Search Results

[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 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
open access

Exploration of Stiner and Bunch Hollow Zinc Properties, Powell River Area, Union and Claiborne Counties, Tennessee

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the exploration of zinc ore deposits surrounding the Powell River area in Tennessee. Drilling methods and ore concentrates are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Sayrs, Richard L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Claiborne County, Tennessee

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Claiborne County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: May 1956
Creator: Hershey, Robert E.; Williams, Lloyd; Crentz, William L.; Miller, J. W. & Reynolds, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jimmy Powell the Mountain Boy (2)]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of Jimmy Powell, laying down, shirtless, on top a mountain in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. In the image a farm can be seen on the next hill and Powell has a shotgun, almost the size of his body, laying next to him and his hunting dog off in the distance On the bottom of the image, "Lazy Bones," is handwritten. Joe never had photographs of himself growing up in Tennessee. He returned many times to photograph Jimmy and create an "Autobiographical" series of wh… more
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man Plowing With an Accompanying Poem]

Description: Photograph of an unknown man using a horse drawn ploy for farming. In the image the man is plowing to prepare for the next harvest, the poem glued to the left of the image is about a country boy's life on the farm and everything that comes with their lifestyle.
Date: unknown
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

[Caught Her]

Description: Photograph of a boy catching a girl while playing a "kissing game" at a molasses stir-off. There are two rings, one of boys and one of girls. The girl tags a boy and he must chase her. If he catches her, a kiss is the prize. In this photograph, the young man claims his reward. There is a poem titled "Fact," mounted to the mat of the photo.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

[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
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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

[News Script: Boston plane crash]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about two delta whisper jets which got into trouble while making instrument landings at separate airports in heavy fog .
Date: July 31, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
open access

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

Description: From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
open access

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

Description: From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and ina… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
captions transcript

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
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
Back to Top of Screen