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[Woman posing with a police vehicle]

Photograph of a woman posing with a St. Clair police vehicle. She is sitting on the foot ledge on the side of the car with her head sitting in her right hand, and her left holding a half-eaten piece of food. The car door has a badge outline on it to her left, with the words "St. Clair Police Service" written in it.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Man at the USO Building]

Photograph of a man in uniform, with a bag on his back, standing in front of the United Services Organization (USO) building in Detroit, Michigan. The sign on the building reads "USO - Service to Service Men," and the door is open, shining light out on the unidentified man.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Detroit Lions Football Player Alex Karras]

Photograph of Detroit Lions football player Alex Karras as he walks off the field. In the image Karras is looking down while licking his lips, wearing full football gear, as he walks away from the field. Junebug Clark narrative: Alex was also known for his movie role, Mongo, in "Blazing Saddles" and as the TV Dad in the television series "Webster." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: H.B.S.S Clark PhotoFile: 8635-0011-12
Date: September 25, 1966
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Portrait of Semon (Bunky) Knudsen]

Photograph of the new president of Ford Motor Semon (Bunky) Knudsen with a poem glued on top.
Date: February 6, 1968
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Receiving Water Rations]

Photograph of men, woman, and children receiving two cartons of Drinking Water from the back of a truck. In the image, a line has formed for the cartons where two men inside the truck are handling the crates, a mother is consoling a crying baby in her arms, another mother, wearing bandages on her face, is fixing her son's pants. Two men and an injured woman are walking with their rations towards the camera. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Water Delivery to Florida Hurricane Disaster Victims (Re-creation) Highland Park, Michigan Photo: Joe Clark HBSS 1955 This photo is significant because in the early 50s milk was only being distributed in glass bottles. Pure-Pak was manufacturing “New" paper carton containers, but people were reluctant to buy milk in anything but a glass bottle. There are a series of photos in the Clark Family Photography Collection used in ads to promote the benefits of the paper carton over the glass bottle, but nothing really changed the people's opinion until… …a hurricane hit Florida and Excello, the parent company of Pure-Pak, sent truck loads of emergency drinking water in Pure-Pak paper cartons and people finally got it. Why send glass bottles to an area …
Date: 1955
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[St. Francis and the Birds]

Photograph of the statue St. Francis. In the image, the statue is depicted feeding the statue birds around him in front of a large brick wall and a small garden around him.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Falling Rain]

Photograph of water droplets. In the image, the fast moving droplets look like multiple flying saucers against a black backdrop. Narrative by Junebug Clark: One image out of a series of test images on how to capture Jack Daniel's Whiskey being Charcoal-Mellowed "drop by drop." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7312
Date: October 19, 1956
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

When Reason Runs Wild 16 x 20

Photograph of the reflection of a fire burning in a convenience store window. This photograph was taken during the 1967 riots in Detroit, Michigan. Taken on assignment for Newsweek Magazine. Another photo ran on the cover of Newsweek. A number of others ran inside the same issue. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Vehicles Stuck in Flood Water]

Photograph of three commercial vehicles stuck in the flood waters from Detroit's worst flood in 1957. In the image the bus driver is sticking his body out the driver window, another man sits on top his truck's cabin, while the other crouches on top the container of his truck. More vehicles can be seen being held back by a police car from the rising waters.
Date: July 22, 1957
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Children Playing Hopscotch]

Photograph of a child playing hopscotch next to a stairwell. In the image, more children stand watching in the small space. The photograph was used in Life magazine. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional information and photos can be found in the pdf document "Life Magazine HBSS Photos" pages 198-199. This photo appears in LIFE magazine. January 5, 1959. Pages 37-38. "Hipped on Hopscotch." "Saint Elmo Elementary pupils in Chatanooga, Tenn. must be the happiest-hopscotch school in the U.S." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.
Date: August 1959
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Vehicles Stuck in Flood Water]

Photograph of three commercial vehicles stuck in the flood waters from Detroit's worst flood in 1957. In the image the bus driver is sticking his body out the driver window, another man sits on top his truck's cabin, while the other crouches on top the container of his truck. More vehicles can be seen being held back by a police car from the rising waters.
Date: July 22, 1957
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[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 first to make and try to sell the concept of putting milk into Paper cartons. A hard sell, at first, because people were just used to having their milk home delivered in glass bottles. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7555-4
Date: January 1958
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Kindergarten students at work]

Photograph in a kindergarten classroom. In the image a boy is smiling to something just behind the camera with two other boys looking at books beside him. Photo by: Junebug Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 6909-0003-22
Date: December 1954
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Junebug Clark With Accompanying Poem]

Photograph of Junebug Clark as a baby with a poem, titled "Progress," glued next to the photograph. In the image, Clarkl is holding his hand to his open mouth while looking up to the left of the camera.
Date: 195X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Facsimile of Junebug Clark The Early Years scrapbook] (open access)

[Facsimile of Junebug Clark The Early Years scrapbook]

From Junebug Clark's introduction: "This scrapbook of the early work of Junebug Clark, was put together by Bernice Clark, my mother, and preserved by my wife, Kay Clark. The original is getting a little bit fragile and delicate so in order for you to take a gander at it, this document was created. I hope that you will have the time to set a spell and go through the pictures and stories within. It is a little bit embarrassing and unbeliveable for me to look at but after undertaking this project I have reconnected with some long lost friends and have come to realize that photography has been a big part of my life and the best part of my life. It was my start and I am forever grateful to the people named on this cover page and included in The Early Years."
Date: 1950/1962
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Third war loan rally(1)]

Photograph of the third war loan rally that took place on Woodward Avenue outside of JL Hudson's department store in Detroit, Michigan. The rally was held to promote war bond sales.
Date: 1943
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Wayne Oakland Bank]

Photograph of the Wayne Oakland Bank in Detroit, Michigan. The bank has an American flag attached to the top of it. Automobiles can be seen driving by and individuals walking down the sidewalk.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman talking on the telephone]

Photograph of a woman sitting on the back of an armchair next to the wall telephone. She is leaning toward the phone's receiver with the earpiece held against her ear. She is wearing a houndstooth pattered skirt suit and heels. On the wall next to the telephone is calendar for January and February, 1945.
Date: [1945-01..1945-02]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Car idling outside of the Western Union telegram office]

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Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Six young women standing together around telephone]

Photograph of six young women standing together around the wall telephone. One of the girls is standing next to the receiver and is holding the earpiece up to her ear while her friends look through a phone book.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Rose City Fire Department playing cards]

Photograph of the Rose City Fire Department spending time together and playing cards. Wade Hampton Clark Jr. (Junebug) is sitting in the cab of the firetruck.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman making a call in the kitchen]

Photograph of a woman laughing while making a call on her wall phone. Her hand is on the phone's crank while she makes the call.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Wade Clark Jr. smoking and talking on the phone]

Photograph of Wade (Junebug) Clark Jr. talking on the telephone while smoking a cigarette. He is wearing a flannel shirt underneath a vest and a baseball cap.
Date: 1944
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Woman laughing on the phone in the kitchen, 2]

Photograph of a woman laughing while she talks on the phone in her kitchen. Her hand is holding a fork in the hand that is on the phone's crank.
Date: 1944
Creator: Clark, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library