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[Building in Detroit, Michigan]

Description: Photograph of a building in Detroit, Michigan. The building is a single-story home with two garages and a car parked in front. This picture is part of Joe Clark's "Detroit" series, and it was taken for Life magazine. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7748-0017-28
Date: April 17, 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Building in Detroit, Michigan]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified building in Detroit, Michigan. This image is part of a series of "interesting architecture" images, which were taken for Life Magazine. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7748-0015-20
Date: April 17, 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Country Boy - Hand in Pocket - part two]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified boy with his hand in his overall pocket. His face is not pictured. This photograph was taken on Junebug Clark's visit to the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and it is part of his series "Distillery People." This photo appears in the Clark book "Up The Hollow from Lynchburg." Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark
Date: August 17, 1972
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Egg Scrambled Over Skillet by Slingshot John Milligan]

Description: Photograph of Slingshot John Milligan scrambling an egg dropped over a skillet. In the image a lady on the left is holding a skillet under an egg that Milligan has shot through with a slingshot while it was in mid-air. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenting his … more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Egg Scrambled Over Skillet by Slingshot John Milligan (1)]

Description: Photograph of John Milligan shooting an egg that was being dropped over a skillet. In the image a waitress on the left is holding a skillet under an egg that Milligan has shot through with a slingshot while it was in mid-air. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenti… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Egg Scrambled Over Skillet by Slingshot John Milligan (2)]

Description: Photograph of John Milligan shooting an egg that was being dropped over a skillet. In the image a waitress on the left is holding a skillet under an egg that Milligan has shot through with a slingshot while it was in mid-air. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenti… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Interesting Architecture in Detroit]

Description: Photograph that was in Life Magazine highlighting the interesting architecture of a house in Detroit, Michigan. In the image the house fills the frame with a little lawn seen in the front and a tall tree in the back. The image has been stretched vertically making the building abnormally tall and distorted. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photo was made with an anamorphic movie lens adapted to Joe's Nikon camera. It could be rotated to make images that appear Tall and lean or low and wide. Photo by:… more
Date: April 17, 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[J. Lee Clark. Jack Daniels Employee]

Description: Photograph of an employee of the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. He wears a camouflage hat and is pictured from the chest up. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This picture of J. Lee Clark (no relation) is part of Joe & Junebug Clark's book "Up The Hollow From Lynchburg." Photo by: Junebug Clark. Signed by: Junebug Clark Clark PhotoFile: 9150-0011-19
Date: October 17, 1972
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Jack Bateman's Mother-In-Law

Description: Photograph of a woman on a porch. In this image, the unidentified woman is leaning forward in a rocking chair, sitting on a porch with a bench swing, a cat, and numerous plants and trees around her. Junebug Clark narrative: This is a photo of Jack Bateman's Mother-in-Law. Jack is the head of The Rickyard at Jack Daniel's Distillery. Visiting Jack at his home we decided to take a walk over the hills behind Jack's home and ended up here to snip this snapshot of his mother-in-law as we approached.… more
Date: August 17, 1972
Creator: Clark, Junebug & Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jack Daniels Employee]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified employee at the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. The man wears glasses and a cap, and he faces right. He is pictured from the neck up.
Date: October 17, 1972
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Joe Clark and Ron Unternahrer Toss Up a Target Egg for Slingshot Milligan]

Description: Photograph of Joe Clark and Ron Unternahrer tossing up a target egg for Slingshot Milligan to shoot. In the image both men are wearing towels around their necks from the splattered egg matter. The two men are practicing the height of the egg being tossed in the air for the photograph they are making where Milligan shoots the egg with a Milligan Special slingshot. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This is truly a behind the scenes or a how it was done photo. At 25 paces that egg is a pretty small movi… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[John Milligan prepares to scramble and egg with his Slingshot]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" starting page 313. “February 03, 1961. Life Magazine pages 80-83. Slingshot Milligan. Messy Omelet - Deadeye Slinger.” Photograph of an unidentified female waitress and John Milligan preparing for a difficult and dangerous shot. The goal, to scramble an egg as it is released from the fingers of the waitress and falls toward the frying pan. In the image the woman i… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[John Milligan prepares to scramble and egg with his Slingshot (2)]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" starting page 313. “February 03, 1961. Life Magazine pages 80-83. Slingshot Milligan. Messy Omelet - Deadeye Slinger.” Photograph of an unidentified female waitress and John Milligan preparing for a difficult and dangerous shot. The goal, to scramble an egg as it is released from the fingers of the waitress and falls toward the frying pan. In the image the woman i… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[John Milligan shoots an Egg]

Description: Photograph of John Milligan using a slingshot to scramble an egg. A woman holds a frying pan beneath the egg, which is exploding in mid-air. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" starting page 313. “February 03, 1961. Life Magazine pages 80-83. Slingshot Milligan. Messy Omelet - Deadeye Slinger.” Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Junebug Clark Playing Baseball in an Alley]

Description: Photograph of two children playing in an alley. One boy, Junebug Clark, hits a ball with a bat, and another boy, Ron Forth, stands behind him, leaning against garage door. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Home plate is the sewer cover in the alley behind our home at 12135 Klinger, Hamtramck, Michigan. 1st base was a telephone pole. 2nd a squashed tin can in the middle of the alley and third base a trash can. The trick was to hit deep up the middle or you may loose your ball for a day or two if it we… more
Date: July 17, 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Homer Womack]

Description: Photograph of Homer Womack, an employee of the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. He wears a cap and glasses, and he is pictured from the chest up. The image is part of Joe Clark's series "Jack Daniels People."
Date: October 17, 1972
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Row of Houses]

Description: Photograph of a row of houses in Detroit, Michigan. This image was taken as part of an "Interesting Architecture" series for Life Magazine.
Date: April 17, 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Series of Exploding Eggs]

Description: Photograph containing four photographs of an egg being shot. The eggs were targeted by slingshot shooter John Milligan as the eggs rested atop of the fingers of photographer Joe Clark, HSSS. In the images the eggs are in mid-explosion after being shot through with a stainless steel slingshot ball launched by a Milligan Special in the hands of Slingshot John Milligan. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Three dozen eggs were "Scrambled" by Slingshot Milligan off of the back of Joe Clark's hand at 25 pa… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Shattered and Scrambled Egg (1)]

Description: Photograph of an egg shattering above a pan by a slingshot shot by John Milligan (not photographed). In the image the egg is in the middle of shattering apart and takes up the majority of the frame. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenting his talent and accuracy.… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Shattered and Scrambled Egg (2)]

Description: Photograph of an egg shattering above a pan by a slingshot shot by John Milligan (not photographed). In the image the egg is in the middle of shattering apart and takes up the majority of the frame. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenting his talent and accuracy.… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot Ball Impacting Egg]

Description: Photograph of an egg upon impact from a slingshot ball being shot by John Milligan. In the image the ball can be seen just hitting the shell and a small amount of the liquid from the egg is spewing out. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was often referred to as "A Near Miss." Something that Slingshot Milligan never did and rare to capture. Consider this... The eggs being tossed up by hand randomly and John has to take aim and fire at the moving, tumbling target and also miss the camera whi… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan about to Scramble an Egg]

Description: Photograph of John Milligan about to scramble a tossed egg with a slingshot. In the image an egg is stopped mid-toss while Milligan aims for his shot. An additional hand, for tossing the egg up, and a camera can be seen in the frame. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Try tossing an egg up a few feet in the air and catching it in your home kitchen. See how little time it takes to (hopefully) catch it. Slingshot Milligan had to take aim, adjust for the egg's trajectory, take into consideration missing … more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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