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[Moore County Brothers]

Description: Photograph of two young boys and a bucket. One of the young boys leans against a fence which encloses a garden of corn. A caption written on the back of the photograph reads: "Neighborhood pals in a rural community, Lynchburg, TN."
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three Boys]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 Pretty sure that these three country boys must be watching the dancing and games going on at full swing. People watching the molasses syrup as it boils down use short pieces of sorghum cane stalk to make “sop sticks” used to dip into the molasses syrup for a taste. This was the height of the fall social season. Harvesting the sorghum, extracting the juice, boiling it down into molasses could take days and weeks going round the clock to finish. … more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Harvested Sorghum Stalks]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 Sorghum cane stalks being gathered. Eventually the stalks are ground and the juice extracted, poured into vats and boiled down into molasses. Overall Background:These Molasses Making Stir-off photos were shot by Joe Clark HBSS in the early to mid-1940s. Either on the farm of Fred Whitaker about four miles southwest of Cumberland Gap, or in Cumberland Gap on the farm of Baptist preacher the Rev. Hugh Vancel. More information about these images … more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boys Man the Sorghum Press]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 One mule powers this grinding mill where sorghum cane is pressed, then the juice is extracted and boiled down into molasses. Here three young boys take turns feeding stalks of sorghum cane into the mule drawn press. Overall Background: These Molasses Making Stir-off photos were shot by Joe Clark HBSS in the early to mid-1940s. Either on the farm of Fred Whitaker about four miles southwest of Cumberland Gap, or in Cumberland Gap on the farm of B… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Going Fishing]

Description: Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt Wright heading to the creek to go fishing with his bait in a pail and fishing reel in his hand. Wright is tucking a book under his right arm.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jimmy Powell Catches a Snapping Turtle]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell catching a snapping turtle with his bare hands in Keg Branch, a creek, in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. He wears pants, but no shirt, and he holds the turtle by the tail. Rocks and foliage line the sides of the creek. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 9276-0002-19
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Unidentified Boy on Farm]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified boy sitting on a wooden fence post, holding a piece of wheat in his mouth. He looks at a field of rolling hills and small buildings, possibly in Lynchburg or Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. A poem titled "I Remember" is typed to the right of the photograph on the mat.
Date: [1950..1959]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mountain Boy with Shotgun]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Powell is standing on a harvested mountainside, holding a shotgun towards the ground during sunrise while the clouds hang low to the ground below the hill tops. Photographs from this series were featured in Life Magazine and titled "Mountain Boy."
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Jimmy Powell Firing His Rifle]

Description: Photograph of Jimmy Powell firing his rifle up int the sky. This photo is part of a series referred to as: The Mountain Boy or The Mountain Lad. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7023-0069-13
Date: 195X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Edward Krent with a balloon, 2]

Description: Photograph of Edward Krent as a little boy, sitting in a sofa chair. He is holding a balloon in his lap that is covering his face. He is wearing shorts, a collared shirt, and a tie. Edward is the son of Edward and Jennie Krent.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Edward Krent with a balloon, 3]

Description: Photograph of Edward Krent as a little boy, sitting in a sofa chair. He is holding a balloon that is covering his face. He is wearing shorts, a collared shirt, and a tie. Edward is the son of Edward and Jennie Krent.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boy sleeping in the grass]

Description: Photograph of a young boy sleeping on the grass. The boy is sleeping on one jacket while another is draped on top of him like a blanket. Next to him is a basket filled with things.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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