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[Joe Clark and Ron Unternahrer Toss Up a Target Egg for Slingshot Milligan]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[John Milligan prepares to scramble and egg with his Slingshot]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan about to Scramble an Egg]

Photograph of John Milligan about to scramble a tossed egg with a slingshot. In the image an egg is stopped mid-toss while Milligan aims for his shot. An additional hand, for tossing the egg up, and a camera can be seen in the frame. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Try tossing an egg up a few feet in the air and catching it in your home kitchen. See how little time it takes to (hopefully) catch it. Slingshot Milligan had to take aim, adjust for the egg's trajectory, take into consideration missing … more

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Scrambling an Egg]

Photograph of an egg in mid-explosion from a slingshot ball. In the image John Milligan stands in the background holding the slingshot in position while the exploded egg takes up the foreground of the image showing crisp detail of the exploded object. 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… more

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Fixes a Messy Omelet (3)]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hammer Shattering a Milk Bottle]

Photograph of a milk bottle shatter while being hit with a hammer. In the image, the hammer is halfway through the neck of the bottle and cracks from the impact have already formed on the glass. Narrative by Junebug Clark: High speed, stop action, impact of a hammer striking a glass milk bottle, and shattering it. This print is an Impro. A Joe Clark technique of dropping mid-tones from an image to heighten the contrast. The photo was one of a series of photos made for Pur-Pak Corporation. The f… more

Date: January 1958

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Beagles on Rabbit Hunt for Gardner Advertising Company]

Photograph of two Beagles running to catch a rabbit. The image was created for the Gardner Advertising Company by Joe Clark. In the image the two Beagles, blurred from their motion fill the frame as they run towards a rabbit off frame. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8035-0001-14

Date: May 2, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Scrambling an Egg]

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Statue of The Thinker]

Photograph of The Thinker statue by Auguste Rodin. In the image the statue, being distorted by a Hypergon Lens, is centered in the frame with building in the background. Joe Clark, the photographer, was testing out the new lens.

Date: February 10, 1963

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Unleashing His Milligan Special]

Photograph of Slingshot John Milligan Unleashing His Milligan Special. This photo appears on page 83 of the Life Magazine listed below. 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 accuracy. To assure accuracy, he has designed his own precision-built al… more

Date: March 22, 1952

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Shooting Through an Egg]

Photograph of an egg in mid-explosion from a slingshot ball. In the image John Milligan stands in the background holding the slingshot in position while the exploded egg takes up the foreground of the image showing crisp detail of the exploded egg. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Check out the Slingshot John Milligan series in Clark Family Collection and you will be amazed and the timing and images captured. This image is taken a fraction of a second after impact and the photo is completely differe… more

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan about to Scramble an Egg (2)]

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Series of Exploding Eggs]

Photograph containing four photographs of an egg being shot. The eggs were targeted by slingshot shooter John Milligan as the eggs rested atop of the fingers of photographer Joe Clark, HSSS. In the images the eggs are in mid-explosion after being shot through with a stainless steel slingshot ball launched by a Milligan Special in the hands of Slingshot John Milligan. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Three dozen eggs were "Scrambled" by Slingshot Milligan off of the back of Joe Clark's hand at 25 pa… more

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot John Milligan Scrambling an Egg]

Photograph of an egg in mid-explosion from a slingshot ball. In the image John Milligan stands in the background holding the slingshot in position while the exploded egg takes up the foreground of the image showing crisp detail of the exploded egg. 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 wi… more

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Slingshot Ball Impacting Egg]

Photograph of an egg upon impact from a slingshot ball being shot by John Milligan. In the image the ball can be seen just hitting the shell and a small amount of the liquid from the egg is spewing out. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was often referred to as "A Near Miss." Something that Slingshot Milligan never did and rare to capture. Consider this... The eggs being tossed up by hand randomly and John has to take aim and fire at the moving, tumbling target and also miss the camera whi… more

Date: January 17, 1961

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Egg Scrambled Over Skillet by Slingshot John Milligan (2)]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections