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
Arlington National Cemetery. Interior of trophy room at Arlington Nati...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
[Laying wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Arlington National ...
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PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SPEAKING ARMISTICE DAY AT ARLINGTON CE...
A man standing at a podium in front of a crowd. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Judging from its license plate, and its general condition this once-fa...
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
Small, aviation-themed bas-reliefs on the exterior facade of the 1940 ...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. As of 2014, the terminal and nearby 1928 Carter Field Hangar are being restored and operated by the nonprofit Houston Aeronautical He... More
1940s neon Dr Pepper sign at the Dublin Bottling Works and W.P. Kloste...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This plant produced a distinctive form of Dr Pepper, a soda popular throughout the South. The distinction: it used only pure cane suga... 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
Part of a carefully restored mural, one of dozens at Fair Park, site o...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The park preserves the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the United States. It also holds the distinction of being ... More
Part of a carefully restored mural, one of dozens at Fair Park, site o...
Artist name from related image in same group: LC-DIG-highsm-30087. The park preserves the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco architecture in the United States. It also holds the distinction of being the only ... More
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
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
Robert E. Lee's onetime home, Arlington House, looms above the Kennedy...
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
The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard marches toward the burial site at Arlin...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Duane Heaton Release Status:... More
Army servicmen march in formation in the funeral procession honoring t...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Glen D. Plummer, USAF Release Status: Release... More
A large-scale replica of the U.S. Army Medal of Honor that is on displ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: COL. Thomas L. Groppel Release Status: Released to... More
The flag-draped casket of Major (MAJ) Nicholson is carried by an honor...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine... 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
Entrance, Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse, Portland, Maine
Designed by architect James Knox Taylor and built 1908-1911. Addition in 1931-1932 by James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords fr... More
Courtroom, Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building, Minot, North Dakota
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1915; architect: Oscar Wenderoth. Credit line: ... More
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More
Mailboxes in lobby. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louis...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1933 by architect Edward Neild. Art Deco style. Cr... More
Exterior bas-relief, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constituti...
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
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
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
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
The McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, Texas, now a house museum, was bu...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Front exterior, U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina
Greek Revival building built during 1853-1879 by architect Ammi B. Young. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographe... More
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
Revolutionary mural painted on side of building in Havana, Cuba
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Glass enclosed lobby. Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Cour...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. In 2010, the Federal Building & US Courthouse received $15M... More
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
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Beaux Arts and Art Moderne design. Four buildings: Library... More
George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute ...
In 1857 George Peabody, a Massachusetts-born philanthropist, dedicated the Peabody Institute to the citizens of Baltimore in appreciation of their ""kindness and hospitality."" The Peabody Library building, whi... More
Close up of oil painting "Contemporary Justice and Woman," first floor...
Artist: Emil Bisttram, 1937. Dimensions: 11' 10" x 7' 4". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. C... More
[Knife and Sheath: Horn-handled dagger used by John Wilkes Booth to st...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a steel arm, weapon, sword, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
Painting "Contemporary Justice and Man," second floor stairway, Depart...
Artist: John Ballator, 1937. Tempera, dimensions: 11' 10" x 7' 4". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photog... More
Mural "Sorting the Mail," by Reginald Marsh at the Ariel Rios Federal ...
Date: 1936; dimensions: 6' 7" x 12' 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photog... 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
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
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
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
"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
[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
The US Air Force (USAF) Honor Guard carry the remains of US Air Force ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Brian M. Boisvert, USAF Rel... More
Monument Valley, Arizona
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Badlands, South Dakota - Drawing. Public domain image.
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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Image public domain 412_DSP_StreamsLakes_025
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_StreamsLakes_025.jpg Date Picture Taken: 11/12/2005 1:10:28 PM [Folder Topic: Streams Lakes] 412_DSP_Mold_... More
Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_Agriculture_008
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Agriculture_008.jpg Date Picture Taken: 11/13/2005 4:10:39 PM Byline: Eric Vance Byline Title: Chief Photo... 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
Stained glass window, Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, Tulsa, Ok...
Photo shows a native american in prayer with quotation "thy sins are forgiven." Formerly misidentified as a window at the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Source: B. Reed at the Boston ... More
412_DSP_Hazard-Regulated_004 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain ph...
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Hazard-Regulated_004.jpg Date Picture Taken: 5/12/2006 4:12:32 PM [Folder Topic: Hazardous] 412_DSP_Hazard... More
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
[Cities Towns 2] 412-DSP-2-San_Francisco_007.jpg
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Date Picture Taken: 2012-02-02T13:37:59-05:00 Byline: Vance, Eric, EPA chief photographer Byline Title: Photographer ... 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
Environmental art "Flutter" at the NE and SE lawn quadrants of the Wil...
Artist: Maya Lin, 2005. Soil and St. Augustine grass, 459 x 105 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the pho... More
Exterior, U.S. Courthouse, Toledo, Ohio
Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Compass used by John Wilkes Booth when he tried to escape Washington, ...
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More
[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.
Free Royalty Free Images 412_DSP_Weather_035
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Weather_035.jpg Date Picture Taken: 2/27/2007 10:13:15 AM Keywords: Fog, Weather [Folder Topic: Weather] 4... More
Public domain pictures, EPA 412_DSP_EJustice_005
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_EJustice_005.jpg Date Picture Taken: 6/29/2007 1:01:24 PM Byline: Eric Vance Byline Title: Chief Photograp... More
Free, public domain photo 412_DSP_Scenic_070
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_Scenic_070.jpg Date Picture Taken: 9/18/2007 6:13:09 PM Location: Idaho Byline: Danny Hart Keywords: Autum... 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
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a boat in a harbor, water, fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Free images of clouds 412_DSP_SkyClouds_041
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_SkyClouds_041.jpg Date Picture Taken: 8/7/2008 7:11:39 PM City: Point of Rocks State or Province: Maryland... More
Free images of science lab 412_DSP_NERegionalLab_123
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_NERegionalLab_123.jpg Date Picture Taken: 9/24/2008 7:33:42 PM [Original] Caption: EPA's air quality monit... More
Free Royalty Free Images 412_DSP_AquacultureFisheries_019
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_AquacultureFisheries_019.jpg Date Picture Taken: 11/11/2008 10:11:13 AM Keywords: Bay, Boat, Fishing, Harb... More
Falls of the Big Sioux River in Falls Park, Sioux Falls, 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
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
Grand hall looking west, Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, Clevela...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Mural, Balmy Alley, San Francisco, California
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Farm scene in rural Montana - Drawing. Public domain image.
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More
First Lady Michelle Obama official portrait
Title and date from file header. Transfer; White House; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:091)
412_DSP_NERL-Vegas_014 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photogra...
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Name: 412_DSP_NERL-Vegas_014.jpg Date Picture Taken: 5/19/2009 4:24:21 PM [Original] Caption: USEPA Photo by Eric Vance ... More
Skyline, dominated by the Space Needle, which appeared in the 1962 Sea...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency not held by the Library Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. ... More
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
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
Reenactment of Civil War siege of April 1862, Bridgeport, Alabama
Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Downtown Athens, Alabama - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy
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
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
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
[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 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
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
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
The Rosenbaum House, Florence, Alabama
This house, an American architectural treasure, was built for newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum of Florence, Alabama, in 1939. The house is the only structure designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the state o... 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
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
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
The Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, where Lee Harvey Os...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The sign is displayed in sixth-floor storeroom of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, where Oswald was perched above D... 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
Russell Cave National Monument is a U.S. National Monument near Bridge...
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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
Noccalula Falls, Gadsden, Alabama
R.A. Mitchell, gave the site to the city of Gadsden. The Falls drop into the Black Creek ravine and are marked with a bronze statue of Cherokee princess Noccalula who, according to local legends, jumped off a c... More
The San Jacinto Monument, a 567-foot-high column located near the Hous...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas ... 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
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