Photograph of John Milligan shooting a slingshot. In the image Milligan is being backlight causing his body to be silhouetted while he stands in a shooting stance on top of a hill covered in snow and dead wildflowers. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was made at the AnnualMichigan Slingshot vs. Bow and Arrow Rabbit Hunt. Slingshots always won and with Slingshot Milligan on hand victory was assured. 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: 6280-15

Photograph of a boy named Gene fishing in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee in the 1950's. He stands on a plank over the water, using a sapling as a fishing pole. Below the image is a poem titled "Education." Nature’s simple secrets Can hide in quiet pools And Life’s greatest lessons Are not all learned in schools. hbss Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS

Photograph of a statue titled "The Spirit of Detroit," taken from a distance. A tall wall or building stands behind the statue, which was commissioned in 1955 and dedicated in 1958.

Photograph of a Victorian-style building in Detroit, Michigan. The building is three stories, and two individuals can be seen standing by stop lights in the lower left. This photograph was taken for Life Magazine, and is one in a series of "interesting architecture" images.

Photograph of a young boy, possibly in Lynchburg or Cumberland Gap, Tennessee in the 1950's. He leans against a wooden wheel, wearing overalls.

Photograph of singer Tennessee Ernie Ford, standing in front of a microphone with his hands clasped together and looking out.

Photograph of two wooden buildings situated on a hill, in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Windows on the nearest building appear to be boarded up. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS

Photograph of three nails. In the high contrast image, the nails are sticking out and bent in weird directions on an unidentifiable surface.

Photograph of champion archer, Ann Marston, firing an arrow at an egg resting on a stand. This photograph was featured in the August 31, 1953 issue of Life Magazine. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Text of the article: "Archery Expert Aims at Egg" -> The pretty blond disciple of William Tell above is the best young archer in the U.S. As an 11year-old Ann Marston of Detroit won the national cadet target championship and a year later added the intermediate target championship. Now a seasoned competitor of 15, she has a room full of assorted cups and medals. When she is bored with shooting at regulation archery targets, Ann likes to use odd objects like beer cans and bottle tops. Last month, with Photographer Joe Clark on hand to picture the results, she took dead aim at some eggs. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph of a building in Detroit, Michigan. The building is a single-story home with two garages and a car parked in front. This picture is part of Joe Clark's "Detroit" series, and it was taken for Life magazine. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7748-0017-28

Photograph of a boy working on a piece of art at the Detroit Art Institute. The boy sits on the ground with a piece of paper and what appears to be clay. Photo by Bernice Clark. Clark PhotoFile: 7069-0030-16

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 a boy, Jimmy Powell, in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee in the 1950's. He sits on the ground barefoot and without a shirt and with a rifle by his side. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7023-0053-17

Photograph of two boys in a blacksmith shop near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee in the 1940's. They sit on a bench, watching a man work on constructing a wheel. Narrative by Junebug Clark: For additional information and photos see "Joe Clark HBSS Scrapbook pdf" pages 35-37 "The Village Blacksmith" Detroit News Pictorial, August 9, 1942 Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 5-82

Photograph of a young couple riding in a horse-drawn carriage near Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's. The horse appears to be white, and the woman rests her head on the man's shoulder. The moon can be seen in the upper left of the image. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph of Jimmy Powell stretched out on a hill, with a gun lying next to him. Further down the hill is a dog, and beyond it are more hills and distant trees as well as two small farmhouses and a field. Photographs from this series were featured in Life Magazine and titled "Mountain Boy."

Photograph of two pilots walking outside at Chicago Midway airport in front of several American Airlines planes.

Photograph that was in Life Magazine highlighting the interesting architecture of a house in Detroit, Michigan. In the image the house fills the frame with a little lawn seen in the front and a tall tree in the back. The image has been stretched vertically making the building abnormally tall and distorted. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Photo was made with an anamorphic movie lens adapted to Joe's Nikon camera. It could be rotated to make images that appear Tall and lean or low and wide. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7748-0015-20

Photograph of a group of people, including a boy, working in a blacksmith shop in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The men work on constructing wooden wheels. Narrative by Junebug Clark: There is a lot of information and photos to be found here on Alex and Wade Cline's Village Blacksmith. Search Joe Clark's Life In Tennessee Scrapbook (available as a searchable pdf) for stories from the day as well as National Geographic December 1943 (also in the scrapbook. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 0005-10

Photograph of a man walking in a forest behind two women. They all appear to carry books and flowers, and the man carries a jacket. The image may have been taken in Lynchburg or Cumberland Gap, Tennessee during the 1950's.

Photograph of Wade Hamilton Clark Sr. from the "Faces of Christmas" series. The man wears a dark-colored cardigan and smokes a pipe, looking toward the right of the image. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph of Dollie Ellison at the Tennessee Molasses Stir-off. In this image, Ellison is boiling down the molasses while two boys watch.

Photograph of people ice skating at Central Park in New York City. In the image, people of all ages are skating together with their hand clasped together or by themselves. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 7126-0004-22

Photograph of men working at the Jack Daniel's distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Several barrels line the floor.