Photograph of a seeder used in farming. In the high contrast image, the seeder is being viewed from behind and is the only object visible in the image.

Photograph of pairs of children spinning and dancing at the Polish National Alliance Hall. "Bernice Clark" is signed in the lower left corner of the image.

Photograph of farm equipment in the Michigan snow. In the high-contrast image, the plow mechanics are distinguished against the white snow.

Photograph of a unknown girl with Santa at Crowley's. In the image the back of Santa's head takes up the left of the frame while looking at a little girl in a striped dress and large bow. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7843-0001-10 mounted on wood

Photograph of a boy and a girl looking for places to put their art on the ground in a hallway of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Mounted pieces line the hallway walls, whereas the children's work is placed along the ground. Photo by Bernice Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 7069-0025-22

Photograph of Detroit, Michigan out of an airplane window. Dark clouds and the moon have been superimposed above the city, and the wing of the airplane is visible on the right side of the image. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo is the cover image of the Joe Clark book, "Detroit: God's Greatest City" Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7800-111

Photograph of a neighborhood street in Detroit, Michigan. In this image, a line of cars is parked along the street in front of a row of similar-looking houses. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photographed with a 35mm Leica camera and a 400mm lens. Joe was a master of getting a hold of new or rare camera equipment and lenses and then using them to illustrate stories in dramatic ways. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7800-0046-33

Photograph of Detroit Skyline in 1959. This picture is part of Joe Clark's "Detroit" series. It is taken from the Windsor, Canada side o the Detroit River. Ice can be seen floading in the water. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7800-134

Photograph of men, woman, and children receiving two cartons of Drinking Water from the back of a truck. In the image, a line has formed for the cartons where two men inside the truck are handling the crates, a mother is consoling a crying baby in her arms, another mother, wearing bandages on her face, is fixing her son's pants. Two men and an injured woman are walking with their rations towards the camera. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Water Delivery to Florida Hurricane Disaster Victims (Re-creation) Highland Park, Michigan Photo: Joe Clark HBSS 1955 This photo is significant because in the early 50s milk was only being distributed in glass bottles. Pure-Pak was manufacturing “New" paper carton containers, but people were reluctant to buy milk in anything but a glass bottle. There are a series of photos in the Clark Family Photography Collection used in ads to promote the benefits of the paper carton over the glass bottle, but nothing really changed the people's opinion until… …a hurricane hit Florida and Excello, the parent company of Pure-Pak, sent truck loads of emergency drinking water in Pure-Pak paper cartons and people finally got it. Why send glass bottles to an area …

Photograph of a group of winter skiers clustered into small groups, and taken in such a high contrast as to make the skiers appear to be comprised of only white and black shapes. "Joe Clark, H.B.S.S." is signed in the bottom right corner of the image. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This print is an "Impro" a technique developed by Joe that dropped mid-tones from the final photographic print. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7367-8

Photograph of water droplets. In the image, the fast moving droplets look like multiple flying saucers against a black backdrop. Narrative by Junebug Clark: One image out of a series of test images on how to capture Jack Daniel's Whiskey being Charcoal-Mellowed "drop by drop." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7312

Photograph of a John's wife holding three balloons, one has been shot through by Slingshot John Milligan. In the image the balloon in her right hand has just been popped and the other two are next to be shot. 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: 6335-64

Photograph of a boy at the Detroit Art Institute. He sits on the floor, making an object out of clay. Photo by Bernice Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 7069-0005-23

Photograph of three commercial vehicles stuck in the flood waters from Detroit's worst flood in 1957. In the image the bus driver is sticking his body out the driver window, another man sits on top his truck's cabin, while the other crouches on top the container of his truck. More vehicles can be seen being held back by a police car from the rising waters.

Photograph of an unidentified Detroit Times Editor with Junebug Clark. They walk outside of the Detroit Times building, wearing jackets. Junebug held a position as a paid staff photographer for nine months before being "fired" for the newspaper breaking child labor laws. The newswires picked up on this "World's Youngest Press Photographer" being fired and his career took off. This picture was taken for Life magazine. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 6961-0007-7

Two matted photographs of children playing baseball in Hamtramck, Michigan. The left image features a small boy throwing a ball. The right image features an older boy holding a baseball bat.

Photograph of a child playing hopscotch next to a stairwell. In the image, more children stand watching in the small space. The photograph was used in Life magazine. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional information and photos can be found in the pdf document "Life Magazine HBSS Photos" pages 198-199. This photo appears in LIFE magazine. January 5, 1959. Pages 37-38. "Hipped on Hopscotch." "Saint Elmo Elementary pupils in Chatanooga, Tenn. must be the happiest-hopscotch school in the U.S." Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph of a grasshopper. In the image, the grasshopper is in focus on top of a leaf while the rest of the background is indistinguishable. Narrative by Junebug Clark: One thing that Joe was exceptionaly good at was experimenting and testing the capabilities of his equipment and his own. Here he was testing a new lens by racking it to its closest focus and setting out to see how many and what kind closeup photos he could find and make. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph of a group of children and their tour guide, gathered in front of a large painting in the Detroit Art Institute that the guide is discussing. Photo by Bernice Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 7268-0005-7

Photograph of The Thinker outside the Art Institute during a winter storm. In the image, a shovel rests on the base of the statue from the stairs and base being cleared of snow.

Two matted baseball photographs. The photograph on the left shows an Indians versus Tigers baseball game, and the image on the right features a young boy in a baseball cap and glove.

Photograph of slingshot expert, John Milligan knocking the ash off of his wife's cigarette. The woman stands in the foreground with her eyes closed as the ball from the fired slingshot hits the tip of her cigarette. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Impressive and captured in this photograph is proof that John was shooting the ash off of his wife's cigarette. The cigarette stayed lit. In real time people thought just getting close would do it, or his wife would flick the cigarette with her tongue. Not so, photographic proof of Slingshot Milligan's uncanny accuracy. 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 a statue titled "The Spirit of Detroit," possibly taken during the late 1950's. The statue was commissioned in 1955 and dedicated in 1958, and it is owned by the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. The statue features a man holding a different object in each hand. City and county seals can be seen on a wall behind it.

Photograph of Junebug Clark, who wears a western outfit and carries film equipment. This photograph was taken to publicize a Chrysler movie.