Black and white photograph of Barbara, photographer Douglas Gilbert's wife, seated under a tree at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York. In the background, a grove of flowering trees can be seen behind her and she is holding a small flower to her…

Black and white photograph of four boys dressed up and playing on the lawn among the flowering trees of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York, New York. In the photograph, two of the boys are dressed up while wearing Jewish kippah caps while the…

Black and white photograph of two boys dressed up and playing on the lawn among the flowering trees of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York, New York. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a crowd of people and families gathered on the street in the Coney Island amusement district in Brooklyn, New York. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a crowd of people gathered in the Coney Island amusement district in Brooklyn, New York. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a group of women and children enjoying a meal at a busy Coney Island restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of two police officers talking with a young man on the street in the Coney Island amusement district in Brooklyn, New York. In the photograph, there is a young woman and her two children standing nearby while another young…

Black and white photograph of two young children and their father standing outside a "Kiddie Park" in the Coney Island amusement district in Brooklyn, New York. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a family exploring the Coney Island amusement district in Brooklyn, New York. In the photograph, the family is gathered near a vending machine and photobooth station outside. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of groups of parents and children exploring the Coney Island amusement district along the boardwalk in Brooklyn, New York. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a young couple exploring the Coney Island amusement district along the boardwalk in Brooklyn, New York. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of of a young woman working at an amusement park game station in the Coney Island amusement district in Brooklyn, New York. In the photograph, the young woman is standing in front of a wall of stuffed animal prizes and…