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Baptising in Olde Towne Creek

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph is from 1938 and is shot in Red Hill, Tennessee. One of the first photos made by Joe, Baptising in Olde Towne Creek, has endured to become a favorite and meaningful to many. It bears close scrutiny because of the differing expressions and attitudes of those attending. People have said that they have counted fifty-one people in this picture and I’ve listened to many a controversy about a TV antenna* appearing in this 1938 photo. The Rev. Hugh Vancel, in c… more
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
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[Baptising in Olde Towne Creek (1)]

Description: Photograph of Reverend Hugh Vancel performing a baptism in Olde Town Creek near Red Hill, Tennessee. The reverend is standing in the creek and facing a large crowd of people on the bank, and holding the arm of a young girl standing next to him; several other girls, a woman and a man are also standing in the creek, on the left. A building with wood siding is visible in the background.
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
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[Baptizing in Olde Towne Creek]

Description: Photograph of Ivana Wright being led into the water for baptism by Preacher Hugh Vancel outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee. Multiple people from the town are in attendance. Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece follow Ivana, holding hands, on their way to be baptized. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph is from 1938 and is shot in Red Hill, Tennessee. Baptising in Olde Towne Creek, has endured to become a favorite and meaningful to many. … more
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
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[Farm House]

Description: Photograph of an old farm house in a field. The roof is covered in wooden shingles; there is also a brick chimney. The envelope containing the negative has "Old Russell Place" written on it.
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
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[Joe Clark's Birthplace]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Image is from 1938 and is shot in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. This home was built by Wade Clark. It is the home that Joe Clark, my father, was born in on October 4, 1904. Pictured here was the newest addition: a "Courtin' Parlor" built when the eldest girls "'came of courtin' age." My father, Joe, always regretted that he had no pictures of this home "in its glory." Photo by: Joe Clark HBSS
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
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[Joe Clark holding a quart jar full of moonshine]

Description: Photograph of Joe Clark holding up a quart jar full of moonshine. Joe sits in a carved out hollow surrounded by moonshine stills. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Joe documented scores of Moonshine Stills, usually located by his youngest brother, my Uncle Junebug. A number of them appear in his book, "White Lightning." Joe preferred to calling these "Mountain Coffee Mills." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 0013-111
Date: 1939
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Life's Highways]

Description: Narrative by Kay Clark. Joe Clark, HBSS, took this shot in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee of Roy McCrary on a fence in a field dreaming about his life in the hills of Tennessee. This picture is in Joe book published book "Back Home". Here is the poem in the book. I PLEDGE To loaf along Life’s highways To feel its shifting sands Climbs its hills, view its valleys And see its verdant Lands. To feast on bountiful harvests That grow along its way To watch the glowing sunsets That end… more
Date: 1939
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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