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
Large metal chickens for sale at the Pottery Ranch pottery store in Ma...
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 P... More
A remnant of one the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle V...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sculpture "Alaska snowshoe mail carrier," by Chaim Gross at the Ariel ...
Date: 1936; dimensions: 4' 1" x 1'7" x 1'; material: aluminum. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photograph... More
Inside an old woodshop, one of a collection of 1800s and early-1900s h...
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 P... More
Bas relief "Jackson, Defender of New Orleans, 1818," by Auguste DeFras...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive,... More
A downtown mural, by artist Crystal Goodman, in San Angelo, the seat o...
Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Architectural detail of interior, Cathedral of the Immaculate Concepti...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. When bishop Michael Portier became the First Bishop of Mobile in 1829, he set out to build a Cathedral befitting the name. Under the archite... More
State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama
The first Capitol building was built in 1847, and was destroyed by fire in 1849. The current State Capitol was built on the previous Capitol's foundations, and was completed in 1851. The building has grown over... 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 a carefully restored mural, one of dozens at Fair Park, site o...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mural "Post dispatch rider, 1776," by George Harding at the Ariel Rios...
Date: 1938; dimensions: 6' 8" x 13' 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
Mural "Petroleum Industry: Production," by Edgar Britton at the Depart...
Date: 1939; dimensions: 111" x 235". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More
A little Mexican-food stand near the "ghost town," some of which is st...
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 P... More
Old truck in Bodie, a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra...
Located about 75 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe, the town become a state historic park in 1962. Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
A rusted old truck and remnants of a "Fort Worth Spudder" in Marfa, Te...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The Spudder was a wooden oilfield rig popular in the 1940s. Since Marfa is replete with art galleries and outdoor art, this could wel... More
Mural "An Incident in Contemporary American Life," by Mitchell Jamieso...
Date: 1943; dimensions: 148" x 82"; medium: oil. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit lin... More
Colorfully painted vintage automobile, which just happens to match the...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... 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
A 1950s-vintage truck outside a general store in Jefferson, a town in ...
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 P... More
Art deco relief, one of many at Fair Park, site of the 1936 Texas Cent...
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 frieze, one of many at Fair Park, site of the 1936 Texas Cen...
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...
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
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Kelly Ingram Park, Birmi...
Kelly Ingram Park (formerly West Park) was a staging ground for civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s. It is located adjacent to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the 16th Street Baptist Church. Titl... More
Carrie A. Tuggle Memorial, Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama
Kelly Ingram Park (formerly West Park) was a staging ground for civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s. It is located adjacent to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the 16th Street Baptist Church. Titl... More
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, loved the...
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 P... More
Montgomery Zoo, Montgomery, Alabama
The Montgomery Zoo was established in 1920 as part of Oak Park. It grew and thrived there until the 1960s. Eleven years later, the Zoo was re-established and moved to its current located in north Montgomery. In... More
The Texas Theatre, which closed in 1983 in San Angelo, the seat of Tom...
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
Llamas and an affectionate farm cat at Heritage Farm Museum and Villag...
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
STS064-66-015 - STS-064 - SPARTAN 201 being released from the RMS
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) being deployed from the Space Shuttle Discove... More
STS068-229-012 - STS-068 - Earth observations during STS-68 mission
The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Earth, viewed from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-68. Subject Terms: STS-68 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Categories: Earth Observations Int... More
STS064-66-037 - STS-064 - SPARTAN 201 being released from the RMS
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) being deployed from the Space Shuttle Discove... More
STS064-66-019 - STS-064 - SPARTAN 201 being released from the RMS
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) being deployed from the Space Shuttle Discove... More
STS068-229-004 - STS-068 - Earth observations during STS-68 mission
The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Earth, viewed from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-68. Subject Terms: STS-68 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Categories: Earth Observations Int... More
61A-481-005 - 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
61A-476-018 - 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
S01-11-157 - STS-001 - Earth observations taken during STS-1 mission
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-1 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-1, COLUMBIA (ORB... More
STS064-66-033 - STS-064 - SPARTAN 201 being released from the RMS
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy 201 (SPARTAN 201) being deployed from the Space Shuttle Discove... More
STS062-87-162 - STS-062 - Earth observations from STS-62 flight
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Earth taken from the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-62. Subject Terms: STS-62 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Cat... More
S09-40-2651 - STS-009 - Earth observations taken by the STS-9 crew
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Categories: Earth Obser... More
51B-45-038 - 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-45-031 - 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
Tornado - Holt, Ala. , August 19, 2011 - Construction workers build t...
The original database describes this as: Title: Going the Distance Production Date: 08/19/2011 Caption: Holt, Ala. , August 19, 2011 - Construction workers build the foundation to repair a section of Hurric... More
Tornado - Holt, Ala. , August 19, 2011 - A bulldozer hoists concrete ...
The original database describes this as: Title: The High Road to Recovery Production Date: 08/19/2011 Caption: Holt, Ala. , August 19, 2011 - A bulldozer hoists concrete buckets to repair a section of Hurri... More
S47-213-004 - 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
Alabama's Coastal Connection - Touring Fort Morgan
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Visitors walk through the casements and see authentic cannons of the Civil War era at Fort Morgan. Location: Fort Morgan, Alabama (30.2... More
Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles - Diorama in the American Bald E...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Visitors view the diorama of eagles and animals indigenous to the Haines area at the American Bald Eagle Foundation. Location: Location... More
Alabama's Coastal Connection - Biking Past a Curve in the Gulf Oak Rid...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Two cyclists ride past a picnic area on a curve on the Gulf Oak Ridge Trail in the Hugh S. Branson Back Country Trail system near Gulf S... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Pond at Crowley's Ridge State Park
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Bare trees frame a snowless pond shoreline and park buildings at Crowley's Ridge State Park Location: Arkansas (36.045° N 90.666° W) S... More
Great River Road - Entry Arch at the Arkansas-Missouri Border
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A delicate arch graces the border of Arkansas and Missouri. Location: Location: Arkansas-Missouri Border, Arkansas (35.999° N 89.898° W... More
Talimena Scenic Drive - Dwarfs of Rich Mountain
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Stop by this informative plaque to learn more about the vegetation of the area. Location: Arkansas (34.675° N 94.329° W) Status: Publi... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Confederate Cemetery
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A gray stone monument stands at the Confederate Cemetery in Helena. Location: (36.484° N 90.157° W) Status: Public domain. Courtesy of... More
The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway - Lower Troublesome Creek
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Visitors can picnic, camp, and fish, at Troublesome Creek. A small pavilion provides shelter in the forest. Location: Lower Troublesome... More
Alabama's Coastal Connection - Farmlands Along Alabama's Coastal Conne...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Great rolls of hay can be seen along Alabama's Coastal Connection in hayfields such as this one. Pecan orchards are also common sites al... More
Alabama's Coastal Connection - Downtown Foley
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Depot Museum, waiting for passers-by, is one of several historic buildings that earned Foley its historic commercial district design... More
Great River Road - Car Passing a Lake on the Great River Road in Arkan...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A car passes the blue waters of a lake on the Great River Road on an autumn day. Location: Location: Arkansas (33.596° N 91.219° W) St... More
Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles - Interpretive Signage at North ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Interpretive panels about eagles stand under shelters at North Council Grounds, where visitors can see views of the river valley. Locat... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - St. Francis National Forest
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The St. Francis National Forest is the smallest national forest in the country and includes the only upland hardwood forest along Arkans... More
Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway - Historic Mine Along the Gol...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Over 500 underground mines were located within the Cripple Creek Mining District. These mines produced more gold than the Alaska and Cal... More
Great River Road - River Sunrise Near Blytheville
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A brilliant sunrise coats the Mississippi River in warm hues. Location: Location: Near Blytheville, Arkansas (35.882° N 89.768° W) Sta... More
Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Conference Cen...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Hemingway wrote portions of his novel, , at this home in Piggott, Arkansas, now a visitor center of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway. Locati... More
Great River Road - Entry Arch at the Arkansas-Missouri Border
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A car drives beneath the delicate arch gracing the border of Arkansas and Missouri. Location: Location: Arkansas-Missouri Border, Arkan... More
Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles - Anway House
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: In this vintage photo, founder and owner Charles Anway stands by his home, today known as the Anway Homestead House. Location: Location... More
Glenn Highway - The Old Chickaloon River Bridge
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Originally built as a railroad trestle to haul coal from the Chickaloon area around Mile 76 of the Glenn Highway, this bridge has since ... More
Alaska's Marine Highway - Glaciers Along Alaska's Marine Highway
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The marine highway passes by some of the most active ice fields in the world. The majority of these are along the Inside Passage, Prince... More
Great River Road - A Forest Service Recreation Site near Helena, Arkan...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Towering trees offer shelter at this recreation site near Helena. Location: Location: Near Helena, Arkansas (34.600° N 90.619° W) Stat... More
The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway - Denali Country
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Denali country is dominated by the lofty, snow-covered peaks of the Alaska Range, active glaciers, rolling tundra, boggy muskegs, and ha... More
Talladega Scenic Drive - A Cloudy Day along the Talladega Scenic Drive
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Clouds fall gently on the green hills surrounding the Talladega Scenic Drive. Location: Talladega National Forest, Alabama (33.641° N 8... More
Great River Road - River Sunrise Near Blytheville
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A barge drifts along the Mississippi River while a brilliant sunrise coats the river in warm hues. Location: Location: Near Blytheville... More
Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles - Signage for Entering the Eagle...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Driving up the Haines Highway, you know you are entering the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve from the sign on the right. Location: L... More
[Climate Change 2] 412-DSP-2-ClimateChange_003.jpg
The original digital file had the following descriptive metadata embedded in its header: Description: Glacier Bay, Alaska, September, 2006. Date Picture Taken: 2006-09-13T18:21:23.016-05:00 Byline: Vance, E... More
Corridor, 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
The George M. Jacobs Building, erected c. 1903, was long one of Fairmo...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
Lobby stairs. Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, ...
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
Iglesia de Jesus de Miramar, Havana, Cuba
The second largest church in Cuba. It was begun in 1948 and completed in 1053. The murals were painted by Spanish painter, Cesareo Marciano Hombrados y de Onativia (1909-1977). Title, date, subject note, and k... More
The Old Stone House, or Heimburger House, which was actually a hotel t...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. August Heimberger first rented-out the hotel in 1869 and kept it for 22 years. His wife took over on his death in 1889 and continued t... More
One of twelve famous Madonna of the Trail statues, this one located al...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The statues were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. They were installed in each of the twel... More
Sculpture "Contemporary postman," by Attilio Piccirilli at the Ariel R...
Date: 1937; dimensions: 3' 11" x 1' 8" x 1' 2"; material: aluminum. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photo... More
Exterior details. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Tyler, Texas
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1934 by architect Shirley Simons. Neoclassical sty... More
Exterior, Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a...
Built in 1932 by architect James A. Wetmore. 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
A historic house, built c. 1900 by the Wells Family, at 809 Main Stree...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
The 1915 Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Building in downto...
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Moody Mansion, a restored, four-story structure originally complet...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Home of William Lewis Moody, Jr., an American financier and entrepreneur. The house, made of limestone and brick, was ... More
The Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and Custom House,...
Built in 1933 in the Art Deco style, the two-story, Key Largo limestone clad building was designed by architect James A. Wetmore. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. T... More
The Enoch Pratt Free Library, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is one o...
Established in 1882 after a grant from philanthropist Enoch Pratt. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Co... More
Sidney Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1880; architect: James G. Hill. Credit line: Ph... More
Sidney Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1880; architect: James G. Hill. Credit line: Ph... More
Potter Stewart U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1939 by architect/builder Louis A. Simon. Credit l... More
Courtroom. The L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building and Court House i...
Designed in the art deco style by architects Murphy & Olmstead and built in 1933. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provide... More
El Capitolio, Havana, Cuba - Carol M. Highsmith photogrpahy
The Havana Capitol, built from April 1, 1926-1929. The building cost 17 million pesos. After the Revolution of 1959, the Capitol became the headquarters of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba and then Ministry of S... 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
Handicap ramp. Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse,...
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
Column detail. The Jack Brooks Federal Building in Beaumont, Texas
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1934 by Architects Fred C. Stone, and F.W. and D.E... More
Fireplace, 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
The Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House in Fort Worth, Texas, one of the bes...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1899, the Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House is Fort Worth's premier example of Queen Anne-style Victorian architec... More
The 1940-43 Henry Oates House, a brick interpretation of George Washin...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More
Stair, James L. Whitten Federal Building, Washington, D.C.
Also known as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building, it was the first large Beaux-Arts building in Washington, D.C. Designed by Rankin, Kellogg and Crane architects, the L-shaped wings were... More
Exterior detail, U.S. Custom House, San Francisco, California
Beaux Arts building built in 1911 by architect Eames and Young. The street fronts are clad in ashlar granite from Raymond, California. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administrat... More