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 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 two Beagles running to catch a rabbit. The image was created for the Gardner Advertising Company by Joe Clark. In the image the two Beagles, blurred from their motion fill the frame as they run towards a rabbit off frame. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8035-0001-14

Photograph of an unidentified Chrysler employee in Detroit, Michigan. He sits, wearing gloves and goggles and smoking a cigarette. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 8067-0008-37

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of an employee of Chrysler Dodge in Michigan. He poses for his photograph in his work clothes, including a hat, safety glasses and gloves. He is a United Auto Worker. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 8067-0010-10

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of a Chrysler Dodge employee and United Auto Worker. He wears protective dark glasses and a cap, and he smokes a pipe while leaning against welding rods. He is a welder. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8067-0009-3

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 Slingshot John Milligan scrambling an egg dropped over a skillet. In the image a lady 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. Clark PhotoFile: 8001-70

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. Clark PhotoFile: 8001-

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 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 a pack of Fox Hounds jumping over a wooden rail fence. This photograph was taken for Gardner Advertising Company. Client: Purina. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8033-0007-33

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 Joe Clark and Ron Unternahrer tossing up a target egg for Slingshot Milligan to shoot. In the image both men are wearing towels around their necks from the splattered egg matter. The two men are practicing the height of the egg being tossed in the air for the photograph they are making where Milligan shoots the egg with a Milligan Special slingshot. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This is truly a behind the scenes or a how it was done photo. At 25 paces that egg is a pretty small moving target to hit. To add to the difficulty the object was also to miss the photographer, the assistant and also the camera which is directly behind the trajectory of the egg and in the path of the stainless steel ball bearing used for target shooting. 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 …

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photograph of Joe Clark lying in a hammock at his home in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He is holding a rope to help rock the hammock. A poem titled "If You Want to Catch a Fish" is typed to the right of the image on a mat. Photo by Bernice Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 8054-0001-31

Photograph of Joe Clark lying in a hammock at his home in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He is holding a rope to help rock the hammock. A poem titled "If You Want to Catch a Fish" is typed to the right of the image on a mat. Photo By: Bernice Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 8054-R1-21

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" starting page 313. “February 03, 1961. Life Magazine pages 80-83. Slingshot Milligan. Messy Omelet - Deadeye Slinger.” Photograph of an unidentified female waitress and John Milligan preparing for a difficult and dangerous shot. The goal, to scramble an egg as it is released from the fingers of the waitress and falls toward the frying pan. In the image the woman is standing near the camera holding an egg over a skillet while Milligan is aiming a slingshot 25 paces away in the very back of the room. 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 and in a fifteen page pictorial …

Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" starting page 313. “February 03, 1961. Life Magazine pages 80-83. Slingshot Milligan. Messy Omelet - Deadeye Slinger.” Photograph of an unidentified female waitress and John Milligan preparing for a difficult and dangerous shot. The goal, to scramble an egg as it is released from the fingers of the waitress and falls toward the frying pan. In the image the woman is standing near the camera holding an egg over a skillet while Milligan is aiming a slingshot 25 paces away in the very back of the room. 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 and in a fifteen page pictorial …

Photograph of John Milligan using a slingshot to scramble an egg. A woman holds a frying pan beneath the egg, which is exploding in mid-air. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" starting page 313. “February 03, 1961. Life Magazine pages 80-83. Slingshot Milligan. Messy Omelet - Deadeye Slinger.” Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph of Junebug Clark at a Chequers Scotch Whisky Distillery in Scotland. On this trip my father and I made a beautiful photo of the distillery with a pond with swans in the foreground that was used as a wrap around cover of the box the bottles came in. That photo, mounted on wood, is here in the collection. I will try to comeback and reference it when I come across it. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 8060-0026-36

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 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 a man and woman kissing, possibly in Lynchburg or Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. A poem titled "Mountain Girls" is typed on the mat, to the left of the image.

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.