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[Facsimile of Joe Clark, HBSS, Master Book Pages]

Description: Photographs of hand annotated pages in Joe Clark's published books of photography. From Junebug Clark's introduction: "A collection of pages from Joe Clark, HBSS books that contain handwritten information as to the original photofile numbers or ID information provided by Joe Clark, HBSS or by the individuals in the photographs or by people who knew the them. Most of this information was added during "Joe Clark, HBSS Days" held in Joe's home town, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee usually around the ann… more
Date: 201X
Creator: Clark, Junebug & Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Hillbilly Snapshooter

Description: Video of an interview with photographer Joe Clark, known as the "Hillbilly Snapshooter." The video appears to have been produced by a Detroit news station, possibly WJBK, although there is no identifying information. Clark is known for his images of his native Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Many images of rural life in Tennessee taken by Clark are featured throughout the interview with instrumental music, including a surf-rock interpretation of a traditional song, played as accompaniment.
Date: 1961
Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Tribute to Joe Clark's Life and Legacy

Description: Video produced for the 2012 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference about Cumberland Gap, Tennessee and the career of photographer Joe Clark, known as the "Hillbilly Snapshooter." Images of Cumberland Gap and its residents from the 1950s and 2010s are shown. Includes selections from a video interview with Art Hancock titled "Art Hancock Remembers Joe Clark."
Date: 2011
Duration: 7 minutes 01 second
Creator: Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 35.284172 -86.366755
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Erma Welch on her Porch(1)]

Description: Photograph of Erma Welch mounted along with a poem by Joe Clark HBSS. In the image, Welch sits balancing a wooden chair from her toes, hands in her lap wearing a floral dress, looking at the camera smiling. Behind Welch is a wall made of wood with coats and other items hanging from hooks. The pictured woman is named as Buela Welch on the sleeve containing the negative while also being named Erma Welch in Joe Clark's photography books. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clar… more
Date: 1941
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mary Lee Williams drinking]

Description: Photograph of a child named Mary Lee Williams drinking water from a ladle. She wears a dress and sweater, leaning over a bucket to get to the water. The photograph is mounted along with a poem by HBSS, Joe Clark.
Date: [1940..1980]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Junebug at Home in Wash Tub] The Backyard Bather

Description: Photograph of Junebug Clark, son of Joe & Bernice Clark, bathing in a wash tub. In the photography Junebug is smiling inside the small wash tub under the shade of a nearby tree. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Junebug Clark Scrapbook" pages 16-17. It is part of a Friends Magazine cover story called the "Backyard Bather" June 1951 issue. Photo by Bernice Clark.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: Clark, Bernice
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jimmy Powell: Mountain Boy]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell holding a large rifle with a dog along a fence line. In the image the boy is surveying the farmland in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Joe never had photographs of himself growing up in Tennessee. He returned many times to photograph Jimmy and create an "Autobiographical" series of what Joe recalled his life to be. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7023-0058-33
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Brenda Joyce dipping water from a Bucket]

Description: Photograph of Brenda Joyce at the Locust Grove school drinking from the water bucket in the classroom. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be forund in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS Scrapbook" pg 17. Going to School in the Tennessee Hills, The Detroit News Pictorial. May 11, 1941. 196u Location of Original Unknown 16x20 Photographic Color print. A copy of an oil painting of Wade Hampton Clark, Sr. Father of Joe Clark, HBSS.. Painting was made by former Predident… more
Date: 195X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Couples Dancing at the Molasses Stir-off]

Description: Photograph of numerous couples dancing at the molasses stir-off, with people watching from the background and a couple kissing in the foreground. This image is mounted to the left of a poem by Joe Clark, titled "Youth." Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" page 20 and in the November 13, 1950. Life Magazine pages 156-160. Stir-off Time in Tennessee. Fun Starts in Hills as Molasses Boils. Photo by: Jo… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Old timer with moonshine]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on a tree stump. The man is holding a mason jar with a clear liquid, assumed to be moonshine. The photograph is taken through the coils of a still.
Date: [1950..1980]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Erma Welch on her Porch, 2]

Description: Portrait of Erma Welch on her porch in Cumberland Gap Tennessee. The pictured woman is named as Buela Welch on the sleeve containing the negative while also being named Erma Welch in Joe Clark's photography books. This image is used in Joe Clark's book "Back Home" accompanied by a poem titled, " In Lonesome Tennessee." Down yonder in the valley In lonesome Tennessee Sits my little Sally A waitin’ there for me. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 0001-51
Date: 1941
Creator: Clark, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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