Video of an interview with photographer Joe Clark, known as the "Hillbilly Snapshooter." The video appears to have been produced by a Detroit news station, possibly WJBK, although there is no identifying information. Clark is known for his images of his native Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Many images of rural life in Tennessee taken by Clark are featured throughout the interview with instrumental music, including a surf-rock interpretation of a traditional song, played as accompaniment.

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.

Photograph of a man fishing along a creek with a poem about appreciating life glued next to it.

Photograph of a young boy in a straw hat and overalls. In this image, the unidentified boy is digging at a small house set at the bottom of a hill. This image is set to the right of a poem by Joe Clark, titled "Country Boy." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS

Photograph of Junebug Clark as a baby, sitting in a high chair with his hand in his mouth. The photograph is mounted next to a poem by Joe Clark, titled "Only a Snapshot." Junebug clark was born in April 1949, but this image was dated November 1961. It is assumed this date is when Joe this piece along with the poem. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 4988

Photograph of a woman smiling at the camera while wearing a nose cover and a hat. This photograph is mounted to the right of a poem by Joe Clark, titled "Clotheses for Frozen Noses."

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 object. 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: 8001-9

Photograph of a woman, standing in front of a house with a bucket and rope in her hands. This image is mounted to the right of a poem by Joe Clark, titled "My Sally Lives on the Mountain High."

Photograph of a man in overalls and a hat, smoking a cigarette. This image is mounted to the left of a poem by Joe Clark, titled "Monkey Shines."

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 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