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[Three Boys]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 Pretty sure that these three country boys must be watching the dancing and games going on at full swing. People watching the molasses syrup as it boils down use short pieces of sorghum cane stalk to make “sop sticks” used to dip into the molasses syrup for a taste. This was the height of the fall social season. Harvesting the sorghum, extracting the juice, boiling it down into molasses could take days and weeks going round the clock to finish. … more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Harvested Sorghum Stalks]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 Sorghum cane stalks being gathered. Eventually the stalks are ground and the juice extracted, poured into vats and boiled down into molasses. Overall Background:These Molasses Making Stir-off photos were shot by Joe Clark HBSS in the early to mid-1940s. Either on the farm of Fred Whitaker about four miles southwest of Cumberland Gap, or in Cumberland Gap on the farm of Baptist preacher the Rev. Hugh Vancel. More information about these images … more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boys Man the Sorghum Press]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014 One mule powers this grinding mill where sorghum cane is pressed, then the juice is extracted and boiled down into molasses. Here three young boys take turns feeding stalks of sorghum cane into the mule drawn press. Overall Background: These Molasses Making Stir-off photos were shot by Joe Clark HBSS in the early to mid-1940s. Either on the farm of Fred Whitaker about four miles southwest of Cumberland Gap, or in Cumberland Gap on the farm of B… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Going Fishing]

Description: Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt Wright heading to the creek to go fishing with his bait in a pail and fishing reel in his hand. Wright is tucking a book under his right arm.
Date: 194X
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Edward Krent with a balloon, 2]

Description: Photograph of Edward Krent as a little boy, sitting in a sofa chair. He is holding a balloon in his lap that is covering his face. He is wearing shorts, a collared shirt, and a tie. Edward is the son of Edward and Jennie Krent.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Edward Krent with a balloon, 3]

Description: Photograph of Edward Krent as a little boy, sitting in a sofa chair. He is holding a balloon that is covering his face. He is wearing shorts, a collared shirt, and a tie. Edward is the son of Edward and Jennie Krent.
Date: [1940..1960]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Boy sleeping in the grass]

Description: Photograph of a young boy sleeping on the grass. The boy is sleeping on one jacket while another is draped on top of him like a blanket. Next to him is a basket filled with things.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two men standing next to a boy]

Description: Photograph of two men dressed in suits standing next to a boy sitting down. One of the men is looking at a stack of papers while the other man is reaching out a hand for them and the boy watches.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Group photograph of school children]

Description: Photograph of a large group of school children standing in rows for a group photo while a few are sitting on the ground; behind the children is a forest. There is a large crease going down one side of the photograph and on the other side in the upper corner are staples holding the corner to the rest of the photograph.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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