The upper reaches of Frost Bank Tower, a prominent Austin, Texas, skys...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The 33-story building was developed by Cousins Properties from November 2001 to December 2003. It was the first high- rise building t... More
Sculpture "Eagle; Justice Above All Else" at Jacob K. Javitz Federal B...
Artist: Theodore Roszak, 1970. Bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photogr... More
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
Blacksmith shop at the Heritage Farmstead Museum, a living-history sit...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
For some reason, large metal chickens are popular yard art throughout ...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Metal yard art for sale at the Pottery Ranch pottery store in Marble F...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Watercolor at the Thomas F. Eagleton, U.S. Courthouse, St. Louis, Miss...
Artist: John Steuart Curry. 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 the... More
Bas relief "Bienville, Founder of New Orleans, 1718," by Auguste De Fr...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive,... More
Architectural detail of interior, Cathedral of the Immaculate Concepti...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. When bishop Michael Portier became the First Bishop of Mobile in 1829, he set out to build a Cathedral befitting the name. Under the archite... More
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was organized in 1873 as the First Colored Baptist Church of Birmingham. In 1880, the church came to this site on 16th Street and 6th Avenue North. During the Civil Rights Mo... More
Stained glass windows, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Selma, Alabama
St. Paul's parish was established in 1838. The original sanctuary building was burned during the Battle of Selma. The current building, designed by the New York firm of Richard Upjohn, was completed in 1875. Th... More
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, Montgomery, Al...
Founded in 1877, the current red-brick building was constructed between 1883 and 1889 and is a national historic landmark. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the pastor from 1954-1960, and began his quest for civ... More
One of 49 Victorian-era stained-glass windows, by the acclaimed J&R La...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The windows were purchased by Frances Ann Lutcher and her two daughters at the Columbian World Exposition in Chicago in 1893, where t... More
One of 49 Victorian-era stained-glass windows, by the acclaimed J&R La...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The windows were purchased by Frances Ann Lutcher and her two daughters at the Columbian World Exposition in Chicago in 1893, where t... More
Oil painting "Genoa" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York...
Artist: Elmer E. Garnsey, 1912. Dimensions: 4 1/2 'x 9'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cr... More
Murals in Avalon theater located at the Catalina Casino, built on the ...
The rebuilt Catalina Casino opened in 1929 under the direction of William Wrigley, Jr. and David M. Renton. Designed by Sumner A. Spaulding and Walter Weber, it is described as being Art Deco and Mediterranean ... More
Oil painting "Winter Vista" at Region 5 Customs House, Chicago, Illino...
Artist: Karl Eugene Fortess, ca. 1935; dimensions: 29" x 46". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More
Oil painting "Justice Triumphant" in the Attorney General Conference R...
Artist: Leon Kroll, 1935. Dimensions: 7' 9" x 21' 8" Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit... More
Mural "Post Office work room," by Alfredo de Giorgio Crimi at the Arie...
Date: 1937; dimensions: 7' x 13' 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More
Close up of "Contemporary Justice and Woman," first floor lobby, Depar...
Artist: Emil Bisttram, 1937. Dimensions: 11' 10" x 7' 4". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More
Sign outside the Stardust, one of a string of 1940s-vintage motels in ...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Painting "The Effects of Good and Bad Government" at the William Kenzo...
Artist: Caleb Ives Bach, 1985. Oil on canvas on masonite board. Building built in 1939-1940 by Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in Modernistic style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Ser... More
Part of a frieze, one of many at Fair Park, site of the 1936 Texas Cen...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park preserves the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the United States. It also holds the distinction of being ... More
Pier, Monterey, California - Drawing. Public domain image.
Monterey and the surrounding area have attracted artists since the late 19th century and many celebrated painters and writers have lived there. Until the 1950s, there was an abundant fishery. Title, date, and k... More
Old cars beneath an awning at a re-created Shell gasoline station at t...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Part of a frieze, one of many at Fair Park, site of the 1936 Texas Cen...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park preserves the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the United States. It also holds the distinction of being ... More
Old cars beneath an awning at a re-created Shell gasoline station at t...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
It's unclear who erected the "Haunted Hotel" sign outside this long-sh...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The building is more properly known as the Levy Building, named for its original owner. Until the 1950s, the ground floor was home to... More
Mural "Positively Haight" in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, San Fran...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Street names commemorate two early San Francisco leaders: Pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight and Munroe Ashbury. The district is noted for its role ... More
Statue at Fair Park, site of the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration and...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park preserves the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the United States. It also holds the distinction of being ... More
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
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[Marquand Chapel, Yale University, New Haven], Connecticut
Date provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Geo... More
Bronze sculpture "Thermopylae" at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building...
Artist: Dimitri Hadzi, 1966. Dimensions: 16 ' x 7' x 5'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cr... More
Untitled poetry at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, C...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Poet: Rita Dove, 1999; etched marble, 12 pieces, each measuring 3 x 2 feet in diameter. Title information, date, and subject note p... More
Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York
Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More
Lobby. U.S. Court House, Augusta, Georgia
Designed by architect Oscar Wendroth and built in 1916, the courthouse is a 3-story Renaissance Revival federal building, executed in white marble. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services... More
Bas relief at the Ed Edmondson Courthouse, also known as the U.S. Post...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1915 by Architect James Knox Taylor, the building ... More
Sculpture "Fairmindedness" located in fifth floor elevator, bank 9, De...
Artist: Leo Lentelli, 1933. Plaster, 36" in diameter. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credi... More
Whoever owns this car hasn't driven it in awhile. Bogota, Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
The Maxwell-Gaylord House in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The frame Queen Anne-style house with a stone foundation and a hip roof was built in 1898. The massive three-story tower was added aro... More
Exterior, Alexander Pirnie Federal Building, Utica, New York
Built in 1929 by architect James A. Wetmore. Its simple classicisized detailing sets it apart from the many Victorican buildings in downtown Utica. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services... More
Elevator lobby at U.S. Court House, Austin, Texas
Neoclassical/Art Deco design completed in 1936 by architect Charles H. Page. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by ... More
Close up of painting "Law Guides Florida Progress" at David W. Dyer Fe...
Artist: Denman Fink, 1941. Oil, dimensions: 25' 3" x 11' 2". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer... More
The Internal Revenue Service Building, located in the center of the Fe...
Built between 1928-1936 by architect Louis Simon. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit li... More
Architectural details. Potter Stewart U.S. Post Office and Courthouse,...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1939 by architect/builder Louis A. Simon. Credit l... More
The Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and Custom House,...
Built in 1933 in the Art Deco style, the two-story, Key Largo limestone clad building was designed by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. T... More
Grant Christian mural, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indi...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The building is a steel-framed, flat- roofed structure clad with Indiana limestone completed in 1905. Each pavilion has a central c... More
Door detail, U.S. Courthouse, Toledo, Ohio
Architect: James A. Wetmore. Four story building designed in the Beaux Art Classicism style of architecture and clad in buff-colored limestone veneer. Built 1929-1932. Photographed as part of an assignment for ... More
Sculpture "Young American Woman" at Federal Building and U.S. Courthou...
Artist: Henry Kreis, 1939. Aluminum, dimensions: 4' 6" x 18" x 12". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photo... More
Details from the "million dollar courthouse," the Theodore Levin Unite...
Courtroom is from the previous building built in 1896. It was disassembled and reassembled in the new building in 1932. It contains over 30 types of marble. Behind the bench is a frieze of 10 female figures dep... More
Entrance to the Mississippi River Commission building, Vicksburg, Miss...
Built in 1894 by Architect William Freret. The style is Gothic Revival. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the p... More
LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street ...
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
Exterior eagle detail, Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building, Philadelphia,...
Architect: Harry Sternfeld. Art Deco style. Built in 1937. Limestone with granite base. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by t... More
Interior corridor, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthou...
Architect: James A. Wetmore. Built in 1931. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in... More
Century Station Federal Building and Postal Station located in Raleigh...
Built between 1874-1878 by architect Alfred B. Mullett. Additions were added between 1936-1938. The style is Second Empire. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, ... More
Mural "Opening of the Midwest," by Robert Francis White at Federal Bui...
Date: 1937; medium: tempera. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in th... More
Stairs at Century Station Federal Building and Postal Station located ...
Built between 1874-1878 by architect Alfred B. Mullett. Additions were added between 1936-1938. The style is Second Empire. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, ... More
Clock. Potter Stewart U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Cincinnati, Ohi...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1939 by architect/builder Louis A. Simon. Credit l... More
John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachuset...
Built in 1931-1933. Architect: Cram & Ferguson. Building consists of three towers rising above a five story base. It is 16 stories tall. The exterior is an excellent example of Art Deco institutional design. Ph... More
Rear door, Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Peoria, Illinois
Built in 1938 by architect Howard Cheney. Neoclassical/Art Deco design. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the p... More
The 1875-76 Marshall County Courthouse in Moundsville, West Virginia
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
The 1897 Vance Memorial Presbyterian (originally United Presbyterian) ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
Postal detail, John O. Pastore Federal Building, Providence, Rhode Isl...
Architect: Jackson, Robertson, and Adams. Built in 1940. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: P... More
Stairs at the Mississippi River Commission building, Vicksburg, Missis...
Built in 1894 by Architect William Freret. The style is Gothic Revival. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the p... More
Beallmore, also known as the William T. Jr., and June Booher House for...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1907, it is a 2-1/2 story brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Classical Revival style. The brick used is a pressed, glaz... More
Exterior. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Asheville, North Carol...
Built as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in 1929, the building is currently occupied by the U.S. Courthouse and other government agencies, including Social Security Administration, the U.S. Forestry Commiss... More
Door detail in front entrance hall, Blair House, located across from t...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More
Construction on what was originally known as "the Ladies Hall" at West...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The building was given the name Agnes Howard Hall in 1920 in honor of Mrs. Agnes Howard, who was a student at the college in the early... More
Interior clock, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse,...
Architect: James A. Wetmore. Built in 1931. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in... More
Lobby ceiling, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Building begun in 1932 under the WPA program. Opened in 1934. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Ritter & Shay did the final major work. Title, date, and subject note... More
Exterior detail, U.S. Custom House, San Francisco, California
Beaux Arts building built in 1911 by architect Eames and Young. The street fronts are clad in ashlar granite from Raymond, California. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administrat... More
Interior details at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
Detail in the interior of the Capitol building "El Capitolio," Havana,...
This beautiful room, once used when congress was in session, now sits empty and unused. The Havana Capitol was built from April 1, 1926-1929; the building cost 17 million Pesos and is bigger than the U.S. Capit... More
Architectural details, the Woolworth Building, New York, New York
Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1913, it is one of the oldest skyscrapers in the United States. At 57 stories it remains one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States. Title, date,... More
Interiors, James L. Whitten Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Also known as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building, it was the first large Beaux-Arts building in Washington, D.C. Designed by Rankin, Kellogg and Crane architects, the L-shaped wings were... More
Exterior. The L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building and Court House in...
Designed in the art deco style by architects Murphy & Olmstead and built in 1933. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provide... More
Interior details, James L. Whitten Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Also known as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building, it was the first large Beaux-Arts building in Washington, D.C. Designed by Rankin, Kellogg and Crane architects, the L-shaped wings were... More
Interior, U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana
Architect was Alexander Thompson Wood. Built between the years 1848-1881, the building occupies the full trapezoidal downtown city block bounded by Canal, North Peters, Iberville and Decatur Streets. The entire... More
U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana
Architect was Alexander Thompson Wood. Built between the years 1848-1881, the building occupies the full trapezoidal downtown city block bounded by Canal, North Peters, Iberville and Decatur Streets. The entire... More
Interior, U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana
Architect was Alexander Thompson Wood. Built between the years 1848-1881, the building occupies the full trapezoidal downtown city block bounded by Canal, North Peters, Iberville and Decatur Streets. The entire... More
Hallway. The Joel Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Chatta...
Located in the central business district, it was built by Reuben Harrison Hunt in 1933. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information p... More
The Campbell-Hicks House in Huntington, West Virginia, notable for its...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The house was built in 1896 for lawyer and mayor Charles W. Campbell and was later the home of state senator Ira Clay Hicks. Credit li... More
Stairway at the Federal Building and U.S. Court House, Peoria, Illinoi...
Built in 1938 by architect Howard Cheney. Neoclassical/Art Deco design. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the p... More
Elevator lobby at U.S. Court House, Austin, Texas
Neoclassical/Art Deco design completed in 1936 by architect Charles H. Page. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by ... More
Architectural detail at the J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U...
Built in 1906, the building is one of the finest Neoclassical Revival style federal buildings in the state of North Carolina. There was an addition in 1937. Architect is James Knox Taylor. Photographed as part... More
University of Havana, Cuba - Drawing. Public domain image.
In 1927, Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier, Raul Osero, and Cesar Guerra collaborated on the eighty-step entrance fronting the University of Havana. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest universit... More
Exterior, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Camden, New Jersey
Architect: James A. Wetmore, 1932. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Caro... More
Mural, Birch Bayh Federal Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The building is a steel-framed, flat-roofed structure clad with Indiana limestone completed in 1905. Each pavilion has a central ca... More
Elevator at the Alton Lennon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wil...
Built in 1919 by architect James A. Wetmore. The style is Neoclassical. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the p... More
Potter Stewart U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1939 by architect/builder Louis A. Simon. Credit l... More
Detail, Federal Building and U.S. Custom House, Denver, Colorado
Architect: James A. Wetmore. Built 1931-1937. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs ... More
Interior of the William H. Welch Medical Library, the library of the J...
Founded in 1929 with the merger of three libraries, namely, the library of the School of Medicine, the library of the School of Hygiene and Public Health, and the library of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Title, d... More
The Huntington Arcade, originally called the Ritter Arcade, in downtow...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1925, the ornate two-story arcade was home to high-end retail shops on its first floor, while the second level offered office... More
Eagle detail, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gainesville, Georg...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1910; architect: James Knox Taylor. Credit line... More
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas. Despite its name, this is ...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Widely referred to as "The Modern," the museum collects and displays post-World War II art in various media. The buildi... More
The Mississippi River Commission building, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Built in 1894 by Architect William Freret. The style is Gothic Revival. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the p... More
Fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Wa...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More
Texarkana U.S. Post Office and Federal Building
Built in 1933 and located on the State line between Texas and Arkansas. It is a courthouse for both states. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keyword... More
Sculpture "The Eastern States" located in fifth floor lobby, Departmen...
Artist: Henry Kreis, 1933. Plaster, 48" x 88" x 1.5". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credi... More
Blair-Lee dining room fireplace detail, Blair House, located across fr...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More