Aerial view of LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White Hou...
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
Grill at the U.S. Courthouse, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Built in 1930 by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: P... More
Elevator painting, Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado
Architect: Tracy, Swartwout, and Litchfield. Built 1910-1916. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit li... More
Sculpture "Agriculture" exterior southwest side of Federal Building an...
Artist: Freeman Schoolcraft., 1939. Stone 6' 3" x 4' x ? Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cr... More
Tourist Attraction - Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia
Judge John Handley of Scranton, Pa. left $250,000 to open this Public Library. Architects J. Stewart Barney and Henry Otis Chapman of New York designed the building in the Beaux-Arts style. The building opened ... More
Exterior 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
Lobby detail, John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Bosto...
Built in 1931-1933 by Architect Cram & Ferguson. The 16-story main mass rises to a height of 258' on Post Office Square. Restored by General Services Administration in 2009. Photographed as part of an assignmen... More
Oil painting "Ship Propeller" located on lobby ceiling, U.S. Custom Ho...
Artist: George Harding, 1938. 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
Stair detail in Jackson Place, Blair House, located across from the Wh...
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
Full exterior, U.S. Custom House, Houston, Texas
Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built in 1911. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs i... 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
Centro Gallego, was a Galician social club in 1914. The National Balle...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2010; (DLC/PP-2... More
Two sculptures "Spirit of Justice," and "Majesty of Justice," Great Ha...
Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1935. Two aluminum sculptures, dimensions: 12' 6" x 48" and 12' 6" x 41". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and... More
The Bridge of Honor, commonly known as the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge is a c...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Completed on December 30, 2008, the bridge carries Ohio State Route 833 and West Virginia Route Spur 62. The bridge replaced a two-lan... More
Front exterior. Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. In 2010, the Federal Building & US Courthouse received $15M... More
Law library, Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylva...
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
William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, Washington
Built in 1939-1940 by Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in Modernistic style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided ... More
Light fixture at the Ed Edmondson Courthouse, also known as the U.S. P...
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
Detail of mural located at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, Washi...
Completed between the years 1939-1940, by architect Charles Z. Klauder. Architectural style is Stripped Classicism. Originally constructed as and called the Social Security Building, it was renamed in 1988 for ... More
The 1903 Tinker-Wright House, one of several fine houses in the Highla...
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
Historic home, LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White Hou...
This home was the social Center during the period and was called the "Little White House" by President McKinley. This is the site of Dwellin House owned by James Madison from 1828-1836. It was also the home of ... More
Ewing T. Kerr Federal Building, Casper, Wyoming
Courthouse built by James A. Wetmore during the years 1930-1932. Neo-classical Revival style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provide... More
Forest Park Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Marylan...
Opened on November 26, 1910. In April 1964, two new wings were added nearly doubling its size. The library was rededicated after the completion of another major renovation project in February 1987. Title, date,... More
Exterior view of Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Binghamton, New...
An Art Deco interpretation of a classical style. Built in 1935. Architect: Conrad & Cummings. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provide... More
A roundup (for tourists) of longhorn cattle in the Stockyards, a histo...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The arrival of railroads in 1876 made Fort Worth an important livestock center. Fort Worth Union Stockyards opened for... More
Light fixture 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
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
Fresco painting "Unloading Cargo" 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
Architectural details. Lawton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, La...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Designed by Architect Oscar Wenderoth, the three-story, neo... More
Exterior detail, Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office and Courthou...
Built in 1932 by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs i... More
"Crispus Attucks," by Herschel Levit, mural at the Recorder of Deeds b...
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
Exterior detail, John O. Pastore Federal Building and U.S. Post Office...
Architect: Jackson, Robertson, and Adams. Built in 1940. Clad in red brick with base and window trim of granite. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and s... More
Lobby door, U.S. Courthouse, Tallahassee, Florida
Architect: Eric Kebbon. Built between 1935-1936. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More
Log cabin at the Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp Historic District, also known...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The camp was established in 1921 as the first statewide 4-H camp in the United States. The district includes buildings related to the ... More
Exterior door 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 Administrati... More
Auditorium with mural at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, Washing...
Completed between the years 1939-1940, by architect Charles Z. Klauder. Architectural style is stripped classicism. Originally constructed as and called the Social Security Building, it was renamed in 1988 for ... More
Truman study, fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the W...
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
Oil painting "Clouds with Airplane" located on second floor ceiling, U...
Artist: George Harding, 1938. 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
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
Fresco painting "Press Interviewing Celebrity on Deck of the Queen Mar...
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 "America" and "Europe" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom Hou...
Artist: Daniel Chester French, 1907. Marble sculpture, 9' 8" high. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photog... More
Interior lobby stairs, Forest Service Building, Ogden, Utah
Architect: Hodgson & McClenahan. Built in 1933-34. Art Deco style originally built to provide offices for the U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Region. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Serv... More
Door detail, Federal Building, Grand Island, Nebraska
Architect: James Knox Taylor. Neoclassical Revival. The original portion was built between 1908-1910. The two-story addition built between 1933-1935. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Servic... More
The Allen log cabin at the West Virginia State Farm Museum, a 50-acre ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The two-story log house built around 1830 by John Allen and his son William near Procter, West Virginia, in what was then far-western ... 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
Courtroom. 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
Sculpture "Providence as Independent Thought, Flanked by Industry and ...
Date: 1908; dimensions: 13' x 7' x 7'; medium: limestone. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. C... More
Courtroom lamp at the the U.S. Courthouse, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Built in 1930 by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: P... More
Architectural detail at the Robert A. Grant Federal Building & U.S. Co...
Built in 1933 by architectural firm Austin & Shambleau, the building served its original purpose for fifty years. In 1983, the U.S. Postal Service moved from the building into a new facility. Photographed as pa... More
Interior lobby, John O. Pastore Federal Building, Providence, Rhode Is...
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
Architectural details at the John Minor Wisdom U.S. Court of Appeals B...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Originally the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. In 1908, th... More
Urn, Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washingt...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Print... More
Lobby, James A. Walsh U.S. Courthouse, Tucson, Arizona
Architect: James A. Wetmore. Built between 1929-1930. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Phot... More
Mural "Harvest Dance," by James Auchiah at the Department of Interior ...
Date: 1939; dimensions: 96" x 600". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograph... More
Lion statues on the Prado Promenade in Havana, Cuba
The lion statues were brought to Cuba by Carlos Miguel de Caspedes from London in 1920. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library... 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
Exterior bas-relief, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constituti...
Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934, the exterior elevations, particularly at Constitution Avenue, are embellished with Beaux-Arts sculpture. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Service... More
Stained-glass details in the Hutzler Reading room located in Gilman Ha...
Located in Gilman Hall and designed by Douglas Thomas. Construction of Gilman Hall began in 1913, and the building was dedicated on May 21, 1915, and named for Daniel Coit Gilman, the first president of the uni... More
Exterior. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1933 by architect Edward Neild. Art Deco style. Cr... More
Riders enjoy (or endure) a spin on the Big Dipper roller-coaster at Ca...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Established in 1902 as a picnic spot by the Camden Interstate Railway Company, where riders traveling between Huntington and nearby ci... More
William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, Washington
Built in 1939-1940 by Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in Modernistic style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided ... More
El Capitolio, Havana, Cuba - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy
The Havana Capitol, built from April 1, 1926-1929, cost 17 million pesos. After the Revolution in 1959, the Capitol became the headquarters of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba and then the Ministry of Science, T... More
Bust of William H. Welch at the William H. Welch Medical Library, the ...
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
Architectural detail, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gainesvill...
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
Exterior detail, U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina
Greek Revival building built during 1853-1879 by architect Ammi B. Young. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More
Grille. The Jack Brooks Federal Building in Beaumont, Texas
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1934 by Architects Fred C. Stone, and F.W. and D.E... More
Ceiling mural "The Four Seasons and Signs of the Zodiac (Spring)," by ...
Date: 1940; dimensions: 13' 4" x 21'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photogra... More
Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wheeling, West Virginia, built i...
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
Courtroom 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
Ohev Sholom Temple, a synagogue in Huntington, West Virginia
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Now known as B'Nai Sholom Congregation, the building was designed by the Charleston, West Virginia, architectural firm of Meanor and H... More
Elizabeth Moore Hall, a historic woman's physical education building a...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. It was built between 1926 and 1928, and is a three-story, red brick building with Georgian Revival detailing. An addition was complete... More
The birthplace of Anna Jarvis, credited by many as the creator of the ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Anna Jarvis' mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, was a social activist, founder of Mother's Day Work Clubs, and a unifying force within her com... More
Exterior, Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a...
Built in 1932 by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs i... More
The old Spencer Hotel, now the Lowe Hotel, in Point Pleasant, a city o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1901 and originally named in honor of J.S. Spencer, a local judge and steamboat-company operator, the hotel was operated by t... 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 and cost 17 million pesos. Title, date, subject note, and keywords pr... More
The old Baltimore & Ohio railroad passenger station in Wheeling, West ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1907-1908, it is is a four-story, rectangular brick and limestone building in the Beaux-Arts-style. Passenger service there c... More
Building, 1901 Independence Ave., SE, Washington, D.C.
Picryl description: Public domain image of an office building, commercial building, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Side exterior, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Laredo, Texas
Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built in 1906-1907 and 1933. The building originally housed the customs service. The 1930's expansion more than doubled the space to the rear of the building. Photographed as part ... More
Exterior columns, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthous...
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
Courtroom, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gainesville, Georgia
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
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1909; architect: James Knox Taylor. Credit line... More
Courtroom, Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Maine
Designed by architect James Knox Taylor and built 1908-1911. Addition in 1931-1932 by James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords fr... More
Clifton Branch of the Enoch Pratt Library System located on the corner...
The site was donated by Frank and Florence Novak in 1914. The branch was later erected in 1916 with funds given by Andrew Carnegie. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit l... More
Interior bas relief detail, United States Commerce building, Washingto...
Architect: Cass Gilbert. Built 1922-1925. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More
Lobby architectural details, Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office ...
Built in 1932 by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs i... More
Sculpture "Timothy Pickering, former postmaster general," by Gleb W. D...
Date: 1937; dimensions: 2' 10"; material: wood. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line... More
William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, Washington
Built in 1939-1940 by Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in Modernistic style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided ... More
Exterior. Lawton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lawton, Oklahom...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Designed by Architect Oscar Wenderoth, the three-story, neo... More
Sculpture "Seafaring Nations, Genoa" on façade, Alexander Hamilton U.S...
Artist: Henry Augustus Lukeman, 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 the phot... More
George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute ...
In 1857 George Peabody, a Massachusetts-born philanthropist, dedicated the Peabody Institute to the citizens of Baltimore in appreciation of their ""kindness and hospitality."" The Peabody Library building, whi... More
Three oil paintings "Papinan," "Solon" and "Justinian" stairway of Gre...
Artist: Boardman Robinson, 1937. Three oil paintings, each 12'7" x 4' 3". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the... More
Monument Valley, Arizona
Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial view of Waikiki Beach and Honolulu, Hawaii
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Photographer's choice (America project). Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchas... More
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Park, Hawaii
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
Aerial view of Honolulu, Hawaii
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
Glacier National Park, Montana - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy
Glacier National Park contains two mountain ranges, sometimes referred to as the southern extension of the Canadian Rockies mountain ranges, with over 130 named lakes, more than 1,100 different species of vascu... More
The Gates Art, Central Park, New York, New York
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. The artists installed 7,503 vinyl "gates" along 23 miles of pathways in February 2005. From each gate hung a panel of deep saffron-colored nylon fabric. C... More
Badlands, South Dakota - Drawing. Public domain image.
Badlands National Park, in southwest South Dakota, United States preserves 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United Stat... More
Mardi Gras Parade, 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photograph taken a few months after Hurricane Katrina. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gi... More
Fall view of Philip Johnson's Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut
The Glass House or Johnson house, built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut, was designed by Philip Johnson as his own residence and is a masterpiece in the use of glass. It was an important and influential proj... More