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[Otto Walker and Harry England heading to the spring for water]

Description: Photograph of Otto Walker and Harry England leaving the school house to get more water from the spring one mile away. In the image, Walker and England are just stepping out of the school house, bucket in hand, as they begin their journey for fresh water at the spring.
Date: 1940
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Creete Russell Reciting Palms at the Chapel Service]

Description: Photograph of Creete Russell singing at the Chapel Service. In the image Russell is standing next to the pew in a one piece patterned jumper.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Molasses Stir-Off Shoe Game]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 Photograph of a group of teenagers from Lincoln Memorial University in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee playing a game of "Shoes in a Circle" A boy and girl team up and removed their shoes and pile them up randomly with other contestants shoes. A signal starts the mad rush to find and put on their shoes. The team to complete the task first wins. This photo appears on page 766 of National Geographic Magazine. A 21 page article on Cumberland Gap and it… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young women dancing]

Description: Photograph of two young women dancing in a restaurant.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Road signs]

Description: Photograph of two signs along side a paved road.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students and teacher at the front of class]

Description: Photograph of students seated along a bench at the front of a class room while the teacher stands behind them.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young student raising hand]

Description: Photograph of a young girl raising her hand with two boys seated on a bench in a one room school house. There are papers with spelling words written on them in their hands and on the bench.
Date: 1940
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Road signs]

Description: Photograph of signs along a paved road.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Students reading at table]

Description: Photograph of seven students seated at a table as they read from books. The students and table are next to a window.
Date: April 1940
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of the border between Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky at Cumberland Gap]

Description: Photograph of a sign for Cumberland Gap at the border between Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Standing next to the sign is a woman with a car parked not far from her. A road cutting through the mountains and trees runs through the area along with signs for a cave, the border for Virginia and Kentucky, and signs for the speed limit.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a woman standing next to a sign]

Description: Photograph of a woman holding two puppies in her arms, standing next to a sign for Cumberland Gap. Surrounding the sign is a field of wildflowers and separated from the mountains by a road.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aunt Nora Treece making a broom]

Description: Photograph of Aunt Nora Treece cutting off the stalks from the broomcorn for a new broom. In the image, Aunt Nora is holding the broom upside down while she cuts off the stalks with a large knife. A pin with the word "MOTHER" can be seen on her blouse.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Joe Clark receiving a hair cut]

Description: Photograph of Joe Clark receiving a hair cut at Dal Gulley's General Store. In the image, Clark is seated on a large barrel with a tarp over his body while getting his hair trimmed. Around them are items for purchase inside the store like knifes, grains, pipes, tonic, etc.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aunt Nora Treece showing quilts]

Description: Photograph of Aunt Nora Treece smiling to the camera as she shows off her finished quilts. In the image, a young unidentified girls stands holding a quilt next to Aunt Nora while one is laid on the bed and two more are pulled over a curtain.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aunt Nora Treece flattening the new broom]

Description: Photograph of Aunt Nora Treece weaving a homemade broom flat. In the image, Aunt Nora is seated on the porch with the broom across her lap weaving a string through the broomcorn making it flat. A small kitten is seated next to the broom sniffing the ends with interest while someone can be seen inside through a screen door.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aunt Nora Treece carding cotton]

Description: Photograph of Aunt Nora Treece carding cotton with brushes. In the image, Aunt Treece sits by a table decorated with objects and photographs while carding the cotton.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Grandma Iris Clark showing quilts]

Description: Photograph of grandma Iris Clark showing quilts. In the image, Clark is holding up two quilts by a bed showing the patterns to the camera.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Viola Treece]

Description: Photograph of Viola Treece smiling at the camera. In the image, Treece is wearing overalls sitting in a wooden chair.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aunt Nora Treece sewing]

Description: Photograph of Aunt Nora Treece sewing. In the image, Aunt Treece is seated in a rocking chair by a window and table decorated with flowers and photographs.
Date: 1943
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Canned foods in the root cellar]

Description: Photograph of a woman inspected a canned jar with two young girls. In the image, the unidentified woman and girls are inside a large root cellar filled with canned goods along the walls and tables.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Apple butter sugar]

Description: Photograph of a girl pouring sugar into the kettle. In the image, the unidentified girl is adding sugar to the apple butter while I boy stands over another bag of HERSHEY'S PURE CANE SUGAR.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Uncle Wild Treece

Description: Photograph of Uncle Wild Treece sitting in a rocking chair. In the image, Uncle Treece holds a pipe to his mouth and a cane between his legs wearing overalls and a hat.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aunt Nora Treece showing quilts]

Description: Photograph of Aunt Nora Treece showing off some quilts. In the image, Aunt Nora and an unidentified girl are each holding up a quilted blanket while two more are hung up on a wall for the patterns to be seen.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aunt Nora Treece in a root cellar]

Description: Photograph of Aunt Nora Treece in a root cellar. In the image, Treece is holding two canned jard while seated in front of a long wall lines with jars, more can be seen a long the ground and on a shelf on another wall.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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