Bas relief at the Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More
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
Alabama's Coastal Connection - Orange Beach Waterfront Park
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Orange Beach Waterfront Park offers picnic areas, water access, and a pier on Wolf Bay. It is representative of similar parks on Dauphin... More
Towns and Cities: Occupied - Alaska, National Forest Service photograp...
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Towns and Cities: Occupied - Alaska, National Forest Service photograp...
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
Towns and Cities: Occupied - Alaska, National Forest Service photograp...
Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Howie Chandler, Commande...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S... More
A tribute to the fallen men and women of the Armed Forces stands in He...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More
Detail view of oil painting "Life Before the Pioneer Era" at C. Clifto...
Artist: Richard Guy Walton, 1966. Dimensions: 6.5' x 24.5'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer.... More
An old log church at Heritage Farm Museum and Village, in Harveytown, ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Not to be confused with Heritage Station downtown, Heritage Farm Museum displays a wide collection of historical items related to Appa... More
Various implements outside a blacksmith shop at Heritage Farm Museum a...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Not to be confused with Heritage Station downtown, Heritage Farm Museum displays a wide collection of historical items related to Appa... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two bald eagles stand sentinel as STS-129 Commander Charles O. Hobaugh and Pilot Barry E. Wilmore practice landi... More
Unclaimed Baggage is a one-of-a-kind store located in the foothills of...
Founded in 1970 by Doyle and Sue Owens. 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 Ameri... More
Old truck and automobile outside the "Vehicles You Deserve" used-car d...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Marquee of the Texas Theatre, which closed in 1983 in San Angelo, the ...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1929 the theater's equipment made San Angelo one of the first cities in the nation to play motion picture... 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
Historic El Cortez Hotel neon sign, Freemont Street, 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
STS074-702-008 - STS-074 - Earth observations taken during STS-74 miss...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-74 mission from the space shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-74 Categories: ... More
61A-476-022 - STS-61A - STS-61A ESA earth observations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing European Space Agency (ESA) STS-61A earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE... More
PH2 Michael Poche Alaska....Vice President J. Danforth Quayle addresse...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
S09-31-1030 - STS-009 - Earth observations taken by the STS-9 crew
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-9 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-9 Categories: E... More
41G-43-016 - STS-41G - STS-41G earth observations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-41G earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 41-G Categories: E... More
51B-45-033 - STS-51B - STS-51B earth observation
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51B earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-B Categories: ... More
51B-45-025 - STS-51B - STS-51B earth observation
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51B earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-B Categories: ... More
51B-45-039 - STS-51B - STS-51B earth observation
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51B earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-B Categories: ... More
Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Stevens Village, Alaska, August 4, 2009 -- T...
The original database describes this as: Title: Home shifted from its foundation by flooding in Alaska Production Date: 08/04/2009 Caption: Stevens Village, Alaska, August 4, 2009 -- This home was carried of... More
US Embassy in Athens - Chancery Office Building
The original finding aid described this item as: Property Number: X 15015 Photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings
US Embassy in Athens - Chancery Office Building
The original finding aid described this item as: Property Number: X 15015 Photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings
US Embassy in Athens - Chancery Office Building
The original finding aid described this item as: Property Number: X 15015 Photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings
US Embassy in Athens - Chancery Office Building
The original finding aid described this item as: Property Number: X 15015 Photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings
US Embassy in Athens - Chancery Office Building
The original finding aid described this item as: Property Number: X 15015 Photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings
Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Eagle, Alaska, July 24, 2009 -- This log hom...
The original database describes this as: Title: Finished Log Home in Alaska Production Date: 07/24/2009 Caption: Eagle, Alaska, July 24, 2009 -- This log home is one of many that are being built in Eagle, Al... More
Flooding - Eagle, Alaska, July 1, 2010 -- FEMA Deputy Administrator Ri...
The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA, State Officials Tour Eagle, Alaska Recovery Production Date: 07/01/2010 Caption: Eagle, Alaska, July 1, 2010 -- FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino ... More
S47-213-005 - STS-047 - STS-47 Earth observations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of earth observations. Subject Terms: ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), STS-47, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Categories: Earth Observ... More
Historic Route 66 - 2nd Street in Albuquerque
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: There's plenty to do on 2nd Street in downtown Albuquerque. Look for great restaurants and hip clubs. Location: Location: Albuquerque, ... More
Historic Route 66 - Interior Decoration in the KiMo Theatre in Albuque...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A visitor marvels at the Pueblo Deco style found in the KiMo Theatre. Location: Location: New Mexico (35.085° N 106.652° W) Status: Pu... More
Talimena Scenic Drive - Historic Queen Wilhelmina Lodge
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The original Queen Wilhelmina Lodge stands in ruins after being open for only 12 years. Location: Arkansas (34.685° N 94.370° W) Statu... More
Natchez Trace Parkway - Biking near Tennessee River in Alabama
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A trio of cyclists enjoys a beautiful fall day on the Natchez Trace Parkway near the Tennessee River. Location: Tennessee River, Natche... More
Great River Road - Birds at an Arkansas Lake
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Birds skim the water at this lake on the Great River Road in Arkansas. Location: Location: Arkansas (33.358° N 91.261° W) Status: Publ... More
Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles - Approaching Porcupine Crossing...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A car headed south on the Haines Highway approaches the Porcupine Crossing turnoff. Clouds spill over the mountain range ahead and the t... More
The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway - Bicyclists at the Denali Natio...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Two cyclists, with bikes loaded up for a long trip, pause at the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. Location: Denali Nation... More
Glenn Highway - Alaska's Matanuska Glacier
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Matanuska Glacier is the river of ice that made it all. Location: Location: Alaska Status: Public domain. Courtesy of Bill Evans, ... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Evening Lake
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Trees reflect in the gently rippling waters of Evening Lake. Location: Crowley's Ridge Parkway, Arkansas (36.047° N 90.667° W) Status:... More
Great River Road - Barge at Sunrise Near Blytheville
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A river barge passes by beneath a brilliant sunrise on the Mississippi River. Location: Location: Near Blytheville, Arkansas (35.964° N... More
Alaska's Marine Highway - Harbor Seal and Pup on Buldir Island
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This harbor seal and pup seem to pose for this picture as they relax among pink and gray rocks on Buldir Island. Location: Buldir Islan... More
Glenn Highway - Downtown Anchorage During the Summer
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This is an aerial view of Anchorage and the beginning of the Glenn Highway Corridor with the Chugach Mountains in the background. Locat... More
Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles - Haines Highway--Valley of the ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: At Mile Point 32, the driver sees the road heading directly north with the mountains of Alaska and Canada on the horizon and catches his... More
Alaska's Marine Highway - Sitka Black-tailed Deer
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Frozen temporarily among the constant motion surrounding it, this Sitka black-tailed deer is an example of Alaska's wildlife. Location:... More
Talimena Scenic Drive - Queen Wilhelmina Lake Vista
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Queen Wilhelmina Lake reflects the sun's light on hazy afternoon. Location: Arkansas (34.685° N 94.370° W) Status: Public domain. Digi... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Byway Sign in Piggott
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This sign points travelers to the Crowley's Ridge Parkway. Location: Piggott, Arkansas (36.386° N 90.187° W) Status: Public domain. Ph... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Marianna Town Square
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Blue sky spreads above Marianna's town square, one of the oldest towns in the Arkansas Delta. Location: Marianna, Arkansas (34.774° N 9... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Home in Paragould
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This house illustrates the kind of architecture travelers can expect to find along the Crowley's Ridge Parkway. Location: Paragould, Ar... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Wyld's Log Cabin
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Wooden planks of a fence guard the old structure of Wyld's Cabin. Location: Arkansas (35.482° N 90.733° W) Status: Public domain. Cour... More
Painting "Justice in West Virginia" interior civic lobby, U.S. Courtho...
Artist: Richard Haas, 1999. Canvas. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograph... More
Oil painting "China Pattern" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, ...
Artist: Deborah Oropallo, 1999. Dimensions: 9 feet x 76 inches. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photograp... More
Sculpture "Urns of Justice" at exterior entrance plinith of the John M...
Artist: Diana Moore, 1999. Cast concrete, dimensions: 5' x 5'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photograph... More
The American Village, Monetvallo, Alabama
The American Village opened on November 30, 1999, as Alabama's civic education center. It's buildings are replications of famous buildings in American history. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided b... More
Sculpture "Urns of Justice" at exterior entrance plinith of the John M...
Artist: Diana Moore, 1999. Cast concrete, dimensions: 5' x 5'. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photograph... 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
Textile "Chinadom" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento...
Artist: Holley Junker, 1999. Dimensions: 51 3/4 x 75 inches. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer... 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
Untitled poetry at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, C...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Poet: Rita Dove, 1999; etched marble, 12 pieces, each measuring 3 x 2 feet in diameter. Title information, date, and subject note p... 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
Sculpture "Europe" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom ...
Artist: Daniel Chester French, 1907. Marble, measuring 11' x 2" high. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the pho... 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
Confederate Memorial Monument, Montgomery, Alabama, Confederate States...
Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph related to Confed... More
Mural "Insular Possession: Alaska," by James Michael at the Department...
Date: 1939; dimensions: 114 1/2" x 234 1/2". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: P... More
Executive suite corridor detail, EPA East and West, located on 12th an...
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
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
The Peace Monument, Washington, D.C.
The Peace Monument, originally known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, sits on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Peace Circle at First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue. Execute... More
Lobby ceiling detail, National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Print... More
Sculpture "Liberty of Worship, Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain," by ...
Date: 1947; dimensions: 5' x 5' 6" x 11' 6"'; medium: bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographe... 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
Aerial tram at the Village at Squaw Valley, a year-round Sierra Mounta...
Best known for skiing and snowboarding, Squaw Valley was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California P... More
[Great Hall, second floor, north corridor. Figure carrying a torch. Li...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Mural: "Desert," by Nicolai Cikovsky at the Department of Interior, Wa...
Date:1938; dimensions: 92" x 68"; medium: oil. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line:... More
[Librarian's Room. Circular Mural in pendentive illustrating Study the...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Oil painting "Government Aids to Harbor Navigation" located on west wa...
Artist: George Harding, 1938. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... 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
Mural at Amargosa Opera House, a remarkable image from what is largely...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The community, once a dusty mining, railroad, and mill town, was known as Amargosa, after the desert valley that surrounds it. A recreation hall at the no... More
Classical Revival style building built in 1925, 14th and G St., NW, Wa...
Formerly the National Bank of Washington which was the oldest bank in Washington, D.C. It closed around 1999 when it was taken over by the FDIC. It was designed by Alfred C. Bossom and Jules-Henri de Sibour. Pl... More
Poster broadcasting the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. Artifact in the mu...
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
Jerry Brown pottery, Hamilton, Alabama
The only known mule-powered pug mill still operating in the United States is located in northwest Alabama. Ninth-generation potter Jerry Brown and his mule, Blue, mix and grind the clay used to make his unique ... More
[North Corridor, Great Hall. "Rest" mural in lunette from the Family a...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place, world heritage building, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Part of an elaborate "fish mural," painted in 1906 by a local (reputed...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Formerly a 1899-vintage dry-goods store owned by Charles Champion in Port Isabel, Texas, the building is now the town's historical mu... More
The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, San Francisco, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Street names commemorate two early San Francisco leaders: Pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight and Munroe Ashbury. The district is noted for its role ... More
View of an old, decorative stairway leading to the long-abandoned Swif...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. A major branch of the nation's leading nineteenth-century meat-packing firm and one of the nation's Big Four meat-packers of the early... More
Courtroom, William O. Douglas Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Ya...
Architect: James Knox Taylor. First constructed as the U.S. Post Office for North Yakima. Built in 1911-12. Second Renaissance Revival. First constructed as the U.S. Post Office for North Yakima. Photographed a... More
Mural in town, depicting the chapel of San Elizario, founded in 1789, ...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Mural artist: name not given. The church is an example of late adobe church architecture of the Spanish colonial period and today is ... More
Sculpture "Eagle," by Gifford MacGregor Proctor at the F. Edward Heber...
Date: 1941; dimensions: 4' 8" x 6' 11"; medium: granite. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Cr... 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
The Havana Cathedral on the Plaza de la Catedral, in Havana, Cuba
The square took definitive shape in the second half of the eighteenth century. The Cathedrals construction was begun around 1748 as a temple to the Jesuit fathers. This order was expelled in 1767, the half-fin... More
Cross-stitched art [i.e., needlepoint] located in sanctuary, Highlands...
Construction on the Sanctuary Building began in 1907, and with it came a new name for the congregation, Highlands Methodist Episcopal Church, South. After two years construction, the Spanish Renaissance Revival... More
Part of an elaborate "fish mural," painted in 1906 by a local (reputed...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Formerly a 1899-vintage dry-goods store owned by Charles Champion in Port Isabel, Texas, the building is now the town's historical mu... More
Details from the Magnolia Building, home of the boutique Magnolia Hote...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ceiling dome, Minneapolis Federal Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Originally constructed as a post office, this neoclassical style building was built in 1915 by architect James Knox Taylor. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, ... More
The ramshackle metal Gatewood-Shelton building in Palestine (which loc...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Potter Kerry Kennedy molds mud into pots at the Kentuck Arts Center in...
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