Interior at the Robert A. Grant Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, So...
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
Exterior eagle, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Eau Claire, Wisc...
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
Window detail, 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
Architectural detail at the Interior Department Building, Washington, ...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The 7 story building is of steel frame construction, clad in granite and limestone. It consists of a north-south core which bisects... 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
Truman study, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washin...
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
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
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
Front entrance, Federal Building and U.S. Custom House, Denver, Colora...
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
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
Courtroom detail, 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
Corridor. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Tyler, 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 architect Shirley Simons. Neoclassical sty... More
Stair 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
Interior corridors, Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building & U.S. Courtho...
Built in 1932 and designed by architect James Wetmore. The exterior of the Trenton Federal Building is a well executed design with a "Stipped Neo-Classical" form, with both Classical and Art Deco terra cotta de... More
Stairway. 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
Oil painting "Floral" arch fills located in atrium, second level, Fede...
Ca. 1899. 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 Carol M. Highsmit... More
Interior door 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
Sculpture "Ebenezer Hazard, former postmaster general," by Gleb W. Der...
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
Roof solar panels. Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courtho...
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
Courtyard, David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, ...
Architect: Phineas E. Paist and Harold D. Steward. Mediterranean Renaissance Revival style. Built between 1931-1933. Primary material: Key Largo Coquina limestone. Photographed as part of an assignment for the ... More
Carol M. Highsmith - Hampden Branch Library, Baltimore, Maryland
Opened to the public on July 2, 1900 as the seventh branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Robert Poole, a resident of Hampden, provided the funds for construction and the initial book collection. The architec... More
The J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabet...
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
Stairway, 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
Painting "Justice with Peace and Prosperity" at William J. Nealon Fede...
Artist: Unknown, 1931. Oil painting. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More
Since the 1930s, Big Al, the Alabama Crimson Tide football team mascot...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Courtroom doors, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Eau Claire, Wis...
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
Cupola, 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
Architectural details at the Mississippi River Commission building, Vi...
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
Equestrian statue of Henry Cassaway Davis in Elkins, West Virginia, wh...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Davis was a self-made millionaire and U.S. senator from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the... 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
Ashton Terry of Tyler, Texas, one of the approximately 75 Kilgore Coll...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
1st floor corridor, James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, ...
Building reflects the Beaux Arts classicism adopted by the U.S. Treasure Department for early twentieth-century federal buildings. Steel-framed structure clad in white Sierra granite. Architect: James Knox Tayl... 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
Exterior, United States IRS building, Washington, D.C.
Built 1928-1936. 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 Carol M. Highsmith Arc... More
Interior stairway, 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
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
Aerial view of the World Trade Center, New York, New York
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency not held by the Library. Photograph taken about two months before the 9/11/2001 tragedy. Title, date, subject note, and k... More
Forest of trees, Montana - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy
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
Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More
Beach scene on the island of Oahu, 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
Old tractors along the road, Montana
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 resort on the north shore, 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
Historic Route 66 Motel sign, Kingman, Arizona
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
Philip Johnson's Pavillion, New Canaan, Connecticut
Built in 1962. 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; 200... More
Masonic symbols - Masonic Temple, Alexandria, Virginia
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
Dolles Salt Water Taffy sign, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
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
Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. It offers visitors an opportunity to reflect and soothe their spirits through the beauty of nature. Fresh air, majestic trees, wild animals, and the ebb a... More
Barn, rural North Dakota - 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-201... More
Mr. D'z Diner, Route 66, Kingman, Arizona
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
Trusted with kids, not with a vote Chandrai Jackson-Saunders has been ...
Digital political poster for voting rights with a teacher reading to three children. Artist's name and date from file header. Gift; DC Vote; 2006; (DLC/PP-2008:021)
Bas relief, World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
The U.S. National World War II Memorial is a National Memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surroundi... More
Bas relief, World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
The U.S. National World War II Memorial is a National Memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surroundi... 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
Only steps left after 2005 Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi coast, Missi...
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
Bell Gas sign, Truxton, Arizona
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
Philip Johnson's Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut
Philip Johnson's Glass House. 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 ... More
[Exterior eagle], U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Anarchy mural by Elihu Vedder. Library of...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[Second Floor, East Corridor. View of printer's mark of G. di Legnano ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor, South Corridor. Mural of Winter by Frank W. Benson unde...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor, East Corridor. Mural depicting Comedy in the Literature...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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
Sculpture "Homage to Medicare and Medicaid" in main lobby and links of...
Artist: John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, 1997. 10 life size portrait busts made of painted hydrocal (plaster). Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, ... More
[Aerial view of Capitol Hill featuring the Library of Congress Thomas ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Architectural art "Sounding Stones" exterior plaza, Daniel Patrick Moy...
Artist: Maya Lin, 1996. Granite; measures 4 x 6 feet square, varying heights. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by... More
Untitled neon sculpture with stainless steel ceiling, located at exter...
Artist: Christopher Sproat, 1987. Dimensions: 60 feet in diameter. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photog... More
Aerial view of White House, Old Executive Office Building, Washington ...
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
Architectural art "Vortex, Stream, and Confluence" at Lloyd D. George ...
Public domain photograph of statue, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hallway, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Providence, Rhode Islan...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
[Great Hall. Cartouche of Hugo. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson B...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Untitled at Robert C. Byrd Federal Building, Charleston, West Virginia
Artist: David Wilson, 1998. Three are 39 x 10 feet; one is 33 x 32 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the ... More
[Second Floor, West Corridor. Mural of Archaeology by Walter Shirlaw. ...
More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Chrysler Building detail, New York, New York
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
Sculpture "The New World" on the exterior of the Edward R. Roybal Fede...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Ric...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Great Hall. View from the second floor north corridor. Library of Con...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...
Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Untitled neon sculpture with stainless steel ceiling, located at exter...
Artist: Christopher Sproat, 1987. Dimensions: 60 feet in diameter. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photog... More
Art "Chicago Murals" interior of Harold Washington Social Security Cen...
Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Main Reading Room. Detail of paired column capitals. Library of Congr...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Black and white photographs in Jury Assembly Room, first floor of U.S....
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Photographer: Clyde Butcher. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in th... More
[Main Reading Room. The Rotunda Clock by John Flanagan. Library of Con...
More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Great Hall. Cartouche of Cooper. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffe...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Architectural art "Eagle Template" at Federal Building and U.S. Courth...
Artist: Vicki Scuri, 1998. Painted aluminum, exterior measuring 10 x 23 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by... More
[Second Floor, East Corridor. Mural depicting Tradition in the Literat...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[East Corridor, Great Hall. Picture Writing mural in Evolution of the ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Aerial view of White House and downtown, Washington, D.C.
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-p... More
[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of Al...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Apple Store, 5th Avenue, New York, New York
Designed by San Francisco based design firm Eight Inc. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gi... More
[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Civilization mural by George W. May...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Second Floor, South Corridor. Mural of Summer by Frank W. Benson unde...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Senate Members Room. Detail of carved mantel of the Siena marble fire...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Exterior view. Bronze tympanum, by Olin L. Warner, representing Tradi...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Painting "The Healing Light" located in interior lobby of the Health C...
Artist: Daniel Galvez, 1998, oil on canvas. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Ph... More
Untitled glass windows at Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, ...
Artist: David Wilson, 2003. Architectural arts; two glass windows measuring 35 x 8 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note ... More
Sculpture "Homage to Medicare and Medicaid" in main lobby and links of...
Artist: John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres, 1997. 10 life size portrait busts made of painted hydrocal (plaster). Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, ... More
Looking up at sculpture "Solar Spectrum" at the Sam Gibbons U.S. Court...
Artist: Charles Ross, 1998. Acrylic prisms, interior skylight, 18 prisms measuring 8 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject not... More
[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of The...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.