West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
subject: Chicago (Ill.)
subject: African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Stock preparation (Papermaking)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of an exterior view of the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." In the photograph, the paper company's brick building is situated to the right of a large metal container parked in the foreground that is marked, "CCA, Container Corporation of America." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-13
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
subject: Chicago (Ill.)
subject: African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Stock preparation (Papermaking)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a parked business van for the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. In the photograph, the van is parked outside the brick business and the side of the van reads, "West Side Community Paper Stock Corp., 1900 West Thirteenth Street, Chicago, Illinois" and lists the company's phone number, in addition to the names, "Chester Robinson, Hosea Lindsey, Kennth Parks, Lamont Pierce, and Douglas Andrews." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-13
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
subject: Chicago (Ill.)
subject: African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Stock preparation (Papermaking)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of the brick exterior of the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-13
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
subject: Chicago (Ill.)
subject: African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Stock preparation (Papermaking)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a two male employees working alongside a paper baler at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-13
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
subject: Chicago (Ill.)
subject: African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Forklift trucks
subject: Stock preparation (Papermaking)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a male employee working with a paper baler and a Clark forklift at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-13
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
subject: Chicago (Ill.)
subject: African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Stock preparation (Papermaking)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a male employee working alongside a paper baling machine at the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The company was owned and operated by the black community of Chicago's West Side, including the "West Side Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro-American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-13
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation
subject: Chicago (Ill.)
subject: African American business enterprises--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Stock preparation (Papermaking)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a parked business van for the West Side Community Paper Stock Corporation located in Chicago's West Side. The side of the van reads, "Owned and Operated by the Black Community of: Westside Organization, Conservative Vice Lords, Student Afro American Group, Egyptian Cobras, and Garfield Organization." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-13
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Geneva Bottling Works, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Advertising--Beer
subject: Blatz Brewing Co.
subject: Bottling--Illinois
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a painted advertisement for "Geneva Bottling Works Incorporated," located on the side of a brick building in Geneva, Illinois. The advertisement reads, "Now at Popular Prices, draft-brewed Blatz, Milwaukee's Favorite Premium Beer." Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-04
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

The Unitarian Church of Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Churches--Illinois
subject: Unitarian churches--Illinois
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a front entrance view of the Unitarian Church of Geneva, Illinois, founded in 1842. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-07-04
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Baseball Game in Grant Park, Chicago
subject: Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.)
subject: Baseball fields--Illinois--Chicago
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a group of men playing a game of baseball at a roadside baseball field in Grant Park, Chicago. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-01
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Festivals--Illinois
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Plein air painting--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois--Geneva
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place in a wooded area along the parade route and a group of artists are doing a plein air painting demonstration while a crowd of people browse the artwork for sale nearby. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Festivals--Illinois
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Plein air painting--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois--Geneva
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place in a wooded area along the parade route and an artist is doing a plein air painting demonstration while a crowd of people looks on. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Festivals--Illinois
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois--Geneva
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place in a wooded area along the parade route and a woman is viewing the artwork on display in the foreground. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Festivals--Illinois
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois--Geneva
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, an art sale is taking place along a parade route sidewalk while the crowd is gathered around the parade in the background. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Festivals--Illinois
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois--Geneva
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a parade during the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, four older men dressed in cowboy hats and wearing sheriff's department badges are seen riding on horseback while the crowd looks on from a neighborhood street. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Festivals--Illinois
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois--Geneva
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a parade during the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, a vintage automobile is seen driving down a neighborhood street with an American and Swedish flag on display while the crowd looks on. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Swedish Days, Geneva, Illinois
subject: Geneva (Ill.)
subject: Festivals--Illinois
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois
subject: Swedish Americans--Illinois--Geneva
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a parade during the Geneva "Swedish Days" festival held in Geneva, Illinois. In the photograph, a group of baton twirling girls are marching in the parade while in costume. The summer festival dates back to 1949 and celebrates the Swedish heritage of the immigrants who settled in the Geneva, Illinois area. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-06-28
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Memorial Day Parade, St. Charles, Illinois
subject: Saint Charles (Ill.)
subject: Memorial Day
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Boy Scouts
subject: Boy Scouts--Illinois
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a Memorial Day parade in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the parade is marching down main street with multiple Boy Scout troops leading the way as the crowd looks on. In the foreground, two young scouts are seen holding an American flag and a Boy Scout troop flag with the words "St. Charles" written across it. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-05-30
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Memorial Day Parade, St. Charles, Illinois
subject: Saint Charles (Ill.)
subject: Memorial Day
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Girl Scouts
subject: Girl Scouts--Illinois
subject: Marquees--Illinois
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a Memorial Day parade in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the parade is marching down main street with multiple Girl Scout troops leading the way as the crowd looks on. The marquee for the Arcada Theatre can be seen in the background. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-05-30
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Memorial Day Parade, St. Charles, Illinois
subject: Saint Charles (Ill.)
subject: Memorial Day
subject: Parades--Illinois
subject: Girl Scouts
subject: Girl Scouts--Illinois
subject: Texaco, Inc
subject: Marquees--Illinois
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a Memorial Day parade in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the parade is marching down main street with multiple Girl Scout troops leading the way as the crowd looks on. A Texaco gas station sign and the marquee for the Arcada Theatre can be seen in the background. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-05-30
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Memorial Day, St. Charles, Illinois
subject: Saint Charles (Ill.)
subject: Memorial Day
subject: Memorial Day addresses
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a man in uniform speaking at an outdoor podium as a part of a Memorial Day gathering in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the serviceman is giving a speech to the surrounding audience from a podium that has the words "Democracy" and "American Legion" posted across it. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-05-30
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Kittens in Kane County, Illinois
subject: Kittens
subject: Kane County (Ill.)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of two kittens playing together indoors while lying on a sunlit wooden floor in Kane County, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-05-18
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois
subject: Automobiles--Illinois--Kane County
subject: Farms--Illinois--Kane County
subject: Farmhouses--Illinois--Kane County
subject: Kane County (Ill.)
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois. In the photograph, a station wagon is parked alongside a weathered farmhouse. The automobile appears to be in a state of disrepair while being propped off the ground with the tires missing. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-05-18
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s

Deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois
subject: Barns--Illinois--Kane County
subject: Farms--Illinois--Kane County
subject: Kane County (Ill.)
subject: Weather vanes
subject: Windmills--Illinois
subject: Black-and-white photography
description: Black and white photograph of a deserted farm in Kane County, Illinois. In the photograph, a few barn buildings are nestled among an overgrown field and a windmill weather vane can be seen rising above the buildings in the background. Scanned from the negative.
creator: Gilbert, Douglas R.
source: Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)
publisher: Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
date: 1970-05-18
rights: In Copyright
format: image/jpeg
type: Image
coverage: 1970s