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Negative number: 85-15131-4 The crowd at the Festival of American Folklife, 1985. Photo by Jeff Tinsley.

Negative number: 73-6764-27 Yugoslav dancers rehearse in front of the National Museum of History and Technology before their performance at the seventh annual Festival of American Folklife, June 30 - July 8, 1973.

Negative number: 95-452 The Festival of American Folklife -- "Old Ways in the New World," Norwegian dancers performing the 'halling dance' (men's acrobatic dance), July 1974.

Negative number: 94-13194 The Festival of American Folklife -- "Native Americans," Eskimo Olympics blanket toss, July 1974.

Negative number: 94-2868 Countess Stella Andrassy demonstrates solar cooking as part of the Outdoor Presentation of "America's Appetite (For Energy)" at the Festival of American Folklife, 1977.

Negative number: 85-15097-1 The Hayride String Band at the 1985 Festival of American Folklife. The Washington Monument looms in the background. Photo by Jeff Tinsley.

Negative number: 89-18479 At the Festival of American Folklife in 1989, a participant from Hawaii demonstrates crafts to children while visitors look on.

Negative number: 89-17204-5 Festival of American Folklife featuring "The Caribbean: Cultural Encounters in the New World." Festival participants demonstrating a dance associated with Haitian Vodoun ritual, 1989.

Negative number: 91-7875-19a Richard Kurin, Director of the Center for Folklife Programs & Cultural Studies, working to prepare the Mall for the Festival of American Folklife, 1991. Photo by Jeff Tinsley.

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