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 showing Native Americans on horseback by A. Houser at the Interi...
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
Exterior view of the President's Guest House, or Blair House is locate...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. The Blair House, Lee House, Peter Parker House and 704 Jack... 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
Mansion in the King William Historic District, San Antonio, Texas
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
John F. Kennedy home, Brookline, Massachusetts
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Street-level view of San Francisco, California, with a focus on the 19...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The city's tallest building. It was designed by archite... More
Victorian structure built for Simon and Lila Bell (Solomon) Guggenheim...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The structure was moved to Corpus Christi's Heritage Pa... More
Windows, Sidney Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1880; architect: James G. Hill. Credit line: Ph... 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
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
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
Columns, 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
Exterior elevation, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitutio...
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
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
Interior Department Building, Washington, D.C.
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
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
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
Exterior, Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of Commerce, Was...
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 Archive, Library of ... More
Side and front view. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dothan, Ala...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built: 1909-1911. Credit line... More
Participants in the "Million Indian March" on Washington, D.C., photog...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
[East Corridor, First Floor. Mosaic in domed lobby at head of stairway...
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. View from above of the zodiac in the marble floor. Librar...
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.
[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Government mural by Elihu Vedder. Library...
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...
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.
[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Plato along the balustrade. Lib...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Great Hall. View of ceiling, displaying sculpture, painting and alumi...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of Th...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[North Corridor, Great Hall. Poetry mosaic surrounded by Painting, Scu...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Exterior view. Sea Nymph on Sea Horse statue in Neptune Fountain by R...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Gui...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Kent along the balustrade. Libr...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
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. Detail of ceiling and cove showing Moses and Herodotus pl...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor, Southeast Pavilion, the Pavilion of the Elements. Lunet...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Row houses, Florida Ave. and Q St., NW, Washington, D.C.
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
Building detail on the 700 block of 6th St., NW, Washington, D.C.
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More
The old San Gabriel Masonic Lodge building, on the courthouse square i...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Topped off dramatically with an onion dome, an architectural element common to Eastern Europe, the building was constructed in 1900 a... More
Fireman's Insurance Building, intersection of 7th St. and Pennsylvania...
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
Row houses, East Capitol St., Washington, D.C.
East Capitol St. is a major street that divides the NE and SE quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the U.S. Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The western stretch of East Capitol St., which passe... More
Schools of Modern Dance and Visual Arts, Havana, Cuba
Former Havana Country Club golf course was built between 1960 and 1965 by famous Cuban architect Ricardo Porro. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Carol M. Hi... More
Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, located on Mt. Pleasant St. near intersecti...
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
Tourist Attraction - Scenic downtown Huntsville, Alabama
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More
Row houses at the corner of 10th and T St., NW, Washington, D.C.
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
Tourist Attraction - [Railroad bridge], Decatur, Alabama
Decatur, located along the Tennessee River, was a hub for travelers and cargo between Nashville/Chattanooga, and Mobile/New Orleans. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit ... More
Highlands United Methodist Church, Five Points South, Birmingham, Alab...
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 Pension Building, view from Police Memorial, NW, Washington, D.C.
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
McMillan Reservoir, Washington, D.C.
The reservoir supplies the majority of the city's municipal water. Originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, it was completed in 1902 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... More
Howard University, Washington, D.C.
The University charter of March 2, 1867, designated Howard University as "a University for the education of youth in the liberal arts and sciences." The Freedmen's Bureau provided most of the early financial su... More
The Oaks, home built for Booker T. Washington and his family in Tuskeg...
The Washington family lived in the house from 1900 - 1925. Most furnishings were made by local craftsmen and students. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Geor... More
The Christian Heurich House Museum, also known as The Brewmaster' Cast...
Built in 1892-1894 of poured concrete and reinforced steel by German immigrant, local brewer and philanthropist, Christian Heurich. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit l... More
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, Calif...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. A monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. Credit line: The Jo... More
Overhead view of the former Dallas County Courthouse, fondly known loc...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1892 of red sandstone rusticated marble accents, it was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture by ar... More
McMillan Reservoir, Washington, D.C.
The reservoir supplies the majority of the city's municipal water. Originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, it was completed in 1902 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... More
Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in NW, Washington, D...
Centered at the intersection of 18th St. and Columbia Rd., Adams Morgan is considered the center of Washington's Hispanic immigrant community, and is a major night life area with many bars and restaurants, part... More
Apartment building entrance way, 4707 Connecticut 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
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
Fire station, 5th St. near Rhode Island Ave. N.E., Washington, D.C.
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
Former O St. Market, O St. and 7th St., NW, Washington, D.C.
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
Historic train bridge in Gadsden, 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
Back side of row houses, corner of Kenyon St. and Georgia Ave., NW, Wa...
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
One of several medallions at Fair Park, depicting nations that have ru...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Fair Park is the site of the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration and the Pan-American Exposition in 1937 in Dallas, Texas Credit line: T... More
View looking east from the top of The Cairo apartment building, 1615 Q...
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
Glencairn Plantation, Greensboro, Alabama
Built in 1831 by Col. John Erwin. 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, Li... More
Small office building, Bud Doggett's Way and G Pl., NW, Washington, D....
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More
Gillette's estate, East Haddam, Connecticut
Built in 1914, the estate is located on top of a chain of hills known as the Seven Sisters. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection ... More
St. Constantine and Helen Greek Church, 16th St. near intersection wit...
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
Street scene, Georgia Ave. and Harvard St., NW, Washington, D.C.
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
Buildings, Connecticut Ave. near Q St., in the Dupont Circle area, NW,...
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
View of Washington, D.C., taken from the Washington Monument
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Li... More
Bronze equestrian statue of Major General George Brinton McClellan loc...
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
Embassy Row, Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
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
Tropicana Eatery, Florida Ave. at intersection with 8th St., NW, Washi...
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
Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview and Alumni House, located at 500 ...
Rogers Hall is a three-story antebellum structure built in 1855. It is one of the oldest historic landmarks on the University of North Alabama campus and one of the university's most distinctive structures. Tit... More
Historic buildings, Wisconsin Ave., NW, in the Georgetown neighborhood...
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
Footbridge leading to the canal and towpath at the Old Erie Canal Stat...
The park includes restored segments of the canal's waterway and towpath which were in active use between 1825 and 1917. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Caro... More
Fort Condé, Mobile, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.
Originally founded in 1702 at 27-Mile Bluff up river as Fort Louis, it was relocated in 1711 to the current site. In 1723, a new brick fort with a stone foundation began and was renamed Fort Condé in honor of K... More
Adams Morgan is a culturally diverse neighborhood in NW, Washington, D...
Centered at the intersection of 18th St. and Columbia Rd., Adams Morgan is considered the center of Washington's Hispanic immigrant community, and is a major night life area with many bars and restaurants, part... More
Mural, corner of Barry Pl. and Sherman Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
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
Back of row houses, view from Summit St., near intersection with M St....
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
Row houses, East Capitol St., Washington, D.C.
East Capitol St. is a major street that divides the NE and SE quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the U.S. Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The western stretch of East Capitol St., which passe... More
Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 13th St., NW, Washington, D.C.
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
Row houses, Maryland Ave. at intersection with D St., NE, 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
Suntrust bank building, intersection of 15th St. and New York Ave., NW...
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
Buildings, H St. near intersection with 12th St., NE, Washington, D.C.
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
Aerial view of Montgomery, Alabama
Title, date, 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 Photographs Divisi... More
Capitol Park showing reconstructed architectural features of the old c...
A little-known fact is that Tuscaloosa was actually the state capitol before Montgomery from 1826 to 1846. This site uses actual bricks and stonework from the original building to outline the ground floor and p... More
OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
Completed in 1910 and considered the architectural wonder of its time. The building was designed and constructed to serve as the headquarters of what today is the world's oldest regional organization, the Organ... More
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Bladensburg Road, NE, Washington, D.C.
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
Tourist Attraction - Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
In 1807 a burial ground for citizens in the east end of the new federal city was founded. In the first five years, 13 members of Congress, two vice presidents, and numerous military and government officials wer... More
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Located in Lincoln Park, this unique art museum is one of the city's great treasures. It's spectacular setting is made even more dramatic by the imposing ... More
Buildings, H St. near intersection with 10th St., NE, Washington, D.C.
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
Tourist Attraction - Gorham's Pond, Darien, 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
Westover Library/Reed School, 1644 N. McKinley Rd., N.W., Washington, ...
The library opened to the public on October 30, 2009. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Print... More
Carol M. Highsmith - Georgetown Neighborhood Library, Washington, D.C.
The building was severely damaged by a fire on April 30, 2007. As a result, it underwent a complete renovation. Martinez & Johnson Architects, in partnership with Hoshide Williams, were hired to design the reno... More
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, located at 451 Seventh Street, ...
Designed by architect Marcel Breuer for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the design team included Herbert Beckhard and Nolen Swinburne Associates. The builder was John McShain, Inc. The co... More
[Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, California]
Title from similar image LC-DIG-highsm- 20788. The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline and one of its most iconic. Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hath... More
Golden Gate Bridge with fog rolling over it. San Francisco, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The bridge, declared one of the modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Engineers, links San Francisco to Marin County. Credit line: The Jo... More
General Services Administration Regional Office Building located at 7 ...
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