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[Mountain Boy with Rifle]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell in the woods. In this image, Powell, with his body facing away from the camera, is holding a rifle looking back and up over his shoulder. Photographs from this series were featured in Life Magazine and titled "Mountain Boy."
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boy Chopping Wood]

Description: Photograph of Roy McCrary chopping wood. In the image, McCrary is standing downhill from his wood and brick covered home on the side of a hill. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mountain Boy]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell standing outside with a rifle, possibly in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Fog and mountains can be seen in the background. A poem titled "The Call of the Mountains" is typed beneath the photo on the mat. Photographs from this series were featured in Life Magazine and titled "Mountain Boy."
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man Plowing Field]

Description: Photograph of a man plowing a field with a donkey, possibly in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. Hills filled with trees make up the background.
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jimmy Powell Catches a Snapping Turtle]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell catching a snapping turtle with his bare hands in Keg Branch, a creek, in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. He wears pants, but no shirt, and he holds the turtle by the tail. Rocks and foliage line the sides of the creek. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 9276-0002-19
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man Working on Farm]

Description: Photograph of a man working on a farm, possibly in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. He sits by a machine that is attached to a horse. Other individuals can be seen in the background.
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Farm]

Description: Photograph of a small family farm, possibly in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. Three small wooden buildings are situated behind a fenced area, and tree-filled hills make up the background.
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Teenagers Dancing]

Description: Photograph of several teenagers dancing, possibly in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. A poem titled "Hell's a Hoppin'" is typed to the left of the image on the mat.
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mountain Boy with Shotgun]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Powell is standing on a harvested mountainside, holding a shotgun towards the ground during sunrise while the clouds hang low to the ground below the hill tops. Photographs from this series were featured in Life Magazine and titled "Mountain Boy."
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mountain Boy Fishing]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell, also known as "Mountain Boy," bent over in a creek in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. In the image, Powell, shirtless, is fishing in a creek with trees lining all sides of the creek. Photographs from this series were featured in Life Magazine and titled "Mountain Boy."
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boys Playing in Creek]

Description: Photograph of three boys playing in a creek, in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Rocks and trees line the edges of the water. Narrative by Junebug Clark: We are being taught how to catch fish with our bare hands by Jimmy Powell. In the center is my Detroit cousin Tom Krent who made trips to Tennessee with us. I, Junebug Clark am on the right. Jimmy is showing us how to feel under rocks and catch fish, or craw dads or snapping turtles. We are on my father's farm, "Vertical Acres" fishing in Keg Branch. more
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Walking Home by Lantern Light(2)]

Description: Photograph of Cecil Ray with his arm around a Bonnie Burns as they walk along a gravel path. Burns carries a gas lamp while the Cecil Ray carries a small pail of sorghum molasses while they both laugh and smile. A typed poem is mounted to the right of the photograph on a mat.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Kissing Games at Molasses Stir-off]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" page 20. November 13, 1950. Life Magazine. pgs. 156-160. Stir-off Time in Tennessee. Fun Starts in Hills as Molasses Boils. Pictured here are "Kissing Games" during the Molasses Stir-off. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Buildings on Hill]

Description: Photograph of two wooden buildings situated on a hill, in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Windows on the nearest building appear to be boarded up. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three Unidentified Girls]

Description: Photograph of three unidentified girls, possibly in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. All three girls appear to jump up and down, looking toward the right. A poem titled "Life" is typed to the right of the image on the mat.
Date: January 22, 1962
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Couple in Horse Drawn Carriage]

Description: Photograph of a young couple riding in a horse-drawn carriage near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. The horse appears to be white, and the woman rests her head on the man's shoulder. The moon can be seen in the upper left of the image. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mountain Boy]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell stretched out on a hill, with a gun lying next to him. Further down the hill is a dog, and beyond it are more hills and distant trees as well as two small farmhouses and a field. Photographs from this series were featured in Life Magazine and titled "Mountain Boy."
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blacksmith Shop]

Description: Photograph of a group of people, including a boy, working in a blacksmith shop in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The men work on constructing wooden wheels. Narrative by Junebug Clark: There is a lot of information and photos to be found here on Alex and Wade Cline's Village Blacksmith. Search Joe Clark's Life In Tennessee Scrapbook (available as a searchable pdf) for stories from the day as well as National Geographic December 1943 (also in the scrapbook. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFi… more
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["Junebug" Clark Cradling Wheat]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of Junebug Clark cradling wheat in a large field. Mountains and sky make up the background. This photograph was made in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee in the 1950's in my grandfather's backyard. About one hundred yards out the back door of his home. One of my favorite photos of my Uncle Junebug. Bob Datson of NBC News filmed the intro of a his Today Show piece on my dad, Joe Clark HBSS, in this same place. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Workers at Blacksmith Shop]

Description: Photograph of several people, including a boy, constructing wheels in a blacksmith shop, possibly in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The men appear to work on three wheels, while several others lie on the floor.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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