[Man and woman straining sorghum juice]

One of 5,145 photographs in the series: Joe Clark, HBSS, 1939-1989 available on this site.

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Photograph of a man and woman bent over as they twist a piece of fabric to strain out the last drops of sorghum molasses into five gallon lard buckets used to store the liquid.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 6 x 6 cm.

Creation Information

Clark, Joe 194X.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Clark Family Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 23 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a man and woman bent over as they twist a piece of fabric to strain out the last drops of sorghum molasses into five gallon lard buckets used to store the liquid.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 6 x 6 cm.

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PhotoFile 5750-152 (crossed out)

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Clark Family Photography Collection

This seminal work of visual storytelling represents the extensive Clark family archives from the golden age of American photography. Their work has featured in Life Magazine, National Geographic, Look and Newsweek.

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  • 194X

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  • Jan. 21, 2015, 1:36 p.m.

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  • Nov. 11, 2020, 1:33 p.m.

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Clark, Joe. [Man and woman straining sorghum juice], photograph, 194X; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc487125/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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