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[Seeder Farm Equipment]

Description: Photograph of a seeder used in farming. In the high contrast image, the seeder is being viewed from behind and is the only object visible in the image.
Date: January 30, 1957
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Faces of Christmas]

Description: Photograph of a unknown girl with Santa at Crowley's. In the image the back of Santa's head takes up the left of the frame while looking at a little girl in a striped dress and large bow. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7843-0001-10 mounted on wood
Date: December 2, 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Detroit Lions Football Player Alex Karras]

Description: Photograph of Detroit Lions football player Alex Karras as he walks off the field. In the image Karras is looking down while licking his lips, wearing full football gear, as he walks away from the field. Junebug Clark narrative: Alex was also known for his movie role, Mongo, in "Blazing Saddles" and as the TV Dad in the television series "Webster." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: H.B.S.S Clark PhotoFile: 8635-0011-12
Date: September 25, 1966
Creator: Clark, Joe
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

[United Auto Worker Factory Worker]

Description: Photograph of a Chrysler Corporation, specifically the Dodge division, UAW factory worker. In this image, the unidentified man is wearing work clothes, and looking past the camera. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8067-0010-4
Date: August 31, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Receiving Water Rations]

Description: Photograph of men, woman, and children receiving two cartons of Drinking Water from the back of a truck. In the image, a line has formed for the cartons where two men inside the truck are handling the crates, a mother is consoling a crying baby in her arms, another mother, wearing bandages on her face, is fixing her son's pants. Two men and an injured woman are walking with their rations towards the camera. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Water Delivery to Florida Hurricane Disaster Victims (Re-c… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Falling Rain]

Description: Photograph of water droplets. In the image, the fast moving droplets look like multiple flying saucers against a black backdrop. Narrative by Junebug Clark: One image out of a series of test images on how to capture Jack Daniel's Whiskey being Charcoal-Mellowed "drop by drop." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7312
Date: October 19, 1956
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan's wife Holding Balloons as one bursts]

Description: Photograph of a John's wife holding three balloons, one has been shot through by Slingshot John Milligan. In the image the balloon in her right hand has just been popped and the other two are next to be shot. 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… more
Date: March 22, 1952
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ford Model T in Snow]

Description: Photograph of a Ford Model T driving in the snow of, what looks like Michigan. In the image, the car is centered in the frame driving through a neighborhood. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" page 204. January 26, 1959. Life Magazine pages 10-11. Speaking of Pictures - Photo War on ‘Bugs’ Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: unknown
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

[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

[Vehicles Stuck in Flood Water]

Description: Photograph of three commercial vehicles stuck in the flood waters from Detroit's worst flood in 1957. In the image the bus driver is sticking his body out the driver window, another man sits on top his truck's cabin, while the other crouches on top the container of his truck. More vehicles can be seen being held back by a police car from the rising waters.
Date: July 22, 1957
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Children Playing Hopscotch]

Description: Photograph of a child playing hopscotch next to a stairwell. In the image, more children stand watching in the small space. The photograph was used in Life magazine. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional information and photos can be found in the pdf document "Life Magazine HBSS Photos" pages 198-199. This photo appears in LIFE magazine. January 5, 1959. Pages 37-38. "Hipped on Hopscotch." "Saint Elmo Elementary pupils in Chatanooga, Tenn. must be the happiest-hopscotch school in the U.S." Pho… more
Date: August 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Fixes a Messy Omelet (2)]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: John Milligan's wife and next door neighbor each holding a balloon filled with two tablespoons of flour as John bursts the balloons with a steel ball bearing launched from his "Milligan Special" slingshot. The result is a dramatic explosion and plume that looks almost nuclear. 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… more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Grasshopper]

Description: Photograph of a grasshopper. In the image, the grasshopper is in focus on top of a leaf while the rest of the background is indistinguishable. Narrative by Junebug Clark: One thing that Joe was exceptionaly good at was experimenting and testing the capabilities of his equipment and his own. Here he was testing a new lens by racking it to its closest focus and setting out to see how many and what kind closeup photos he could find and make. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: September 20, 1956
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Fixes a Messy Omelet (1)]

Description: Photograph of John Milligan shooting an egg that was being 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. Narrative by Junebug Clark: "Marksman at 25 Paces Fixes a Messy Omelet" is the title given to the story and this photo that appears full page in Life Magazine. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local … 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

[Boy on Sleigh]

Description: Photograph of a boy on a sleigh flying from sliding down a hill. In the image the boy is in mid-air wearing snow gear laying on top of the sleigh. Behind him are bare trees and a sun covered by thin clouds. Photo was taken in Palmer Park. Detroit, Michigan Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 0000-0001-15
Date: January 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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