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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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A Shell gas station]

Description: Photograph of a Shell gas station that is bustling with customers waiting inside their automobiles. Two billboards can be seen next to the gas station. One billboard reads "Quick as a wink the yellow pages tell where to buy" and the other reads "It's here pre-war plus Shell gasoline." Some individuals can be seen pumping their gasoline at the gas station.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two men and a woman on a tractor]

Description: Photograph of two men and a woman on a tractor. The man on the left, possibly Joe Clark, touches the woman's chin. The woman looks off to the side and has a slight smile on her face. The other man leans on the steering wheels and smiles at the other man. A camera can be seen resting on the tractor.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A woman climbing a fence]

Description: Photograph of a woman climbing over a wooden fence. She looks at the camera and smiles as she raises one leg over the top of the fence. The woman is wearing jean shorts, oxford shoes, a striped shirt, and a hat.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A woman walking down building steps]

Description: Photograph of a woman walking down the steps of a large building. She is wearing a knee-length skirt, a light-colored shirt, a button-up jacket, and heels. She holds two books in one of her hands and smiles at the camera.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boys and girls at a dance]

Description: Photograph of boys and girls, ages ranging from middle school to high school, at a dance together. The girls stand in a line on the left side of the picture and the boys stand on the right, both clapping for a boy and girl pair dancing down the middle. The pair are caught mid-stride and holding each other's hands, the girl is looking directly at the camera.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Baptising in Olde Towne Creek

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 (Ivana Wright) standing next to him; several other girls (identified as Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece), 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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Children Gathered Outside of a One-room School]

Description: Photograph of school children gathered in front of a Tennessee one-room school. There are children of different ages shown in the photograph. Many of the boys are wearing overalls, while the girls are wearing dresses. Mountains covered in trees can be seen in the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An embellished book]

Description: Photograph of a book resting on a wooden surface. The book's cover is covered in velvet fabric and includes embellishments. The center of the cover of the book includes a heart-shaped mirror.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man holding a sign]

Description: Photograph of an African American man holding a sign that reads, "Don't believe the press we are right." The man has a cigar in his mouth and is smiling at the camera. Another man can be seen standing directly behind him. The exterior brick wall of a building is visible next to the two men.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Farmhouse on a sunny day]

Description: Photograph of a brick farmhouse and its backyard garden. The sun is shining brightly on the house and garden, but is shady under the porch and a big tree on the left. The porch is cluttered with house items, and there is a wooden fence post sitting in the foreground of the picture.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sunny day on a farm field]

Description: Photograph of farm fields on a sunny day. There is a piece of farm equipment sitting in the foreground of the photo out of focus with a plowed field behind it. Past the fields there are hills covered in trees, and a fence sitting on the left side of the image.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Headstone of Joseph Clark]

Description: Photograph of the headstone of Joseph Clark. It is a tall, slender headstone with decorative accents etched on the top of the marker, and "Clark" etched at the bottom in all capital letters. The epithet reads "Joseph Clark Born Nov. 18 1836, Died Sep. 23 1901. At rest".
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man preparing to fish]

Description: Photograph of a man baiting his fishing line on the shore of a lake. The man is positioned about 20 feet away from the camera and stands in the middle of the image. There are three hills of trees surrounding the lake, and there is shrubbery in the foreground of the image out of focus.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Still lake in a forest]

Description: Photograph of a still lake and the surrounding forest. The lake takes up the bottom half of the image, and has the reflection of the horizon casted on it. There are tall trees on the left side of the image and hills with more trees on the right, with an open sky taking up most of the top half.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man sleeping on a river bank, 2]

Description: Photograph of a man sleeping on the side of a river in portrait orientation. The man has two pillows with him and is in the fetal position, with his shoes taken off and placed near his head. He is wearing a white button up shirt tucked into a pair of pants.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The horizon of a lake]

Description: Photo of a lake's horizon in a portrait orientation. The lake takes up the bottom half of the picture, with two large trees on the right, hills in the background and a blue sky with clouds taking up the rest of the image.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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