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Baptising in Olde Towne Creek

Description: 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 c… more
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Baptising in Olde Towne Creek

Description: 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.
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Farm House]

Description: 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.
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Joe Clark's Birthplace]

Description: 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
Date: 1938
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Coyote Wisdom

Description: This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

Man by House; Man by Watering Trough

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of Daniel Ray (D. R.) DeRusha wearing a suit, standing in front of a house with windows and bushes at 301 Miller St. in Abilene in 1938. The second picture is of George Nathan Cook standing in a field beside a watering trough with a car in the background in New Mexico in 1945.
Date: {1938,1945}
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

"Fannin's Fight," March 19, 1836.

Description: Map of Fannin's Fight, showing the Texas Infantry, breastworks, and lines of assault by Mexican Dragoons and Infantry. Lines of march used by Colonel Fannin and General Urrea are also shown. Note: "[shows] rise of six feet, behind which Mexican Artillery fired, on the 20th." There are also notes on the type of cannons used. Distances to various cities are given. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of boats docked at harbor in the town of Dover, England.
Date: 1938?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Combat near the "Mission Concepcion," by Colonel James Bowie's Battalion, October 28, 1835.

Description: Map of combat at the Battle of Concepción during the Texas Revolution, showing lines of assault by Mexican infantry, cannon, and dragoons, and lines held by Captain Fannin's and Captain Coleman's companies. The battlefield is surrounded by wooded terrain and lies next to the San Antonio River. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of a family making a sandcastle on a beach on the South Coast of England.
Date: 1938?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

North Carolina (western part, i.e., Tennessee)

Description: 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.… more
Date: 1938
Creator: Smith, D.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Map of the Battlefield of San Jacinto

Description: Map of the Texan and Mexican Armies at the commencement of the Battle of San Jacinto, showing the positions of the armies and features of the terrain between Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay. Distances to various cities are given. No scale indicated. On verso: Photograph of families picking hops to make beer in Kent County, England.
Date: 1938?
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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