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Pappy Says: Poetry, Witicisms and Short Stories by Joe Clark, HBSS
A compilation of short writing pieces by photographer Joe Clark, known as the "Hillbilly Snapshooter."
A Tribute to Joe Clark's Life and Legacy
Video produced for the 2012 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference about Cumberland Gap, Tennessee and the career of photographer Joe Clark, known as the "Hillbilly Snapshooter." Images of Cumberland Gap and its residents from the 1950s and 2010s are shown. Includes selections from a video interview with Art Hancock titled "Art Hancock Remembers Joe Clark."
Junebug Clark: Pictures that Tell a Story
Professional photographers and longtime friends Dan Moore and Junebug Clark, of the photography business Moore/Clark Photography, talk about the business of photography and the legacy of Joe Clark, Junebug's father. This video was created while Junebug Clark was the 2001 Artist-in-Residence in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
[Jim Gardner - Governor Sign]
Photograph of a red sign with white text that says "Jim Gardner" above a line and "Governor" below. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This was an election poster I picked up after election day, somewhere down South. I had a brother in law, Jim Gardner, that I planned to give this to. I mounted it and before I was able to give it to him, Jim passed away. It kind of "slipped" here in to the collection. More of a personal memory and treasure.
[Photograph of Wade Hamilton Clark]
Photograph of Wade Hamilton Clark in his football uniform, smiling at the camera with his helmet propped on his leg.
[Photograph of female factory worker]
Studio portrait of an unidentified woman posing with equipment.
Junebug & Wade
Photograph of Junebug Clark with his son Wade on his shoulders at Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Inscribed: To my son Junebug and my grandson Wade. Joe Clark, HBSS July 1987. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Looking back at this photo scares the heck out of me, but somehow we both survived. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS
[Winton Smith]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of Winton Smith, Jack Daniel's Distillery executive, standing in the hallway of their Nashville, Tennessee office. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 9276-0003-12a
[Wade and Anna Clark]
Photograph of siblings Wade and Anna Clark, hugging each other and smiling at the camera. The two are sitting on a chair under a window, where a man can be seen sitting outside.
[Envelope to Joe from Lapeer County Press]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: Envelope is from December 30, 1982, Farmington, Michigan. Envelope was used to return a poem by Joe Clark, HBSS from the Lapeer County Press in Lapeer, Michigan. Joe had a weekly photo and poem or witticism in the Lapeer County Press that ran for maybe 15 years or more. Frank and Gladys Cooper, writers for the Press were good family friends who would drop by and pick out a pile of photos. The Cooper's created and managed the column.
[Baby Chicks]
Photograph of baby chickens in an Arkansas hatchery. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark Clark PhotoFile: cn0004-0039
[Cattle at sunset]
Photograph of cattle in a field in front of a red sky as the sun sets. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Clark PhotoFile: CN1450-0165
[Man sits under an awning]
Photograph of a silhouette of a man underneath an awning. The porch has a dirt floor that leads right up to a road winding around the building in the background. The focal point of the picture is the American flag leaning next to a US Postal Service mailbox.
[Public transportation in Detroit]
Photograph of traffic in downtown Detroit, Michigan. There are public buses, taxi cabs, as well as private vehicles in the photograph.
[Public transportation in New York City, New York]
Photograph of traffic in downtown New York City, New York. There are public buses, taxi cabs, as well as private vehicles in the photograph. The bus is going to 5th Avenue - The Famous Street in New York City.
[Trees in the sunset]
Photograph of trees along the horizon in the sunset.
[Two boys play ball at dusk]
Photograph of two unidentified boys playing baseball as the sun sets.
[Type Written Caption]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: Caption is from December 30, 1982, Farmington, Michigan. Type written photo caption written by Joe Clark, HBSS for the Lapeer County Press in Lapeer, Michigan. Joe had a weekly photo and poem or witticism in the Lapeer County Press that ran for maybe 15 years or more. Frank and Gladys Cooper, writers for the Press were good family friends who would drop by and pick out a pile of photos. The Cooper's created and managed the column.
[Young Girl wading in Mulberry Creek]
Photograph of a young girl standing in a creek with flowers in her hand. In this image, the girl is surrounded by yellow flowers, and trees above and behind her. "Junebug Clark © 82" is signed in the lower right corner. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Kathy Brashears is wading through Mulberry Creek in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark Clark PhotoFile: cn0008-0079
[Portrait of Baby Anna Clark]
Photograph of Anna Clark as a baby, sitting in a small chair. In this portrait, Clark is dressed up in a bonnet, dress, and tights.
[Jack Daniel's Catfish BBQ at Cumberland Spring]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: Several times a month in the Summer Jack Daniel's hosts a catfish BBQ at Cumberland Springs. Good music supplied by Jack Daniels own workers brings out the dancers and cloggers in the invited group. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 9600-0110-13a
[Joe and Junebug Clark in Lynchburg, Tennessee]
Photograph of Joe and Junebug Clark in Lynchburg, Tennessee. In the image, both men are holding their respective camera looking off to the right of the camera. Joe Clark is wearing a straw hat and loose blazer over a button up shirt, while his son Junebug wears a loose button-up over a t-shirt with a large notepad in the pocket. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photo was made while we were working on the book, "Up The Hollow From Lynchburg" Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. & Junebug Clark. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS and Junebug Clark 1 Photograph : Mounted Double-weight silver print; 16x20 in.
[Stripping Cane]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of A Woman stripping sorghum cane that will be eventually boiled down into molasses. This photo was shot on the same farm that Joe shot a Molasses Stiroff that appeared in Life magazine. This gal, wish I could come up with her name right now, is the baby sitting on a lady's lap surrounded by children. Look here for the photo, "Feeding Time." She is being fed milk in a cup. Bob Datson from NBC's Today Show was here filming a piece on my dad. The 3 minute piece is here in the Clark Family Collection with an intro and outtro by Tom Brokow and Jane Pauley. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 9625-0049-11
[Miss Mary Bobo Playing Piano (2)]
Photograph of a woman, Miss Mary Bobo, playing the piano. In this image, the unidentified woman is playing Galway Bay under a single light source. Junebug Clark narrative: Miss Mary ran a boarding house in Lynchburg, Tennessee. She lived to 101. Her boarding house is still in operation today and run by her great granddaughter Lynne Tolley. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 9568-0001-25
[Joe Clark and his wife Bernice]
Photograph of a Joe Clark and his wife Bernice photographed by Isadore A. Berger, an attorney. The two individuals pose in a room with curtained windows, and Clark makes a hand-motion that is blurred by the camera. A photographic print of a man with a dog is exhibited on an easel in the far right corner of the room. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This print was given to my wife Kay and I by Isadore Berger, The Hobo Attorney. An avid photographer, world traveler, counselor at law and family friend. 194u Detroit, Michigan Joe Clark, HBSS. and his wife Bernice Clark. present Joe's Tennessee photos to the Detroit Camera Club. Photo Credit: Isadore Arnold Berger
[Baby Wade Hamilton Clark]
Photograph of Wade Hamilton Clark, father Junebug and Kay, as a baby, sitting upright against a gray background and smiling. June 1979. Identified and dated by his grandfather Joe Clark on the back. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark
[Jack Daniel's Old Office in Winter]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: Looking through the front porch of Jack Daniel's Old office toward the Jack Daniel statue and the cave spring. Very rare snowfall in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Even rarer to be able to get there and photograph while snow is still on the ground. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 9570-0046-7
[Wade Hamilton Clark - Four Hours Old]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of Wade Hamilton Clark. In the image, Clark is wrapped in a blanket sleeping with the wrist identifier visible. December 13, 1978. Son of Junebug & Kay. A year prior I had photographer 11 births for Providence Hospital's Development office. They were seeking donations to build a new birthing wing. I shot, natural, epidural, C-section, home birth, Leboyer, etc. This was before I had a cell phone or pager and my wife Kay kept constant tabs on my where abouts. I did not miss a birth and every one of them came late (except for the induced one) So when I got a call to shoot an ad for Eli-Lilley, (Fly Detroit to Chicago one evening, travel to a farm, at sunup shoot a catle rancher feeding his catle and return to Chicago and fly home to Detroit, on our first child's due date, Kay said go ahead. Wouldn't you know it. She went into labor and delivered before I could get back. My father, Joe Clark HBSS, was there though and shot the birth in real time. He photographed me at three minutes old. So, if we had to send in a second shooter who better than Grandpa Joe. I called the hospital soon as I got to a pay phone at the Chicago airport. The Labor/Delivery nurse at he front desk said, "All went well with the birth and wait, they are bringing Kay out of the delivery room now." And she put Kay on the phone and I could hear Wade crying. I rushed home, took a shower (I had been laying in a feed trough taking photos) and rushed to the hospital and made this photo shooting through the new born window. Photo by: Junebug Clark.
[Retirees in Jack Daniel's old office]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: February 1978. Lynchburg, Tennessee. Jack Daniel Retirees in Jack Daniel's Old Ofice together for a Jack Daniel's advertising shoot. L-R: Garland Dusenberry, Clarence Rolman, Lem Tolley, Charlie Walker. Standing in the rear is Herby Fanning, sitting in the chair is Lant Wood and the last fellow is unidentified.
[J. Reagor Motlow]
Photograph of Reagor Motlow in his living room in Lynchburg, Tennessee. 1898-1978. President of Jack Daniel Distillery before it was sold to Brown-Forman. Tennessee State Senator retired 1976. Photo by: Joe Clark HBSS
[Miss Mary Bobo Playing Piano, 1]
Photograph of a woman, Miss Mary Bobo, playing the piano. In this image, the unidentified woman is playing Galway Bay under a single light source. Junebug Clark narrative: Miss Mary ran a boarding house in Lynchburg, Tennessee. She lived to 101. Her boarding house is still in operation today and run by her great granddaughter Lynne Tolley. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 9568-0021-25
[Wade Clark Sr.]
Photograph of Wade Hampton Clark Senior. In the image Clark is holding a pipe in a traditional pose looking off past the camera wearing a buttoned shirt under a sweater.
[People Fishing]
Photograph of a group of people fishing in Virginia. They look away from the camera toward an open body of water. This photograph was taken for the American Associations for State and Local History.
Case-Ferry Laundry Lady
Photograph of the Cass-Ferry Laundry Lady standing outside her shop in Detroit, Michigan near Wayne State University. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark
Michael, Jeff, and Gwen
Photograph of two young boys and a young girl standing in an exterior apartment doorway in Detroit, Michigan. Narration by Junebug Clark. It has been my contention that we all grew up with or knew these same three friends Michael with tousled hair and well worn play clothing and shoes. Jeff who just came back from the Korner Barber. Neat shoes, wearing clothes perfectly ironed and fresh from his mother’s laundry. Unaware of his popped open fly. And Gwen, the perfect ballerina. I squeezed out four frames making this photo and in each frame Gwen performed a perfect pirouette ending with this pose. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark
[Portrait of James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr.]
Photograph of James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. Senator of Georgia from 1963-1967, Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975, and President of the United States from 1977-1981.
[Early American Architecture - Outhouse]
Photograph of an unidentified historical site in West Virginia, taken for the American Association for State and Local History. Part of a fence and what appears to be a wall of a building are pictured amidst several leafless trees. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photo of an outhouse. Joe collected photos of many things. Outhouses was one of them. His book "Early Amercan Architecture" features outhouses and his poetry and thoughts about them. A popular read. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 9345-0004-35
[West Virginia Historical Site]
Photograph of an unidentified historical site in West Virginia, taken for the American Association for State and Local History. Part of a fence and what appears to be a wall of a building are pictured amidst several leafless trees.
[The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald]
Photograph of a draw bridge and two photos of emergency workers moving bodies on gurneys. The reverse of the three mounted photographs is inscribed with the words, "Edmond[sic] Fitzgerald rescue workers." The Edmund Fitzgerald was a commercial hauling ship that sunk on November 10th, 1975 in Lake Superior in Canadian waters. The shipwreck is located 17 miles north-west of Whitefish Point.
[Interior of Outhouse]
Photograph of the interior of an outhouse, possibly near the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The outhouse features a seat with a lid, and a large paperback book lies on the floor.
[Outhouse at Jack Daniels Distillery]
Photograph of an outhouse near the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Two leafless trees stand on either side of the outhouse, and other buildings can be seen in the background.
[Outhouse at Jack Daniels Distillery]
Photograph of an outhouse, possibly near the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. A hand can be seen on the door, which is almost completely shut.
Bull Tongue Plow at Rest in the Field (1)
Photograph of Bull Tongue Plow at Rest in the Field, Lynchburg, Tennessee. The equipment is partially covered with dirt. A line of trees makes up the background. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark Clark PhotoFile: 9205-0056-9
Bull Tongue Plow at Rest in the Field (2)
Photograph of Bull Tongue Plow at Rest in the Field, Lynchburg, Tennessee. The equipment is partially covered with dirt. A line of trees makes up the background. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark Clark PhotoFile: 9205-0056-9
[Photograph of Axe]
Photograph of an axe near the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The axe rests on a stump of wood.
[Four Jack Daniel's employees on porch]
Photograph of four elderly men sitting on chairs and benches on a porch at the Bobo Hotel in Lynchburg, Tennessee. They all wear glasses, button shirts, and black slacks. They were all older or retired Jack Daniels employees. From right to left, Roy Tucker, a warehouse supervisor. Dudley Gault, a shipping supervisor. Bill C. Fanning, a bottling supervisor, and Irving Crutcher a retired maintenance supervisor.
[Jack Daniel's Distillery Workers on Jack Daniel's Old Office Porch]
Narrative by Junebug Clark: A 1973 photograph of Jack Daniel's distillery workers posing for a group portrait on Jack Daniel's Old Office porch in Lynchburg, TN. There are workers from the office, tour guides, the rick yard, charcoal mellowing building, bottling line, warehouse, grain mill and of course a couple of ducks which can always be seen wandering around the hollow. The Jack Daniel's Distillery is located in a hollow and is often referred to as 'The Hollow.'
[Jack Daniel's workers on Jack Daniel's Old Office Porch]
Photograph of Jack Daniel's Distillery workers sitting on the porch of Jack Daniel's Old Office. The group is diverse in age, gender, and ethnicity. Two ducks stand on the sidewalk in front of the office. The office is located on the distillery grounds in Lynchburg, TN.
[Portrait of Leonard Woodstock]
Photograph of Leonard Woodstock at the International UAW/Chrysler Council Meeting. In the image, Woodstock is dressed in a navy pinstriped blazer over a floral dress shirt.
[Cows at feed trough in Lynchburg Tennessee]
Photograph of a herd of cows gathered around a trough in Lynchburg, Tennessee, near the Jack Daniels Distillery. A pond and small building can be seen behind the cows. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 9150-0042-0008
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