Photograph of a woman factory worker inside the the Dodge division of the Chrysler corporation's factory. In the image, the unknown woman is wearing a striped button shirt inspecting a piece of a car.

Photograph of a young boy taken for Gardner Advertising Company in Scotland. The boy has bangs and freckles, and he wears a coat. He is pictured from the chest up. A poem titled "A Little Boy" is typed to the left of the picture on the mat.

Photograph of an egg shattering above a pan by a slingshot shot by John Milligan (not photographed). In the image the egg is in the middle of shattering apart and takes up the majority of the frame. 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 aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. Pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial in the book “Photojournalism” by Joe Clark, HBSS. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8001-71

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 different from the moment of impact. Photo Editors and Photographers were stunned by Joe's ability to precisely capture these images. "How did he do it?" The phone rang off the hook. Even today with laser, sound, photo-cell triggers it would take a crew to photograph a series like this (and they probably would give up and use Photoshop). "Give me the answer," they would ask. Joe's reply, "I used Hillbilly Ingenuity." 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 …

Photograph of slingshot expert John Milligan preparing to shoot an egg balanced on Joe Clark's fingers. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Put two talented, daring and creative people together and what do you get... something very unique and incredible. Preparing for a photograph Joe visualized of a John "scrambling an egg as it dropped into a fry pan by a waitress" Joe had John scramble three dozen eggs off of the back of his hand. No Photoshop, no fancy laser or sound triggering systems... Plain and simple "Hillbilly Ingenuity," nerves of steel and steady hands. 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 aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. Pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial …

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 the 4x5 camera and lens positioned behind the egg trajectory and fire. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8001-3

Photograph of Slingshot John Milligan calms down the waitress covered in egg after shooting through it with his slingshot. In the image that woman, holding a skillet is making a face from being covered in egg matter and shells, one shell has landed on her head. Narration by Junebug Clark: After letting John scramble three dozen eggs of of the back of his hand, Joe decided to do the shot he had pictured. Inspired by the Greek Coney Islands in Detroit that attracted crowds by cooking breakfast in the mornings and coney dogs by night in their front window. On the first shot the waitress in the photo thought that she would release the egg it would fall toward the pan, John would take aim, release the stainless steel slingshot ball, it would travel to the egg and punch a hole in it as it fell toward the pan. She had no idea that the egg would explode virtually at the moment that she let go of it. Calming her down, about a half a dozen more shots were attempted and made. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local …

Photograph of a port at Chrysler Dodge factory in Michigan. Several windows appear in the photograph, many of which are open.

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 paces. This entire Slingshot Milligan photo series was shot with a 4x5 camera. That meant one shot, one photograph. Timing of the Joe Clark, HBSS photo and of course the aim of Slingshot Milligan had to be coordinated and perfect. Each millisecond that the camera shutter was tripped produces a completely different image. Was the timing perfect? With film cameras you did not know until the film was processed. Would you like to put another, another and another egg on the back of your hand and let Slingshot Milligan scramble it for the sake of the perfect photograph? John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame …

Photograph of a boy and girl walking away from the camera down a dirt road, possibly in Lynchburg or Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The girl carries a pail, and a farm appears on the left of the path. A poem titled "The Light Ahead" is typed to the right of the photograph on the mat.

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 shattered object. Narrative by Junebug Clark: In this photo the "scrambled egg" has almost completely exploded itself out of the picture frame. "There is kind of a beauty to each fraction of a second that the slingshot ball hits and makes its way through the target." All of these photos were made with a 4x5 camera which meant that you had just one shot. What you shot was what you got. Then it was time to reload and try again. Timing was critical. You never really knew what you had until hours later when the film was processed and you could look at the negatives being pulled out of the fixer and into the wash. 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 …

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 different from the moment of impact. Photo Editors and Photographers were stunned by Joe's ability to precisely capture these images. "How did he do it?" The phone rang off the hook. Even today with laser, sound, photo-cell triggers it would take a crew to photograph a series like this (and they probably would give up and use Photoshop). "Give me the answer," they would ask. Joe's reply, "I used Hillbilly Ingenuity." 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 …

Photograph of an elderly man, hunched over in his chair. In this image the unidentified man is looking down, and chewing on something in his fingers. This image is mounted diagonally above a poem by Joe Clark, titled "Winter." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS

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 with his photos documenting his talent and accuracy. To assure accuracy, he has designed his own precision-built aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. Pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial in the book “Photojournalism” by Joe Clark, HBSS. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8001-25

Photograph of a man and woman sitting outside of a house, perhaps in Lynchburg or Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The man has a straw hat pulled over his face, and the woman plays the guitar. A poem titled "Sally" is typed to the right of the picture on the mat.

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 which is positioned directly behind the path of the traveling egg. Lost a lot of eggs. Never a camera. 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 aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can …

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 documenting his talent and accuracy. To assure accuracy, he has designed his own precision-built aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. Pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial in the book “Photojournalism” by Joe Clark, HBSS. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 8001-116

Photograph of slingshot expert John Milligan shooting an egg balanced on Joe Clark's fingers. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Put two talented, daring and creative people together and what do you get... something very unique and incredible. Preparing for a photograph Joe visualized of a John "scrambling an egg as it dropped into a fry pan by a waitress" Joe had John scramble three dozen eggs off of the back of his hand. No Photoshop, no fancy laser or sound triggering systems... Plain and simple "Hillbilly Ingenuity," nerves of steel and steady hands. 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 aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. Pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial in the …

Photograph of Slingshot John Milligan splitting a lead slingshot ball on a knife blade. In the image the ball is stopped in motion just as it's been cut in half while Milligan stands in the back still in shooting position. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This challenge was inspired by a Zane Gray Western novel that Joe had read where a cowboy walks into a saloon and shoots playing cards in half while they are stood up sideways. Normally for target shooting John uses stainless steel ball bearing, but for hunting, and for this series of photos, hand-made lead slingshot balls were used. 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 aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. …

Photograph of Junebug Clark as a baby, with numerous bandages and taped pieces of gauze on his face and fingers. Junebug clark was born in April 1949, but this image was dated December 1961. It is assumed this date is when Joe this piece along with the poem. This image is mounted to the right of a poem by Joe Clark, titled "Despair." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS

Photograph of a man sitting in a chair on his porch playing guitar. On the right next to his chair on the floor is a pile of newspapers. On the wall behind him to his right is a window into the house. The photo is accompanied by a poem.