Black and white photograph featuring a close-up view of a factory worker wearing safety goggles in the midst of welding something in Joplin, Missouri, as taken on May 17, 1962. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph featuring a factory worker working with building pipes in Joplin, Missouri, as taken on May 17, 1962. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph featuring a factory worker wearing safety goggles in the midst of welding something in Joplin, Missouri, as taken on May 17, 1962. Photograph by Douglas R. Gilbert. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph featuring a group of people seated indoors in a building located in Joplin, Missouri, as taken between May 13 and May 19, 1962. In the photograph, there are many gentleman wearing cowboy hats gathered both inside and…

Black and white photograph featuring a group of people seated indoors in a building located in Joplin, Missouri, as taken between May 13 and May 19, 1962. In the photograph, there are a few men wearing cowboy hats gathered around a table and a woman…

Black and white photograph featuring a quarter horse ranch in Joplin, Missouri, as taken between May 13 and May 19, 1962. In the photograph, two horses are seen walking in the pasture, while two ranchers on horseback are guiding them along next to a…

Black and white photograph featuring a group of gentleman wearing cowboy hats standing next to a quarter horse ranch in Joplin, Missouri, as taken between May 13 and May 19, 1962. In the photograph, the group of gentlemen are seen standing and…

Black and white photograph featuring a dining establishment in Joplin, Missouri, as taken between May 13 and May 19, 1962. In the photograph, a group of gentleman wearing cowboy hats are seated and having their food orders taken by a waitress, while…

Black and white photograph featuring a quarter horse ranch in Joplin, Missouri, as taken between May 13 and May 19, 1962. In the photograph, a group of horses are seen running in the pasture, with a wood barn and ranchers in the background.…