makes ropes from horsehair; he is a participant of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is seated on a lawn chair, hand spinning fibers into workable material for making ropes -- some of which are hanging on a rope to the right.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Feather Art]

Description: Black and white photograph of a woman working on crafts made out of feathers at her booth, which is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A basket full of feathers are on the table before her, as are a pair of antlers. A partially visible display case of her work sits on an adjacent table.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Making Apple Dolls]

Description: Black and white photograph of a woman adjusting the clothing on one of her apple dolls, which she makes. Another clothed apple dolls sits on the lace-covered table before her. Her booth, one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival, is dedicated to these dolls
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Learning Leather Tooling]

Description: Color photograph of a young boy learning how to tool leather at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is steadying a nail in a thick, triangular piece of leather; his other hand has some sort of cylindrical tool to drive the nail in. A man in a cowboy hat sits next to him, watching him work; he is identified as a saddler named Gary Dunshee. A wooden block that holds more tools is partially visible on the right.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman making Corn Tortillas]

Description: Color photograph of a woman named Teresa Zertuche demonstrating how to make corn tortillas at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She is placing little tortillas on a metal pan set atop a grill from which smoke is emanating. At her lap she is holding a stone board where remnants of the corn flour are visible. A tortilla-warming basket and a single ball of dough rest on a sheet of fabric to the left.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Camilo Medrano Slicing Barbecue at His Food Booth]

Description: Color photograph of a man named Camilo Medrano slicing barbecue meat at his food booth in the Mexican Market section of the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. An unidentified woman stands next to him to his left. Before him is a grill with barbecued meat on its surface.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Smith, Jim
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Using a Sugar Cane Mill]

Description: Color photograph of a young boy standing before a sugar cane mill, inserting a sugar cane into the opening at its front. The mill is made of metal and has wooden supports. A sign attached to the wood reads, "Sugar Cane, Courtesy of Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc." Directly behind the mill is a large pile of sugar cane stalks. Behind the pile of stalks is a white horse. A large tree limb visible just behind the top part of the mill spans the width of the photograph. The mill is a special a… more
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[The Alamo City Highlanders]

Description: Color photograph of a marching band of men playing the bagpipes at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are all dressed in traditional Scottish attire.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Hal Rother, Drum Major of the Alamo City Highlanders]

Description: Color photograph of the Hal Rother, the drum major of the Alamo City Highlanders, a group performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is in uniform: a khaki shirt, a red sash, and a black leather sash covered in metal decorations. On his head he is wearing a tall fur cap. In the foreground is the knobbed top of a metal staff.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Man Playing Cow Bones]

Description: Color photograph of a man named John Henry "Bones" Nobles playing the cow bones as musical instruments at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. A microphone is positioned to pick up the sound of his playing. He is wearing a red kaftan shirt and a tan beret. A pair of cymbols are visible behind him.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Two Teenagers in Traditional Ukrainian Attire]

Description: Color photograph of two teenagers, a girl and a boy, visible from the neck chest up. They are dressed in traditional Ukrainian attire and are part of a group called St. Seraphim's Ukrainian Dancers, a group of performers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The girl is wearing a crown of flowers in her hair and a beaded necklace over an embroidered white blouse. Her arm is stretched out over the boy's chest. He is wearing a shirt with an embroidered collar.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[A Jam Session Between Musicians]

Description: Color photograph of a group of four men having a jam session, according to accompanying information, at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. From left to right is John Henry "Bones" Nobles, Ed Kadlecek, Jr., and two unidentified members of the band, The Hoboes. A microphone stands near the center of the four men. The man on the far right is playing the accordion.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Singing with The Duckens Family Gospel Singers]

Description: Color photograph of a woman singing into a microphone with a red foam windscreen. She is a singer in The Duckens Family Gospel Singers, a group performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She has short, curly black hair and is wearing a black kaftan-style shirt with gold trim. A woman wearing a patterned shirt stands next to her behind the microphone stand.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Woman Singing with The Duckens Family Gospel Singers]

Description: Color photograph of a woman singing with The Duckens Family Gospel Singers, a group performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. She has in her hand a microphone, which she is singing into. A woman in a patterned shirt is partially visible next to her.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[St. Seraphim's Ukrainian Dancers]

Description: Color photograph of a pair of young dancers that are associated with a group called St. Seraphim's Ukrainian Dancers, performers at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. They are dressed in traditional Ukrainian attire. Behind them, a crowd of people have gathered to watch. Behind the crowd is a banner that reads, "Arts and Culture."
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Three Musicians Performing]

Description: Color photograph of three musicians--two men and a woman--performing at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. The woman is playing a guitar and singing into the microphone while the two men stand on either side of her and also sing into the microphone. According to accompanying information, they are called "A Luckenbach Afternoon."
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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