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Mount Vernon. View of Mount Vernon mansion XI

Mount Vernon. View of Mount Vernon mansion XI

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Pennsylvania. Eisenhower farm at Gettysburg

Pennsylvania. Eisenhower farm at Gettysburg

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Marine Lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Lieutenant, glider pilot in training at Page Field, Parris Isla...

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Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off at Pag...

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Cambridge, Massachusetts. Historic churchyard near Harvard Square

Cambridge, Massachusetts. Historic churchyard near Harvard Square

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Navy gets original commission of John Paul Jones. Washington, D.C., March 12. The orginal commission of John Paul Jones, as captian in the United States Navy, dated October 10, 1776, and issued under authority of the Continental Congress with signature of John Hancock as its president was presented to the Secretary of Navy Charles Edison today. Capt. H.A. Baldridge, U.S.N. retired, curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, presented the valuable document to the secretary on behalf of the owner, John L. Senior of Glen Acres, Roxbury, Conn. who was not able to be present. The commission will be placed in the crypt of the Revolutionary War hero at the Naval Academy. Left to right: Admiral H.R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations; Capt. H.A. Baldridge; Capt. Dudley Knox, Chief of Naval Records and Library; and Secretary Edison, 3-12-40

Navy gets original commission of John Paul Jones. Washington, D.C., Ma...

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Isaac Pierce Mill. Summer 1940 at Isaac Pierce Mill

Isaac Pierce Mill. Summer 1940 at Isaac Pierce Mill

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Marine glider planes in flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. A barrage balloon takes to the air under capable handling by a Marine Corps ground crew

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps. "And we're proud to bear the title of U.S. Marines." Your true leatherneck, adept at every specialized branch of modern warfare, is just plain soldier at the core. These marines, finishing training at Parris Island, uphold the soldierly traditions of the nation's finest corps

Parris Island. Marine Corps. "And we're proud to bear the title of U.S...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees and instructor

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Marines at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina tune a new plane used by young leathernecks who will win the coveted title of "glider pilot" after they have successfully completed some 1000 takeoffs and landings during a six-week training course

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Marines at Page Field, Parris Isl...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. The operation board at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. The operation board at the U.S. Marine ...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. A couple of husky marines and the ground tackle of a barrage balloon don't take long getting acquainted. Special Marine Corps units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina add balloon barrage technique to their large repertoire of fighting methods

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. A couple of husky marine...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. Covering the lights of a tractor used at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. Covering the lights of a tractor used a...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs. This lieutenant of the Marine Corps, studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, may some day land in battle dress on the outskirts of Berlin or Tokyo or on the heel of Italy's boot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs...

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Sergeant Robert William Kirby, former Washington Post and INS (International News Service) reporter, during basic training at the Marine Corps base at Parris Island, South Carolina. Sergeant Kirby is now serving as a fighting reporter in a combat area for the Division of Public Relations, U.S. Marine Corps

Sergeant Robert William Kirby, former Washington Post and INS (Interna...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. Tactical formations of barrage balloons prevent dive bombing and the strafing of important ground installations. The Leathernecks are developing an excellent technique in this method of protecting important locations from enemy aircraft

Parris Island, South Carolina. Tactical formations of barrage balloons...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainee ready for flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Conference of the powers. A captain of the Marine Corps shows lieutentants studying glider pilotage some of the finer points of the game. The leathernecks are training many men in glider operation at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Conference of the powers. A capta...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make the best use of all the new fighting tools. Gyrene glider pilots in training at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina take a six-week course during which each student must complete 1000 successful takeoffs and landings. The plane is towing the three gliders

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Leave it to the Marines to make t...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainee ready for flight

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. A glider plane being towed over a field...

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Old Merchant's House, formerly Seabury Tredwell's residence on E. 4th St., New York City. Front bedroom II

Old Merchant's House, formerly Seabury Tredwell's residence on E. 4th ...

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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Exterior of soldiers' hut

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Exterior of soldiers' hut

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Monticello, Virginia. Front of Monticello from right with reflection in pool, vertical II

Monticello, Virginia. Front of Monticello from right with reflection i...

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Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. Mrs. Rice's room to desk

Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. Mr...

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Williamsburg, Virginia, Governor's Palace. Ballroom arrangement

Williamsburg, Virginia, Governor's Palace. Ballroom arrangement

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Williamsburg, Virginia, Wythe barn. Tools II

Williamsburg, Virginia, Wythe barn. Tools II

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Detail of a historic car, Country Classic Cars, Staunton, Illinois

Detail of a historic car, Country Classic Cars, Staunton, Illinois

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Villa Finale historic mansion bas relief in garden, San Antonio, Texas

Villa Finale historic mansion bas relief in garden, San Antonio, Texas

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Villa Finale, originally built in 1876, was restored in the late 1960s by preservation visionary Walter Mathis, who lived in the home until his death in 2... More

President Warren G. Harding, residence in Marion, Ohio. Collection of canes and original vases, President signing peace treaty, cradle in which he was a baby

President Warren G. Harding, residence in Marion, Ohio. Collection of ...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Shelves

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Shelves

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Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. View to tower

Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. View to tower

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Pierce homestead, Hillsboro, New Hampshire. View to field at rear of house

Pierce homestead, Hillsboro, New Hampshire. View to field at rear of h...

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John Tyler, Sherwood Forest, residence in Virginia. View to old wallpaper

John Tyler, Sherwood Forest, residence in Virginia. View to old wallpa...

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Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. General view from southwest in sunlight

Martin Van Buren, residence in Kinderhook, New York. General view from...

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John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. Mahogany room, Abigail Adams table

John Adams, residence in Quincy, Massachusetts. Mahogany room, Abigail...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Guest room

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Guest room

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Andrew Johnson, residence in Greeneville, Tennessee. Piano, carpet and painting

Andrew Johnson, residence in Greeneville, Tennessee. Piano, carpet and...

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President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Kitchen

President James K. Polk, residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Kitchen

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Alexander Hamilton Bridge, Spanning Harlem River between Bronx & Manhattan, Bronx, Bronx County, NY

Alexander Hamilton Bridge, Spanning Harlem River between Bronx & Manha...

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Historic buildings on Commerce Street, Montgomery, Alabama

Historic buildings on Commerce Street, Montgomery, Alabama

Commerce Street, once the heart of Montgomery's business district leads from the Alabama River to center of the city. In the early days commercial buildings and residences lined the street. By the 1880s merchan... More

Two doormen stand guard outside the historic Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., soon after restoration in 1980

Two doormen stand guard outside the historic Willard Hotel, Washington...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 in Plano, Illinois

Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by modernist architect Ludw...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The one-room steel and glass house was commissioned by ... More

Restoration work on Union Station, in which a balcony shopping level was added to the historic train concourse. Washington, D.C.

Restoration work on Union Station, in which a balcony shopping level w...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Renovation of the Willard Hotel, the "Hotel of Presidents" on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., which had fallen into such disrepair that it was slated for demoltion before a citizens' effort saved it

Renovation of the Willard Hotel, the "Hotel of Presidents" on Pennsylv...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Restaurant located on the top floor of the historic Bellevue Hotel, Broad and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant located on the top floor of the historic Bellevue Hotel, Br...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The Bellevue is a landmark building that has continued ... More

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, head church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is located at 18th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on the east side of Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, head church of the Roman ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The largest Catholic church in Pennsylvania and listed ... More

Houston artists in front of Project Row House, a public-art project in 22 shotgun houses in the historic Third Ward, Houston, Texas

Houston artists in front of Project Row House, a public-art project in...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Entrance to Cooper Molera Adobe, Monterey, California

Entrance to Cooper Molera Adobe, Monterey, California

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Carol M. Highsmith - Hammersmith Farm, Newport, Rhode Island

Carol M. Highsmith - Hammersmith Farm, Newport, Rhode Island

Childhood home of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and the summer White House when she was First Lady. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ... More

Miles Brewton House, completed in 1769, Charleston, South Carolina

Miles Brewton House, completed in 1769, Charleston, South Carolina

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This house is viewed by some as America's finest surviv... More

Historic interpreters on the farm at George Washington's former estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Historic interpreters on the farm at George Washington's former estate...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Restoration work on the historic Willard Hotel in the 1980s, Washington, D.C.

Restoration work on the historic Willard Hotel in the 1980s, Washingto...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Gage Hotel near Big Bend National Park, Marathon, Texas

Gage Hotel near Big Bend National Park, Marathon, Texas

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Renovation of the Willard Hotel, the "Hotel of Presidents" on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., which had fallen into such disrepair that it was slated for demoltion before a citizens' effort saved it

Renovation of the Willard Hotel, the "Hotel of Presidents" on Pennsylv...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Garden at Filoli, a country estate south of San Francisco, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Woodside, California

Garden at Filoli, a country estate south of San Francisco, owned by th...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Bedroom of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth House, now a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Plano, Illinois

Bedroom of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth ...

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Display inside the gift shop at the Farnsworth House, the National Trust for Historic Preservation property in Plano, Illinois

Display inside the gift shop at the Farnsworth House, the National Tru...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Historic Burnside's Bridge, Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland

Historic Burnside's Bridge, Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Sign near Great Falls on the Passaic, it reads:  Passaic Falls.  Alexander Hamilton envisioned the great potential power of these scenic falls for industrial development.

Sign near Great Falls on the Passaic, it reads: Passaic Falls. Alexa...

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The American Village, Monetvallo, Alabama

The American Village, Monetvallo, Alabama

The American Village opened on November 30, 1999, as Alabama's civic education center. It's buildings are replications of famous buildings in American history. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided b... More

The American Village, Monetvallo, Alabama

The American Village, Monetvallo, Alabama

The American Village opened on November 30, 1999, as Alabama's civic education center. It's buildings are replications of famous buildings in American history. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided b... More

The American Village, Monetvallo, Alabama

The American Village, Monetvallo, Alabama

The American Village opened on November 30, 1999, as Alabama's civic education center. It's buildings are replications of famous buildings in American history. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided b... More

Historic door detail, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wheeling, West Virginia

Historic door detail, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wheeling, ...

Original building built in 1905-1914. New addition built in 2002-2004. Original lobby decorated with marble pilasters and paneling, aluminum postal windows and pendant light fixtures. Photographed as part of an... More

Sculpture "Seafaring Nations, Greece" located on exterior façade of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "Seafaring Nations, Greece" located on exterior façade of Al...

Artist: Francis E. Elwell, ca. 1907. Marble, measuring 11' x ? Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photograph... More

Historic homes facing LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Historic homes facing LaFayette Park, located directly north of the Wh...

Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park. The Square and the surrounding structures were designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1970. Originally planned as part of the pleasure grounds surround... More

Historic home built by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe in 1830, LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Historic home built by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe in 1830, LaFayette Park, l...

This home was the social Center during the period and was called the "Little White House" by President McKinley. Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park. The Square and the surrounding structures were desi... More

The E.A. Durham House in Sistersville, West Virginia

The E.A. Durham House in Sistersville, West Virginia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Also known as the Durham-Peters residence, the house was built in 1921 in the Italian Renaissance Revival-style. Credit line: West Vir... More

Fresco painting "Explorer Hudson" located in rotunda of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Fresco painting "Explorer Hudson" located in rotunda of Alexander Hami...

Artist: Reginald Marsh, 1937. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Sculpture "Seafaring Nations, Phoenicia" on façade, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "Seafaring Nations, Phoenicia" on façade, Alexander Hamilton...

Artist: Frederick Wellington Ruckstuhl, 1907. Marble, measuring 11' x 7' x ? Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by ... More

Graceland mansion on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia

Graceland mansion on the campus of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, W...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Completed in 1893, Graceland served as the summer home of Senator Henry Gassaway Davis. The mansion was acquired in 1941 by the West V... More

Full view of oil painting "New Amsterdam" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Full view of oil painting "New Amsterdam" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. C...

Artist: Elmer E. Garnsey, 1912. Dimensions: 4.5' x 9'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cred... More

Historic courtroom, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wheeling, West Virginia

Historic courtroom, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wheeling, We...

Original building built in 1905-1914. New addition built in 2002-2004. Original lobby decorated with marble pilasters and paneling, aluminum postal windows and pendant light fixtures. Photographed as part of an... More

Mail Pouch barn on historic National Road, Ohio

Mail Pouch barn on historic National Road, Ohio

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Tassles from Abraham Lincoln's funeral catafalque. Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C..

Tassles from Abraham Lincoln's funeral catafalque. Artifact in the mus...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Detail on the Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, Missouri

Detail on the Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, Missouri

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Old barn, rural North Carolina - Drawing. Public domain image.

Old barn, rural North Carolina - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Glass blower Susan Knecht and her associate Allison Smith create art in the historic Lowe Mill in Huntsville, Alabama

Glass blower Susan Knecht and her associate Allison Smith create art i...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Belle Mont, Tuscumbia, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.

Belle Mont, Tuscumbia, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.

Belle Mont is one of the Deep South's most outstanding examples of Palladian architecture. It is conceivable that Thomas Jefferson influenced the design of the house when it was built in 1828 by Dr. Alexander W... More

Historic structures in Buena Vista, Alabama

Historic structures in Buena Vista, Alabama

Located in Monroe County. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of... More

To Kill A Mockingbird play, based on Harper Lee's book, outside the historic courthouse in Monroeville, Alabama

To Kill A Mockingbird play, based on Harper Lee's book, outside the hi...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Constitution Village, Huntsville, Alabama

Constitution Village, Huntsville, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Demopolis, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.

Demopolis, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

John Herbert weaves baskets in a dogtrot log cabin, Cherokee, Alabama

John Herbert weaves baskets in a dogtrot log cabin, Cherokee, Alabama

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To Kill A Mockingbird play, based on Harper Lee's book, outside the historic courthouse in Monroeville, Alabama

To Kill A Mockingbird play, based on Harper Lee's book, outside the hi...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Mansard Roofs on historic row houses, 9th and M St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Mansard Roofs on historic row houses, 9th and M St., NW, Washington, D...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

The Moore/Webb/Holmes Plantation and out buildings (circa 1819), Folsom, Alabama

The Moore/Webb/Holmes Plantation and out buildings (circa 1819), Folso...

Most of the buildings are original to the site. This is one of Alabama's last active plantations, which has been in the same family since the early 1800s. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the... More

The Moore/Webb/Holmes Plantation and out buildings (circa 1819), Folsom, Alabama

The Moore/Webb/Holmes Plantation and out buildings (circa 1819), Folso...

Most of the buildings are original to the site. This is one of Alabama's last active plantations, which has been in the same family since the early 1800s. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the... More

Confederate and Spanish American war monument at the historic courthouse on the square in Carrollton, Alabama

Confederate and Spanish American war monument at the historic courthou...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

The sixth-floor corner window of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, where Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumptive assassin of President John F. Kennedy, found a perch above the plaza on Nov. 22, 1963

The sixth-floor corner window of the Texas School Book Depository in D...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The sign is displayed in sixth-floor storeroom of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, where Oswald was perched above D... More

Glass blower Susan Knecht and her associate Allison Smith create art in the historic Lowe Mill in Huntsville, Alabama

Glass blower Susan Knecht and her associate Allison Smith create art i...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

[Ritz Theatre, Greenville, Alabama]

[Ritz Theatre, Greenville, Alabama]

Built in 1935, Greenville's first genuine "movie palace" was the brainchild of local attorney Calvin Poole. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Lande... More

The historic S.T. Schaefer Building, housing offices of the Schulenburg Sticker weekly newspaper in Schulenburg, Texas

The historic S.T. Schaefer Building, housing offices of the Schulenbur...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Sigmund T. Schaefer built the brick building with fanciful, pinnacled rooflines in 1896 to house his hardware and buiding-supply stor... More

Historic mural depicting the Harper Lee novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" located in Monroeville, Alabama

Historic mural depicting the Harper Lee novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird"...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

The historic Lincoln Theatre, U St., NW, Washington, D.C.

The historic Lincoln Theatre, U St., NW, Washington, D.C.

The historic Lincoln Theatre and Duke Ellington are two of the great legacies associated with the rich history of Washington, D.C.'s U St. Corridor. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photo... More

The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial, a monument to U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in the West End Historic District of downtown Dallas, Texas

The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial, a monument to U.S. President Joh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Designed by architect Philip Johnson and erected in 1970, the concrete memorial to President Kennedy dominates a square in downtown Da... More

Fort Morgan is a historic fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama

Fort Morgan is a historic fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama

Known as "one of the finest examples of military architecture in the New World," the post was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan. Construction was completed in 1834. Title, date, subject not... More

Gaineswood, a plantation house in Demopolis, Alabama

Gaineswood, a plantation house in Demopolis, Alabama

Gaineswood, completed in 1861, is considered to be Alabama's finest neoclassical house. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of A... More

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