Historic Electric City sign, restored in 2008, shines again. Scranton,...
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
Former Werth's Appliance Center, State Street, Hammond, IN., 2000
Photograph shows Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
14849 Livernois Ave., Detroit, 2000
Photograph shows a storefront church with the sign "Pure in heart."
2539 Rosencrans Blvd., Compton, 2002
Photo shows sign, "Gonzalez Appliances." Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
2078 Stockwell, Compton, CA, 2002
Photograph shows a store with covered windows, closed door, and the signs "Open" and "J & J Market, ice cold beer and wine." Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of... more
10828 S. Avalon Blvd., LA, 2002
Photograph shows "J B Mattress Discount" store. This photo is part of a time-lapse series, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/vrg.00114.series Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. For... more
1600 N. Bond St., Baltimore, 2002
Photograph shows the storefront church, "Thank God for Jesus Church." Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
12107 Kinsman Ave., Cleveland, 2002
Photograph shows the storefront church, "Everlasting Church of God in Christ." Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of... more
Fairview at S. 8th St., Camden, 2003
Photograph shows a sign at the Morgan Village Middle School, where the letters are falling away from the original phrase "Everybody is somebody and we are rising." Title, date and keywords based on information ... more
Way of Holiness Church, 5258 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, 2003
Photograph shows a hand-made sign, "When everything fails, try prayer."
Portable sign to advertise Sunday services, of Little Widow's Mite M. ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
29th St. at Thomson St., Philadelphia, 2004
Photo shows hand-made sign for "Cross of Cavalry Batptist Church." Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Tip Top Drive In & Out, Lewiston, Idaho
Tip Top Drive In & Out, Lewiston, Idaho 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... more
Lollipop Motel sign, Wildwood, New Jersey
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
Abe Lincoln sits on a wagon, Route 66, Lincoln, Illinois
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
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
Here it is! Jackrabbit Trading Post, Route 66, Joseph City, Arizona
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Jack Rabbit Trading Post was started in 1949 by Jim Taylor and his wife. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photog... more
Trail West Boots, Hats, Apparel, mural in downtown Nashville, Tennesse...
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
French Quarter Detail, 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
Rattlesnakes sign, Route 66, near McLean, Texas
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 Coffee Shop Sign near the Lorraine Motel Historic Site, Memph...
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
1722 55th St., Oakland, CA, 2006
Photograph shows the "Praises of Zion Missionary Baptist Church."
French Quarter Detail, New Orleans, Louisiana
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
Route 66 restaurant, 1819 Will Rogers Drive, Santa Rosa, New Mexico
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
Sign in daytime, Las Vegas, Nevada
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
Holiday Motel, Las Vegas, Nevada
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
Customized Dental Lab, 2919 Mack Ave., Detroit, 2007
Photograph shows a hand-painted sign showing dentures or a jaw with teeth. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
Pig neon sign, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Established in 2002 on Historic Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee, The Pig on Beale quickly became a local favorite for "Memphis Style" Hickory Smoked BBQ pork shoulder and BBQ ribs. Title, date, and subjects p... more
Blues City Cafe neon sign, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Beale Street has been playing the blues for more than half a century. Named after an unknown military hero in 1841, it acted as General Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters during the Civil War. But, Beale Street's ... more
Memphis Music neon sign, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Beale Street has been playing the blues for more than half a century. Named after an unknown military hero in 1841, it acted as General Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters during the Civil War. But, Beale Street's ... more
Fun House sign, Seattle, Washington
Located right inside the shadow cast by the Space Needle, the Funhouse is Seattle's oldest surviving punk rock club. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's Ame... more
Glitter Girl neon sign at the Freemont Street Experience, Las Vegas, N...
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
Blake's Lotaburger sign, New Mexico
More than fifty years ago Blake Chanslor opened his first hamburger stand in Albuquerque. From the start, Blake was committed to using only high quality products for all his made to order menu items. Sometimes ... more
Stock yards sign, South Dakota
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
Roosevelt Hotel sign, Seattle, Washington
Built in 1929 during the onslaught of the Great Depression, the Roosevelt Hotel provided first class high rise accommodations in the very new and burgeoning city of Seattle. Title, date, and subjects provided b... more
Rough wooden crosses and peeling hand-lettered signs bearing Bible scr...
If the late W.C. Rice's stark Cross Garden doesn't save you, there's no one to blame but yourself. His frightening jumble of white crosses cling to hills on either side of a curving county road next to a traile... more
Hand painted revolutionary signs 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
Full Moon Bar-b-que signs in Tuscaloosa, 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
Flying A Service sign in Truckee, an unincorporated town in Nevada Cou...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Truckee is best known today for its often-snowbound pass "Donner Pass" through the High Sierras. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California... more
Sign "Pacific Park" at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Californ...
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... more
Chop Suey sign in Locke, an unincorporated community in the Sacramento...
Also known as the Locke Historic District, it was established after a fire broke out in the Chinese section of nearby Walnut Grove. Chinese merchants approached landowner George Locke and inquired if they could... more
The Hollywood sign, a landmark and American cultural icon located 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
Sports Tahoe sign in Truckee, an unincorporated town in Nevada County,...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Truckee is best known today for its often-snowbound pass "Donner Pass" through the High Sierras. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California... more
![[Old sign for Fireside Inn Motel, Santa Cruz, California]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/17/old-sign-for-fireside-inn-motel-santa-cruz-california-0a910d-640.jpg "[Old sign for Fireside Inn Motel, Santa Cruz, California]")
[Old sign for Fireside Inn Motel, Santa Cruz, California]
Title devised by Library staff. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; The Cap... more
Amusement park ride and signs at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Calif...
Chartered in 1866 and located on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay, about 72 mi south of San Francisco. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of... more
![[Sign for deep fried Hostess Twinkies in Santa Cruz, the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California]](https://cdn18.picryl.com/photo/2019/11/22/sign-for-deep-fried-hostess-twinkies-in-santa-cruz-the-county-seat-and-largest-3a09e6-640.jpg "[Sign for deep fried Hostess Twinkies in Santa Cruz, the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California]")
[Sign for deep fried Hostess Twinkies in Santa Cruz, the county seat a...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer for similar group of images: LC-DIG-higsm-21615 thru LC-DIG-highsm-21624. Chartered in 1866 and located on the northern edge of the Mo... more
Neon sign for Foster's Bighorn Bar and Restaurant in Rio Vista, Califo...
Located west of Lodi, the restaurant displays one of the most extensive collections of animal "trophy heads" in America. Bill Foster, a big-game hunter opened the restaurant in 1931. Title, date, and keywords b... more
Old motel sign in Lee Vining, California, the closest town to the east...
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
Several forms of signs and statues invite customers to the Willo Steak...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The restaurant was established in 1969. The saloon dates to 1946. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsm... more
Grain Belt Beer sign, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift;... more
Neon sign for the Grotto Fish Market, Old Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey,...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Constructed before the turn of the century, it was purchased by the City of Monterey in 1913 and has been reconstructed several times... more
Signs in Coleville located in northern Mono County in California's Ant...
Coleville is named after California's first congressman, Cornelius Cole. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M.... more
Old neon motel sign on King's Highway in 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
Neon sign advertising chop suey at an Asian cafe in downtown Napa, Cal...
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
A merchant's clever and creative advertising sign in Shingletown, a sm...
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
Rancho Super Car Wash neon sign in Rancho Mirage, 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
Sign "Pacific Park" at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Californ...
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... more
Red Coca Cola sign in San Francisco, 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
The Torches Motel, Barstow, California
Settlement of Barstow began in the late 1840s in the Mormon Corridor. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Hi... more
Buffalo Club neon sign in Los Angeles, 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
Thunderbird Motel sign in Bishop, a small town in Inyo County, Califor...
The town was named for Bishop Creek, which flows out of the Sierras. The creek, in turn, was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, an early Owens Valley settler. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photograp... more
Neon sign at the Buffalo Club, a sophisticated restaurant where movie ...
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
Sign at the entrance to the Stockyards, a historic livestock-market di...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The arrival of railroads in 1876 made Fort Worth an important livestock center. Fort Worth Union Stockyards opened for... more
Signs for Mammoth Mountain and Dave's Run at ski area, Mammoth Lakes, ...
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
Street sign for the Americana Lodge motel in Redding, 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
Sign: National Forest, America's Playground at Mammoth Lakes, Californ...
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
Sign for Redwood motel in Bridgeport, California, on the eastern slope...
Located near the ghost town Bodie on the eastern slope of the Sierra Mountains, it is the county seat of Mono County. Formerly known as Big Meado, the town attracts tourists, many of whom come to the area for w... more
![[Sign for Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/09/sign-for-santa-cruz-beach-boardwalk-in-santa-cruz-the-county-seat-and-largest-2cb843-640.jpg "[Sign for Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California]")
[Sign for Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, the county seat an...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer for similar group of images: LC-DIG-higsm-21615 thru LC-DIG-highsm-21624. Chartered in 1866 and located on the northern edge of the Mo... more
One of what are fairly common bear-crossing signs in California's Sier...
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
Sign for El Rancho motel in Barstow, 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
Eat Beef sign along the road in Northern 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
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
Motel sign, Yreka, 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
Ken's Sporting Goods sign in Bridgeport, California, on the eastern sl...
Located near the ghost town Bodie on the eastern slope of the Sierra Mountains, it is the county seat of Mono County. Formerly known as Big Meado, the town attracts tourists, many of whom come to the area for w... more
Horse statue advertising sign in the Stockyards, a historic livestock-...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The arrival of railroads in 1876 made Fort Worth an important livestock center. Fort Worth Union Stockyards opened for... more
Beverly Hills sign in Los Angeles, 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
Sign for Del Oro Theatre in Nevada City, California
Built in 1940 by United Artists, the theater is famous for its Art Deco architecture and illuminated, 70-foot tower. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Coll... more
Sign for Willow Springs Motel and Trailer park in Bridgeport, Californ...
Located near the ghost town Bodie on the eastern slope of the Sierra Mountains, it is the county seat of Mono County. Formerly known as Big Meado, the town attracts tourists, many of whom come to the area for w... more
Neon sign in Bishop, a small town in Inyo County, California, at the n...
The town was named for Bishop Creek, which flows out of the Sierras. The creek, in turn, was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, an early Owens Valley settler. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photograp... more
Neon sign at Rossetti's Bar in Valley Springs, 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
Sign at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... more
Neon sign at the Willo Steakhouse and saloon, an authentic California ...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The restaurant was established in 1969. The saloon dates to 1946. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsm... more
Neon sign on Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, 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
Motel sign in Northern California along the Pacific Coast Highway
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
Sign "Pacific Park" at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Californ...
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... more
![[Boardwalk sign in Santa Cruz, the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/05/boardwalk-sign-in-santa-cruz-the-county-seat-and-largest-city-of-santa-cruz-d7b691-640.jpg "[Boardwalk sign in Santa Cruz, the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California]")
[Boardwalk sign in Santa Cruz, the county seat and largest city of San...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer for similar group of images: LC-DIG-higsm-21615 thru LC-DIG-highsm-21624. Chartered in 1866 and located on the northern edge of the Mo... more
Flying A Service sign in Truckee, an unincorporated town in Nevada Cou...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Truckee is best known today for its often-snowbound pass "Donner Pass" through the High Sierras. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California... more
Sign for El Rancho motel in Barstow, 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
The 2012 California State Fair held in Sacramento, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Twenty-nine California counties participated in the eighteen-day fair in 2012. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Ca... more
Sign at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The ... more
Neon sign in Bishop, a small town in Inyo County, California, at the n...
The town was named for Bishop Creek, which flows out of the Sierras. The creek, in turn, was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, an early Owens Valley settler. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photograp... more