Photograph of Otto Walker and Harry England leaving the school house to get more water from the spring one mile away. In the image, Walker and England are just stepping out of the school house, bucket in hand, as they begin their journey for fresh water at the spring.

Photograph of Creete Russell singing at the Chapel Service. In the image Russell is standing next to the pew in a one piece patterned jumper.

Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 Photograph of a group of teenagers from Lincoln Memorial University in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee playing a game of "Shoes in a Circle" A boy and girl team up and removed their shoes and pile them up randomly with other contestants shoes. A signal starts the mad rush to find and put on their shoes. The team to complete the task first wins. This photo appears on page 766 of National Geographic Magazine. A 21 page article on Cumberland Gap and its people with photographs by Joe Clark, HBSS appears in this early 1940's publication. It's a great article. I'm sorry that I don't have the date handy now, but if you have gotten this far... I'd highly recommend digging further for that Geographic Magazine. Overall Background: These Molasses Making Stir-off photos were shot by Joe Clark HBSS in the early to mid-1940s. Either on the farm of Fred Whitaker about four miles southwest of Cumberland Gap, or in Cumberland Gap on the farm of Baptist preacher the Rev. Hugh Vancel. More information about these images can be found in scrapbooks in the Clark Family Collection at the University of North Texas …

Photograph of the headstone of Joseph Clark. It is a tall, slender headstone with decorative accents etched on the top of the marker, and "Clark" etched at the bottom in all capital letters. The epithet reads "Joseph Clark Born Nov. 18 1836, Died Sep. 23 1901. At rest".

Photograph of two young women dancing in a restaurant.

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.

Photograph of two signs along side a paved road.

Photograph of students seated along a bench at the front of a class room while the teacher stands behind them.

Photograph of a young girl raising her hand with two boys seated on a bench in a one room school house. There are papers with spelling words written on them in their hands and on the bench.

Photograph of signs along a paved road.

Photograph of seven students seated at a table as they read from books. The students and table are next to a window.

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.

Photograph of a man sitting on the floor of his workshop, repairing a wooden wall telephone. The man is holding solder in one hand and a soldering iron in the other; scattered around him are three other telephones and their parts on the floor.

Photograph of a man sitting on the floor of his workroom, surrounded by tools and telephone parts. On the floor in front of him are several batteries, belts, the telephone frame, a harness, a drill, pliers, screwdrivers, a tool bag, a bag of screws, and a pair of snowshoes.

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.

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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.

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.

Photograph of two men and a woman on skis. Two of the skiers are dressed in light colored jackets with patches reading "Kandahar Ski Club" on the arm.

Photograph of a large family taken from behind a tree. The family is dining at picnic tables outdoors.

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.

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.

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.

Photograph of a girl talking on the phone. One of her hands is holding onto the phone's shelf while other one is holding her head up. Hanging on a hook off the side of the phone is a small phone directory made by the Ogemaw Telephone Company in Rose City, Michigan, 1944.