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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
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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jimmy Powell the Mountain Boy (1)]

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

[Drop by Drop]

Description: The image was created as part of the Story of Jack Daniel's Distillery for the Gardner Advertising Company. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Originally shot as a concept illustrating that Jack Daniel's whiskey is "Charcoal-Mellowed Drop by Drop" Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7305-1
Date: October 1, 1956
Creator: Clark, Joe
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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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