Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph is from 1938 and is shot in Red Hill, Tennessee. One of the first photos made by Joe, Baptising in Olde Towne Creek, has endured to become a favorite and meaningful to many. It bears close scrutiny because of the differing expressions and attitudes of those attending. People have said that they have counted fifty-one people in this picture and I’ve listened to many a controversy about a TV antenna* appearing in this 1938 photo. The Rev. Hugh Vancel, in charge in this photo, performed countless baptisms, but the ceremony eventually moved indoors. Olde Towne Creek empties into Keg Branch, a creek that runs though our property, about three miles left of your view point. To your right, about a mile, is the Clark family cemetery where Joe was laid to rest in December of 1989. In 1981 the Smithsonian Institute displayed a print of this photo for use in an exhibit “Rights of Passage.” It was published in the autobiography of Dolly Parton and as the poster for the Wolf Trap Music Festival. Jb. *lightning rod

Photograph of Reverend Hugh Vancel performing a baptism in Olde Town Creek near Red Hill, Tennessee. The reverend is standing in the creek and facing a large crowd of people on the bank, and holding the arm of a young girl (Ivana Wright) standing next to him; several other girls (identified as Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece), a woman and a man are also standing in the creek, on the left. A building with wood siding is visible in the background.

Photograph of an old farm house in a field. The roof is covered in wooden shingles; there is also a brick chimney. The envelope containing the negative has "Old Russell Place" written on it.

Photograph of Roy and Dorothy McCrary sitting on a makeshift bridge, fishing in a stream. This photograph was shot on 116 film.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Image is from 1938 and is shot in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. This home was built by Wade Clark. It is the home that Joe Clark, my father, was born in on October 4, 1904. Pictured here was the newest addition: a "Courtin' Parlor" built when the eldest girls "'came of courtin' age." My father, Joe, always regretted that he had no pictures of this home "in its glory." Photo by: Joe Clark HBSS

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Map of Tennessee and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing towns, roads, American-Indian reservations, rivers, creeks, and mountain ranges, with explanatory notes on road conditions. Map includes a legend in the lower-left corner and an inset map, titled "A Map of the United States of America," at the top of the map, below the title. The inset map designates Tennessee (marked as North Carolina) within the larger scope of the United States at the time. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:1,393,920] (22 miles to the inch).

Photograph of Ivana Wright being led into the water for baptism by Preacher Hugh Vancel outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee. Multiple people from the town are in attendance. Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece follow Ivana, holding hands, on their way to be baptized. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph is from 1938 and is shot in Red Hill, Tennessee. Baptising in Olde Towne Creek, has endured to become a favorite and meaningful to many. It bears close scrutiny because of the differing expressions and attitudes of those attending. The Reverend Hugh Vancel, performing the baptism, is standing in the creek and facing a large crowd of people on the bank, and holding the arm of a young girl standing next to him; several other girls, a woman and a man are also standing in the creek, on the left. A building with wood siding is visible in the background. People have said that they have counted fifty-one people in this picture and I’ve listened to many a controversy about a TV antenna* appearing in this 1938 photo. The Rev. Hugh Vancel, in charge in this photo, performed countless baptisms, but the ceremony …

Photograph of the baptism of Ivana Wright, who is standing a creek next to Preacher Hugh Vancel; Vancel is facing the bank and raising one of his hands toward the crowd standing on the bank. Immediately behind them, Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece are also in the creek, standing in line. The baptisms took place int he Olde Towne Creek outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee.

Photograph of Joe Clark's father, Wade Hampton Clark, Sr. and his hunting dog, Bingo, look toward the Cumberland mountains. Photo was taken on his farm in Cumberland Gap, TN.

Photograph of Reverend Hugh Vancel performing a baptism in Olde Town Creek near Red Hill, Tennessee. The reverend is standing in the creek and facing a large crowd of people on the bank, and holding the arm of a young girl standing next to him; several other girls, a woman and a man are also standing in the creek, on the left. A building with wood siding is visible in the background.

"This bulletin describes farming practices that conserve soil, and how such practices may be applied to farms in a large part of the South. Its scope is limited to that part of the Cotton Belt extending west from the Georgia-Alabama line to central Texas and southern Oklahoma." -- p. i.

Photograph of the baptism of Ivana Wright, who is standing a creek next to Preacher Hugh Vancel; Vancel is facing the bank and raising one of his hands toward the crowd standing on the bank. Immediately behind them, Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece are also in the creek, standing in line. The baptisms took place int he Olde Towne Creek outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee.

Photograph of Ivana Wright being led into the water for baptism by Preacher Hugh Vancel outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee. She is holding hands with Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece who are also in the creek, following her. Multiple people from the town are in attendance, standing on the bank of the creek in the background. The image is on a mat that includes text in the upper-right corner that says "We go down to the riverside for the baptisin'" and an inset of another image in the series is in the lower-right corner of the mat.

Photograph of the baptism of Ivana Wright, who is standing a creek next to Preacher Hugh Vancel; Vancel is facing the bank and raising one of his hands toward the crowd standing on the bank. Immediately behind them, Hester Welch, Minnie Hicks, Cleo McCurey, Lilian Hicks, and Lenore Treece are also in the creek, standing in line. The baptisms took place int he Olde Towne Creek outside John Owen's home in Red Hill, Tennessee.

Photograph of a young Roy and Dorothy McCrary fishing in a stream. They appear to be sitting on a makeshift bridge while using two large sticks as fishing poles.

A photograph print showing Tennessee Central (TC) 502, 4-6-0.

A photograph print showing Tennessee Central (TC) 554, 4-8-2, Emory Gap, TN.

A photograph print showing Tennessee Central (TC) 726, 2-8-2, Emory Gap, TN.

A photograph print showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" (SLSF) 1062, 4-6-4, streamlined, Memphis, TN.

A photograph print showing Gulf, Mobile & Northern (GM&N) 60, 4-6-0, Jackson, TN.

A photograph print showing Gulf, Mobile & Northern (GM&N) 202, 2-10-0, Jackson, TN.

A photograph print showing the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis(NCSL) 375, 2-8-0, Memphis, TN.

A photograph print showing the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis(NCSL) 627, 2-8-2, Memphis, TN.