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Mission San Juan Capistrano, Southern California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Mission San Juan Capistrano was a Spanish mission in Southern California, located in present-day San Juan Capistrano. It was founded on All Saints Day Nov... More

Sculpture "Gold Rush" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacrame...

Artist: Tom Otterness, 1999. Bronze, variable dimensions. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More

The Venetian Hotel on the Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada

Built in 1999 on the same spot as the historic Sands Hotel once stood, Sheldon G. Adelson, Chairman of the Board of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, set out to authentically recreate the famous Italian city of Veni... More

Monument Valley, Arizona

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Badlands, South Dakota

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

Historic Shell gas station, Raleigh, North Carolina

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Aerial view of the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial, Washing...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall ... More

Detail of the prisoners numbers at the Holocaust Memorial, Boston, Mas...

The New England Holocaust Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the Jews that lost their lives in the Holocaust during World War II, located in Boston, Massachusetts.Designed by Stanley Saitowitz and erected in 1... More

Snow Cap burger cafe, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona

Delgadillos is also known for its silly staff, described by some as "madcap," who have been known to make a show out of entertaining kids with fun practical jokes. Title, date, and subjects provided by the phot... More

Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana Thomas House interior, Springfield, Illinois

Springfield's Dana-Thomas House is the best preserved and most complete of Frank Lloyd Wright's early "Prairie" houses. The structure has changed little since its construction in 1902-04 for Springfield sociali... More

Courtroom clock, David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, M...

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

Courtyard art, David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Mia...

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

Exterior, U.S. Courthouse, Toledo, Ohio

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Sculpture "Bicentennial Dawn" in lobby interior of James A. Byrne U.S....

Artist: Louise Nevelson, 1976. Painted wood, dimensions: 15 x 90 x 30 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by t... More

[Great Hall. Stair newel post. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Bu...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, California

The Ahwahnee Hotel is a destination hotel in Yosemite National Park, California on the floor of Yosemite Valley, constructed from stone, concrete, wood and glass, which opened in 1927. It is a premiere example ... More

Sculpture "Voyage of Ulysses" located at front plaza exterior, James A...

Artist: David Von Schlegell, 1977. Stainless steel and water. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More

Courtroom columns, detail, 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

Lamp detail, 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

The Peace Monument, Washington, D.C.

The Peace Monument, originally known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, sits on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Peace Circle at First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue. Execute... More

Exterior 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

Sun Records Studio, Memphis, Tennessee

Sun Records Studio where Elivs Presley got his break into the music business. Sun Studio was opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally ... More

Mural, Balmy Alley, San Francisco, California

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Mona Lisa Mural, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio Mona Lisa Mural in the Short North Arts District. Located at the corner of Lincoln and High Streets. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's Amer... More

First Lady Michelle Obama official portrait

Title and date from file header. Transfer; White House; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:091)

Berwyn car spindle, Berwyn, Illinois

Spindle was a sculpture created in 1989 by artist Dustin Shuler. It consisted of a 50 foot spike with eight cars impaled on it. From 1989 until its demolition on May 2, 2008, it was located in the parking lot o... More

Kitchen table at the birth home of former U.S. General and President D...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The house and grounds where "Ike" was born on Oct. 14, 1890 are a Texas State Historic Site. Eisenhower's military success as Supreme ... More

Historic downtown Florence, 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

Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, located on Mt. Pleasant St. near intersecti...

Confederate Memorial Monument, Montgomery, Alabama, Confederate States...

Designed by Alexander Doyle and built in 1886, the monument commemorates the 122,000 Alabamians who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War and sits on the Alabama Capitol grounds. Title, date, subject ... More

A view of the south fork of the American River at Coloma in El Dorado ...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Approximately 36 miles northeast of Sacramento, Coloma is most noted for being the site where James W. Marshall first discovered gold in California, at Su... More

The eccentric Stanford University Marching Band passes in the 124th Ro...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The first parade was staged in 1890 by members of Pasadena's Valley Hunt Club. According to the parade's official program, the club was made up of former ... More

Historic buildings in Monroeville, 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

W.C. Handy was born in this small log cabin in Florence, Alabama on No...

Handy became famous for his blues compositions such as "Memphis Blues" & "St. Louis Blues." He was also a musician, band conductor, and author. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photograph... More

Historic house with tin roof in Eutaw, 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

Russell Cave National Monument is a U.S. National Monument near Bridge...

Cathedral Caverns, Scottsboro, Alabama

The first thing you notice about Cathedral Caverns is the massive entrance. The huge opening measures 126 feet wide and 25 feet high. Inside the cavern, is Big Rock Canyon, Mystery River and some of the most be... More

Dedication ceremony at the Hank Aaron Boyhood Home Museum at the Hank ...

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

Historic downtown Tuscumbia, 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

[The Grand Hotel, Point Clear, Alabama]

Located 23 miles from Mobile and surrounded by 300-year-old oak trees, the Grand Hotel was originally built in 1847 as a two-story building with 40 rooms. The Grand has since expanded to include more than 400 g... More

Colorful art statues, New York Ave., NW, in downtown Washington, D.C.

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Nick Saban, who is the Alabama team coach, gives interviews and watche...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Photo shows the annual spring practice scrimmage game called A-Day. The Alabama Crimson Tide team began playing in 1892 and has claimed many... More

Oil painting of Fidel Castro at a Revolution Museum in Havana, Cuba

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

Mural "Bauzite Mining," by Julius Woeltz, located in the Saline County...

Date: 1942; dimensions: 73" x 143 1/4"; medium: oil. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit... More

University of Alabama football game, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Photo shows the annual spring practice scrimmage game called A-Day. The Alabama Crimson Tide team began playing in 1892 and has claimed many... More

BB&T Bank building, the corner of Columbia Road and 18th St., NW, Wash...

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

Colorful Hillcrest Motel in Sheffield, 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

Alabama welcomes the newest addition to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Tr...

Beautifully carved into the rolling terrain of Shannon Valley, Ross Bridge has 18 holes and hosts major golf tournaments each year. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit l... More

Bas relief at the Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington...

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

Elevator lobby, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, North Dak...

Built in 1931 by architect James A. Wetmore. Originally designed as a U.S. Post Office on the main floor. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject... More

Downtown Montgomery, 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

Old gas station in rural 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

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. The Civil Rights Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is a circular black granite table that chronicles the history of the movement in lines that... More

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

Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama

Known as a sportsman's paradise, Redstone Arsenal is located in the heart of the Tennessee Valley in northern Alabama. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Geor... More

Oil painting "Curacao" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New Yo...

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

Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba

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

The Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Also known as the Royal Presidio Chapel, the Roman Catholic cathedral was built in 1794, and is the oldest continuously operating parish and the oldest st... More

Downtown Athens, Alabama

Founded in 1842, the city of Athens is located 15 miles from the Tennessee State line in Limestone County. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landeg... More

Old cars and old façades in Havana, Cuba

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

Revolutionary mural painted on side of building in Havana, Cuba

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Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia, Alabama

The Texas Theater in Waxahachie, Texas, a Dallas suburb

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Constructed in 1895 as the Dixie vaudeville theater, it was converted to a movie theater in 1920 and served as such until the late 19... More

John Wilkes Booth diary, artifact in the museum collection, National P...

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

Seaside Park Lighthouse in Bridgeport, 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

University of Connecticut (UConn) main campus, Storrs, 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

Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library, Washington, D.C.

Opened in 2010 and named after Civil Rights activist Dorothy Height. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of ... More

Sculpture "The express mail carrier," by Heinz Warneke at the Ariel Ri...

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Mardi Gras Parade, New Orleans, Louisiana

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Mardi Gras is organized by Carnival krewes. Krewe float riders toss throws to the crowds; the most common are strings of plastic colorful beads, doubloons... More

Exterior view of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, Washington, D.C...

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

Details in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Photograph taken during the 2011 Mardi Gras celebration. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. ... More

Shorehaven Golf Course, Norwalk, 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

San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Re-opened in 1915, in the city's Civic Center, it is a Beaux-Arts monument to the City Beautiful movement. The structure's dome is the fifth largest in th... More

17-Mile Drive, scenic road through Monterey, California

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Vintage wine making equipment in Napa Valley, California

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Aerial view of Hugh Hefner's Mansion located in Los Angeles, Californi...

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Dodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in L...

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

Snow covered road, Mammoth Lakes, California

In 1877, prospectors staked a claim on Mineral Hill, south of the current town. By the end of 1878, 1500 people settled in the mining camp called Mammoth City. Today the area is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski... More

A whimsical children's playset at the nonprofit Fairtale Town theme pa...

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

Sea horses at Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California

Founded in 1984, it holds thousands of plants and animals, including stingrays, jellyfish, sea otters, and numerous other native marine species. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit li... More

San Francisco Giants baseball team plays the Chicago Cubs at AT&T ball...

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

CBS Television City television studio complex located at 7800 Beverly ...

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The Regent Showcase theater, an art deco former movie house on La Brea...

Pacific Ocean scenic in Monterey, California

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

Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mou...

Located about 75 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe, the town become a state historic park in 1962. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California P... More

17-Mile Drive, scenic road through Monterey, California

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El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara in Santa Barbara, California

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Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. On October 1, 1891, Stanford University opened its doors after six years of planning and building. The first student body consisted of 555 men and women, ... More

Boats, Monterey, California

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"Bishop's Palace," also known as Gresham's Castle, an ornate Victorian...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The American Institute of Architects listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States.... More

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum in Los A...

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Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, California

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline, it was designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company. Cr... More

The sculpture "Companion (Passing Through)," by the artist KAWS (Brian...

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

Close-up of Rosie the Riveter mural on an abandoned building in Sacram...

Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley, the city was cited by Time magazine as America's most ethnically and ra... More

[History of San Francisco mural "Raising the Bear Flag" by Anton Refre...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

Aerial view of downtown Los Angeles, California

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Sign "Welcome to ths world famous wine growing region, Napa Valley," C...

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

Morongo Casino Resort & Spa is an Indian gaming casino, of the Morongo...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Clown-motif liquor-store sign in the North Hollywood neighborhood of L...

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

Interior stairway. The Joel Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthou...

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