Black and white photograph of the Mid-America Canoe Race held in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, a young boy wearing a Chicago Cubs jacket is standing in the foreground among a group of empty canoes awaiting the race while parked on a…

Black and white photograph of the Mid-America Canoe Race held in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, a group of people are gathered around the rear doors of a passenger van at the event, while a crowd of other spectators are gathered along the…

Black and white photograph of a group of canoes competing in the Mid-America Canoe Race held in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, seven two-passenger canoes are seen coasting along the Fox River in Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the Mid-America Canoe Race held in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, a man is standing in the doorway of the registration trailer for the race, with an American flag and a sign that reads, "Register Here and Then…

Black and white photograph of photographer Douglas Gilbert's wife, Barbara Gilbert, leaning on a picnic table nestled under the trees in Pottawattami Park in St. Charles, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a farm field in the countryside of St. Charles, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a reflection of the sky as seen in a body of water in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, the treeline view up in the sky is reflected in the mirror image from the waters below. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of photographer Douglas Gilbert's wife, Barbara Gilbert, at their home located on Fulton Street in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, Barbara is standing in a brightly lit room and leaning against a railing while…

Black and white photograph of photographer Douglas Gilbert's wife, Barbara Gilbert, at their home located on Fulton Street in St. Charles, Illinois. In the photograph, Barbara is lying on her side in her bedroom with shadows from a window cast upon…

Black and white photograph of a winding country road in St. Charles, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

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…

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…