![Empire State Building at night. View from the World Trade Center during the 1980s. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s…]()
Empire State Building at night. View from the World Trade Center during the 1980s. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s…![Aerial view of New York City, in which the World Trade Center Twin Towers is prominent. Original image from Carol M.…]()
Aerial view of New York City, in which the World Trade Center Twin Towers is prominent. Original image from Carol M.…![Dusk shot of an industrial scene along the road from Port Arthur to Sabine Pass, Texas. Original image from Carol M.…]()
Dusk shot of an industrial scene along the road from Port Arthur to Sabine Pass, Texas. Original image from Carol M.…![Autumn in New England's Barnet, Vermont. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
Autumn in New England's Barnet, Vermont. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![Night skyline of San Francisco from Treasure Island. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Night skyline of San Francisco from Treasure Island. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![Colorful Baltimore row houses. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…]()
Colorful Baltimore row houses. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…![South Beach lifeguard stands at Miami Beach, Florida, a. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…]()
South Beach lifeguard stands at Miami Beach, Florida, a. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…![Detail of the Walt Disney Center Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, California.]()
Detail of the Walt Disney Center Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, California.![Dusk view of the Dallas, Texas skyline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
Dusk view of the Dallas, Texas skyline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![Colorful HIstoric Motel in Wildwood, New Jersey. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Colorful HIstoric Motel in Wildwood, New Jersey. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![Capitol Hill at night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced…]()
Capitol Hill at night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced…![Chicago at dusk. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by…]()
Chicago at dusk. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by…![Dusk accentuates the nostalgic ambience at the Sunliner Diner, which evokes the look and feel (and…]()
Dusk accentuates the nostalgic ambience at the Sunliner Diner, which evokes the look and feel (and…![Boeing South Carolina (previously Boeing Charleston) is an assembly site for Boeing's Commercial Airplanes division, located…]()
Boeing South Carolina (previously Boeing Charleston) is an assembly site for Boeing's Commercial Airplanes division, located…![Nelson Atkins Museum Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…]()
Nelson Atkins Museum Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…![Mural on historic building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…]()
Mural on historic building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…![Elegant sitting rooms at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021)…]()
Elegant sitting rooms at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021)…![A combination welcome and vintage Coca-Cola sign in Baxter Springs, one of only two small towns…]()
A combination welcome and vintage Coca-Cola sign in Baxter Springs, one of only two small towns…![Mural in Baltimore, Maryland. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…]()
Mural in Baltimore, Maryland. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…![Pops Restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. This sculptural take on a soda bottle and straw soars 66 ft. into the sky.…]()
Pops Restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. This sculptural take on a soda bottle and straw soars 66 ft. into the sky.…![Even the lifeguard stands in the trendy South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida, affect an…]()
Even the lifeguard stands in the trendy South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida, affect an…![One of several exuberantly painted adjacent buildings on a narrow, two-lane street that was once the…]()
One of several exuberantly painted adjacent buildings on a narrow, two-lane street that was once the…![Shangri La is the Honolulu home of American philanthropist Doris Duke. Built in 1937, Shangri La houses an impressive…]()
Shangri La is the Honolulu home of American philanthropist Doris Duke. Built in 1937, Shangri La houses an impressive…![Stained-glass window at Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, which dates to 1852…]()
Stained-glass window at Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, which dates to 1852…![Battery Park City and the former Twin Towers at the World Trade Center NYC]()
Battery Park City and the former Twin Towers at the World Trade Center NYC![Dulles Airport panorama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…]()
Dulles Airport panorama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…![Nelson Atkins Museum Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…]()
Nelson Atkins Museum Bloch Building in Kansas City, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…![Reflection of the Washington Monument in the pool at Pool at the National Mall. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s…]()
Reflection of the Washington Monument in the pool at Pool at the National Mall. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s…![Message on a wall along an eclectic strip of Charlotte Avenue, a mile or so from Vanderbilt…]()
Message on a wall along an eclectic strip of Charlotte Avenue, a mile or so from Vanderbilt…![One of several downtown murals in Lexington, Kentucky]()
One of several downtown murals in Lexington, Kentucky ![Extraordinary stained-glass ceiling inside Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge…]()
Extraordinary stained-glass ceiling inside Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge…![TransAmerica Building in San Francisco, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
TransAmerica Building in San Francisco, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![Brilliant neon attracts players to the Rockin' game arcade in Pigeon Forge, a former sedate farming…]()
Brilliant neon attracts players to the Rockin' game arcade in Pigeon Forge, a former sedate farming…![Texas flag, painted on boarded-up window. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
Texas flag, painted on boarded-up window. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![Six-year-old Gregorio Drozco III does what a lot of people do in a Seattle, Washington, alley He blows a bubble…]()
Six-year-old Gregorio Drozco III does what a lot of people do in a Seattle, Washington, alley He blows a bubble…![Ornate balcony at Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, which dates to 1852 and…]()
Ornate balcony at Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, which dates to 1852 and…![Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…]()
Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…![A row of metal grain silos in Michigan. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
A row of metal grain silos in Michigan. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![Colorful art in the revitalized (as of 2021) North Topeka, colloquially NoTo, artsy neighborhood in…]()
Colorful art in the revitalized (as of 2021) North Topeka, colloquially NoTo, artsy neighborhood in…![One of four immense frescoes by Conrad Albrizio representing the industries of south and north…]()
One of four immense frescoes by Conrad Albrizio representing the industries of south and north…![The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![Chiles hang on the wall of the La Posta Restaurant on the plaza of Mesilla (locally called Old…]()
Chiles hang on the wall of the La Posta Restaurant on the plaza of Mesilla (locally called Old…![An old police car next to the Court Motel accents the vintage ambience along the historic U.S. Route…]()
An old police car next to the Court Motel accents the vintage ambience along the historic U.S. Route…![Close-up view of the Gateway Arch, the symbolic gateway to the West (although there's a great deal of Midwest to go before…]()
Close-up view of the Gateway Arch, the symbolic gateway to the West (although there's a great deal of Midwest to go before…![A portion of the Art Alley, a site for impromptu drawings in an alley between two main downtown…]()
A portion of the Art Alley, a site for impromptu drawings in an alley between two main downtown…![Florida's Little Haiti, long a neighborhood populated by many Haitian exiles, which in the early…]()
Florida's Little Haiti, long a neighborhood populated by many Haitian exiles, which in the early…![The office sign, but no name, is still present (as of 2020) on the 1929 Rock Fountain Court (later…]()
The office sign, but no name, is still present (as of 2020) on the 1929 Rock Fountain Court (later…![The Humpty Dumpty figure from a famous nursery rhyme (not yet taking a "great fall") at Storybook…]()
The Humpty Dumpty figure from a famous nursery rhyme (not yet taking a "great fall") at Storybook…![Walter Frederick Anderson, age 1 and Saleah Rose Bruinton, Age 2 pose on the steps of a historic cabin in rural Alabama.]()
Walter Frederick Anderson, age 1 and Saleah Rose Bruinton, Age 2 pose on the steps of a historic cabin in rural Alabama.![Lincoln Memorial at dusk in Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Lincoln Memorial at dusk in Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![The 66 Drive-In movie theater, a long-standing attraction along historic U.S. Route 66 as it winds…]()
The 66 Drive-In movie theater, a long-standing attraction along historic U.S. Route 66 as it winds…![A vintage Dr. Pepper advertising sign in the Kansas capital city of Topeka]()
A vintage Dr. Pepper advertising sign in the Kansas capital city of Topeka ![A re-created vintage Coca-Cola sign in downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska]()
A re-created vintage Coca-Cola sign in downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska ![Wisconsin Capitol building. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…]()
Wisconsin Capitol building. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally…![The House of Representative chambers inside the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck …]()
The House of Representative chambers inside the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck …![Part of a long panel of paintings outside the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville…]()
Part of a long panel of paintings outside the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens in Jacksonville…![Dusk is approaching and the illumination of the neon lettering on this signature coffee-pot-shaped…]()
Dusk is approaching and the illumination of the neon lettering on this signature coffee-pot-shaped…![Black Lives Matter Art on the Miller & Chevalier building on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington…]()
Black Lives Matter Art on the Miller & Chevalier building on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington…![Public-art mural in downtown Minneapolis, which--along with neighboring St. Paul--is one of…]()
Public-art mural in downtown Minneapolis, which--along with neighboring St. Paul--is one of…![Neon sign at the Twist Cone ice cream stand in Aberdeen, a small city in northeast South Dakota that…]()
Neon sign at the Twist Cone ice cream stand in Aberdeen, a small city in northeast South Dakota that…![Old RCA Victor gramaphone ad on a building at the Old Jail Museum, in St. Augustine, Florida …]()
Old RCA Victor gramaphone ad on a building at the Old Jail Museum, in St. Augustine, Florida …![For reasons not made clear, this rocket ship stands outside the Billionaiare Boys Club clothing…]()
For reasons not made clear, this rocket ship stands outside the Billionaiare Boys Club clothing…![Oklahoma City Memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Oklahoma City Memorial in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![Sunset casts a glow over this dairy barn in Bruce, in northern Wisconsin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America…]()
Sunset casts a glow over this dairy barn in Bruce, in northern Wisconsin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America…![Wall art with a provocative but not immediately clear message in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami…]()
Wall art with a provocative but not immediately clear message in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami…![A remnant of the old Mule Trading Post, a former stop for souvenirs along a surviving section of the…]()
A remnant of the old Mule Trading Post, a former stop for souvenirs along a surviving section of the…![Sign in a store window in the lively Highlands Neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky's largest city…]()
Sign in a store window in the lively Highlands Neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky's largest city…![Colorful wall art in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida, which Wikipedia calls "one of the…]()
Colorful wall art in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida, which Wikipedia calls "one of the…![The Blue Sky sculpture in Newton, Kansas's, Centennial Park]()
The Blue Sky sculpture in Newton, Kansas's, Centennial Park ![Exhibit near the modest home in Jackson, a city in central Tennessee]()
Exhibit near the modest home in Jackson, a city in central Tennessee ![Vintage barn facade at Cannonsburgh Village, a reimagined southern village composed of buildings…]()
Vintage barn facade at Cannonsburgh Village, a reimagined southern village composed of buildings…![The local chapter hall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, organization in the small town of…]()
The local chapter hall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, organization in the small town of…![Little girls on a street in Camden, New Jersey]()
Little girls on a street in Camden, New Jersey![66 Drive-In Theatre - located on Route 66 and built in 1949 - one of less than 400 Drive-In Theatres in the United States…]()
66 Drive-In Theatre - located on Route 66 and built in 1949 - one of less than 400 Drive-In Theatres in the United States…![The Senate Lounge at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, the capital city of the midwest-U.S.…]()
The Senate Lounge at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, the capital city of the midwest-U.S.…![Skyline view of Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.]()
Skyline view of Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.![U.S. Capitol Building, Washington D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
U.S. Capitol Building, Washington D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![Skyline view of Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.]()
Skyline view of Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.![Row houses, Florida Ave. and Porter St., NE, Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…]()
Row houses, Florida Ave. and Porter St., NE, Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of…![View of Havana, Cuba. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced…]()
View of Havana, Cuba. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced…![New York City with World Trade Center. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…]()
New York City with World Trade Center. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.…![Lincoln Memorial. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by…]()
Lincoln Memorial. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by…![Dusk approaches in the crowded entertainment district of Nashville, the capital city of the U.S. mid…]()
Dusk approaches in the crowded entertainment district of Nashville, the capital city of the U.S. mid…![Neighborhood in Old Havana with hand painted mural showing the Cuban flag and Che Guevara. Original image from Carol M.…]()
Neighborhood in Old Havana with hand painted mural showing the Cuban flag and Che Guevara. Original image from Carol M.…![Ground Zero under construction New York City. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Ground Zero under construction New York City. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![Capitol Hill during the cherry blossom season. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Capitol Hill during the cherry blossom season. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![Sign for Rick's Bar in Fargo, North Dakota, a city on the state's eastern border with Minnesota …]()
Sign for Rick's Bar in Fargo, North Dakota, a city on the state's eastern border with Minnesota …![Both the old Dog House Drive In restaurant and its clever neon sign, whose wiener dog's, or…]()
Both the old Dog House Drive In restaurant and its clever neon sign, whose wiener dog's, or…![Along with its rich bluegrass and annual $4.5-billion horse raising, racing, and sales industry, the…]()
Along with its rich bluegrass and annual $4.5-billion horse raising, racing, and sales industry, the…![One of seven downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska, murals, painted in the style by artist Kent Schwartz…]()
One of seven downtown Nebraska City, Nebraska, murals, painted in the style by artist Kent Schwartz…![Ornate balcony and stairway details at Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, which…]()
Ornate balcony and stairway details at Louisiana's Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, which…![Well into America's automobile era, this horse-drawn Roman Candy wagon remained a beloved symbol of…]()
Well into America's automobile era, this horse-drawn Roman Candy wagon remained a beloved symbol of…![A scene during a most unusual Carnival season, leading to what would normally have been the annual…]()
A scene during a most unusual Carnival season, leading to what would normally have been the annual…![Spray ponds at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, near Tonopah, Arizona, 50 miles west of Phoenix, serve as a backup…]()
Spray ponds at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, near Tonopah, Arizona, 50 miles west of Phoenix, serve as a backup…![Our Treasured Washington Monuments at Night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…]()
Our Treasured Washington Monuments at Night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress…![The "community bookshelf," as the façade of the facility's parking garage is often called, at the…]()
The "community bookshelf," as the façade of the facility's parking garage is often called, at the…![A farmstead of classic red barns and outbuildings near Cookeville, Tennessee]()
A farmstead of classic red barns and outbuildings near Cookeville, Tennessee ![Parlor at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on Marathon…]()
Parlor at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850s on land now (as of 2021) on Marathon…![Black Lives Matter Art on the Miller & Chevalier building on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington…]()
Black Lives Matter Art on the Miller & Chevalier building on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington…![Colorful art in the revitalized (as of 2021) North Topeka, colloquially NoTo, artsy neighborhood in…]()
Colorful art in the revitalized (as of 2021) North Topeka, colloquially NoTo, artsy neighborhood in…