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[Man whittling a piece of wood]

Description: Photograph of a man whittling a piece of wood in a work shop. The man uses a small, dual-handed saw to whittle, and stands in the center of the image while looking down at the wood. In the background another work station is seen set up to the left of the man, and three large windows are seen on the walls around him.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boy hammering nails on a cart, 2]

Description: Photograph of a boy hammering nails on a wooden cart he works on. The boy is positioned in the center of the image and kneels on top of the cart to get a better grip on the hammer he uses. He works outside on a sunny day and has a saw laying next to him on the ground.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Making measurements on a wheel]

Description: Photograph of a man making measurements on the spokes of a wheel. The man stands on the left side of the image and uses a pencil to mark the measurement he makes on the spoke. Various wheel materials hang up on the wall behind the man, and the workshop he works in is dark except for one light illuminating the scene off-camera.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boy hammering nails on a cart, 3]

Description: Photograph of a boy hammering nails on a wooden cart he works on. The boy is positioned in the center of the image and kneels on top of the cart to get a better grip on the hammer he uses. He works outside on a sunny day and a man's shadow is seen in the bottom right corner.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two men bending metal]

Description: Photograph of two men bending metal for a wheel in a work shed. The men work with their backs to the camera, the man on the left guides the metal through the machine and the man on the right pushes down on a lever to bend the metal, The work shed is mostly dark and tools can be strewn across the place, the place is dark except for one light illuminating the scene.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mule powered press and stir-off]

Description: Photograph of a mule powered press being fed sorghum cane to extract its sweet juice. On the left side of the photograph there is a group of people tending to a large metal vat as sorghum juice is beginning to be boiled down into molasses.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two men cutting lumber, 2]

Description: Photograph of two men cutting a piece of lumber for a wheel. The two men stand in the center of the image, and pay close attention to the lumber they cut in front of them. The man on the left uses a table jigsaw to cut the wood, and the man on the right holds a block of lumber. Other saws and materials can be seen in the background of the work shed.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mule driven press]

Description: Photograph of two young boys feeding sorghum cane into a mule driven press to extract the sweet sorghum juice. The envelope containing the negative is annotated "stir-off".
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Wheelwright bending wood]

Description: Photograph of a wheelwright bending a piece of wood in a workshop. The wheelwright is bent over on the right side of the print cranking the machine he uses to bend the wood, which curves high up in the air to his left. Two young girls sit and watch him work in the background, and a young boy with his back to the camera in the bottom right corner helps feed the wood into the machine.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boy hammering nails on a cart, 4]

Description: Photograph of a boy hammering nails on a wooden cart he works on. The boy is positioned in the center of the image and kneels on the ground next to the cart, he has his hammer raised by his head and is about to strike down on the cart. He works outside on a sunny day and has a saw laying next to him on the ground.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mule powered press in open field]

Description: Photograph of a boy using a shovel to dig out a pit for a sorghum molasses stir off in close proximity to a mule powered press. The pit will be used for fire as a large metal vat is placed on top to cook the sorghum juice.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mule powered press]

Description: Photograph of a man seated on the ground while using a mule powered press to extract sweet juice from sorghum cane. The envelope containing the negative is annotated "stir-off".
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Teaching how to craft a wheel]

Description: Photograph of an older man teaching another man how to make the spokes of a wheel. The two men stand on the left side of the image and are shaping the wheel with a machine in front of them. The workshop they're in is dark except for one light bright illuminating the two men from off camera.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Hilltop mule powered press]

Description: Photograph of a young boy feeding sorghum cane into a mule powered press that is set up on top of a hill in the smokey mountains. There are numerous people in the background doing prep work for the upcoming sorghum molasses stir-off.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman combing wool]

Description: Photograph of a woman combing through wool near a window. The woman sits in a chair on the left side of the image and uses two large combing tools for the wool, and another chair is next to the woman with a piece of combed wool sitting on it. It's dark outside while she works.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Unloading sorghum from wagon]

Description: Photograph of a young woman standing in the back of a mule drawn wagon unloading sorghum cane stalks to a man standing on the ground. There is a press used to extract juice from the cane visible on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Farmer harvesting wheat, 2]

Description: Photograph of a farmer harvesting wheat in a field using a cradle scythe. The wheat crop takes up the bottom half of the image, and a large open sky takes up the top half. The farmer stands on the right side of the image and reaches for the wheat he has just harvested.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Preparing for the stir off]

Description: Photograph of a scenic view as preparations proceed for the upcoming stir off. In the foreground there is a boy shoveling dirt as well as a mule driven press being fed sorghum cane to extract its sweet juice. In the background of the photo there are mountains and hills covered with trees.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Unloading sorghum from wagon(2)]

Description: Photograph of a man standing in the back of a mule drawn wagon unloading sorghum cane stalks to a man standing on the ground. There is a press used to extract juice from the cane visible on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men hammering out a wheel]

Description: Photograph of three men working to hammer a wheel they craft. One man stands in the center of the image on top of the wheel holding a sledge hammer, the other two men stand on either side of him using clamps to hold the rims of the wheel. Smoke billows up from underneath the wheel as they work outside, a young boy and a man can be seen in the background watching.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mule driven press]

Description: Photograph of two men working a mule driven press used to extract sweet juice from sorghum cane. The envelope containing the negative is annotated "stir-off".
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man using a drawknife]

Description: Photograph of a man using a drawknife to create a post. The man looks to be over middle age and he is wearing a light-colored hat with a light-colored long-sleeve shirt under light-colored overalls. The man is using a drawknife to turn a piece of timber into a round post. The post is changing from a dark color from the bark that can be seen at the top of the post to a light color displaying the flesh of the piece of timber. The piece of timber is propped against a building at an angle presumabl… more
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman pulling wool from a carder]

Description: Photograph of a woman pulling wool from hand carders that sit in her lap. The woman sits in a chair on the left side of the image and uses two large combing tools for the wool, and another chair is next to the woman with a piece of combed wool sitting on it. Next to her sits a table with figurines, a radio and a portrait of a man in uniform sitting on it.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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