9th Annual Texas Folklife Festival

Photograph of the opening ceremony of the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, young women dressed in historically Dutch clothing of blue dresses, white caps, and aprons, lead a parade of cultures down a street in front of the Institute of Texas Cultures. Each woman carries a broom she uses to sweep the sidewalk as they walk. A trail of festival participants is lined up behind them as part of the parade