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A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A coyote blends into its surroundings in mid-winter in Yellowstone National Park in northern Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Seahorse. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Building on the Wyoming-Nebraska border in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

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Martha Hepworth's 1964 creation, "Squares with Two Circles," at the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum that opened in 2000 in Dallas. It houses a collection of modern and contemporary sculpture on a 2.4-acre site adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The Empire State Building. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Big brown bear at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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A red fox prowls for voles, hidden beneath the snow, in Yellowstone National Park in the western U.S. state of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Classic Kansas field of waving wheat. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A steam train crosses the 156-foot-tall Bass Point Creek Bridge. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Cowboy-hat neon in a food tent at the Iowa State Fair in the capital city of Des Moines. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Prince William Sound is a sound of the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Dusk view of Pennsylvania Avenue, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Reconstruction at Ground Zero, site of the attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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One of the twice-daily parades of longhorn steers (for tourists' enjoyment) up Exchange Street in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Tule Lake Refuge. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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For displaying jellyfish, The Monterey Bay Aquarium uses a Kreisel tank, which creates a circular flow to support and suspend the jellies. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Mount McKinley or Denali ("The Great One") in Alaska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Creative "diver" neon sign at the old Starlight Motel in Mesa, a small Arizona city that became one of sprawling Phoenix's many suburbs. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Grand National Golf Course - Part of the Robert Trent Jones Trail in Auburn/Opelika, Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Decatur, Alabama annual Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Decatur, Alabama annual Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A representation of the sign for the Texas portion of the old U.S. Highway 66, posted during a short portion of that road still existing in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A massive cloud presages a thunderstorm above Groom, a tiny community along old U.S. Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Grain elevator, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Bridge to Lewiston, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

A bighorn sheep in Colorado National Monument, a preserve of vast plateaus, canyons, and towering monoliths in Mesa County, Colorado, near Grand Junction. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Pops Restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. This sculptural take on a soda bottle and straw soars 66 ft. into the sky. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Scene at Snowmass, a skiing and snowboarding area Pitkin County, Colorado, in the valley of the Roaring Fork River between Aspen and Basalt. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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July 4th Fireworks. Washington DC is a spectacular place to celebrate July 4th! Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Ranch manager Mark Dunning oversees a roundup at the Big Creek cattle ranch near the Colorado border in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A saguaro cactus dominates the scene at dusk in the garden of the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch outside Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Yosemite National Park, United States. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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North Window, Arches National Park, Utah. Old Mammoth Road. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Theatre Marquee, Fargo, North Dakota (2008) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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North Carolina Outer Banks Scene. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens is also known as Anacostia Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Beautiful sunset near the town of Ovid (and close to the Nebraska border) in Sedgwick County, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Infrared view of barn in rural Montana, USA. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Chicago View. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Corvette Car outside the Route 66 Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

View of spectacular Monument Valley, one of the most-photographed scenic locations in Arizona, on Navajo lands east of the Grand Canyon. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Some of the stunning red rocks for which Sedona, in nothern Arizona, is famous. These are some of the most-photographed formations — especially at sunrise and dusk — in a state that’s replete with them. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

mountain travel

The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church & Parsonage, AL, where Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. pastored from 1954-1960. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Barn, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Mountain-sunset view from Telluride, once a mining boomtown and now a popular skiing destination in Colorado - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Dusk shot of Santa Barbara, California, and the Pacific shore, taken from bluffs high above the city. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Monument Valley, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Larry "Professor Paisley" Heidbreder tends to his yoked Texan longhorns (Justice, left, and Liberty) at the annual Battle of San Jacinto Festival and Battle Reenactment, a living-history retelling and demonstration of the historic Battle of San Jacinto. This was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Barn, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Aerial view of New York City, in which the World Trade Center Twin Towers is prominent. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Black and white intrared view of an old train car found in a back lot of the warehouse district in Selma, Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A fire road just off the trail to Bearfence Hut on the Appalachian Trail in Northern Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Rodeo action at the Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration in Wyoming's capital city. The Western celebration has been celebrated since 1897. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Night skyline of Atlanta, Georgia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Canal Street, New Orleans. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Detail of historic artifacts at Rockwood Manor in Wilmington, Delaware (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Pheasants on the Prairie, Enchanted Highway, Regent, North Dakota (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Monument Valley, a Navajo Nation tribal park whose red-sandstone formations on the Colorado Plateau lie mostly in Arizona but also into Utah. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Carnival rides and games, including a Ferris wheel, in Phoenix at the annual Arizona State Fair, which has been held since 1884, eighteen years before statehood, when it was a territorial fair. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Young fans of the Colorado Rockies major-league baseball team wait and hope for player autographs at a Spring Training game between the Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Decatur, Alabama annual Hot Air Balloon Jubilee Festival. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

hot air balloon activities

The Tin Family, Enchanted Highway, Regent, North Dakota (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Some of the genuine Old West possessions displayed inside a bunkhouse — a small railroad office moved to the location and converted for ranch use — on a ranch owned by Annie Young Shelton and Ferol Shelton near Clarendon in the Texas Panhandle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

At the Trinidad Mining Museum in Trinidad, Colorado, old-timers Tom Hay, Alex Gerardo, Gerald Renner, and Bob Butero (left to right) relive some memories of their days in the nearby coal mines. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Climber at the Ouray Ice Park, a human-made ice climbing venue in a natural gorge within walking distance of the city of Ouray, Colorado. It is home to more than 200 named ice and mixed climbs. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Exterior detail, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, North Dakota (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Ground Zero under construction New York City. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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This is not a fire in the distance, near the settlement of Ganado on Navajo Nation land in far northeast Arizona. It’s a remarkable sunset. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Pumpkin stand in Southington, Connecticut. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building, Minot, North Dakota (2014) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in northwestern Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. Twice as high as Niagara Falls in the eastern state of New York, these are the highest-volume falls in the Rocky Mountains - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Courtroom, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, North Dakota (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Idaho farm and field (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Tip Top Drive In & Out, Lewiston, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Courtroom in the Isaac C. Parker Federal Building & U.S Courthouse, Fort Smith, Arkansas (2016) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Details from the million dollar courthouse, the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, Detroit Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Mount McKinley or Denali ("The Great One") in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 20,320 feet above sea level. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Exterior window, Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building, Minot, North Dakota (2014) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Interior view of the 1824 Center House at Shakertown, South Union, Kentucky (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Murals, Louisville Murals-Star Route, by Frank Weathers Long at the Gene Snyder U.S Courthouse & Custom House, Louisville, Kentucky (2011) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

WPS mural, Daniel Boone's Arrival in Kentucky, by Ward Lockwood at the U.S Post Office & U.S Courthouse, Lexington Kentucky (2011) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Atrium of the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin, one of the foremost university art museums in the country. Its permanent collection of more than 17,000 works is recognized for its European paintings, an encyclopedic collection of prints and drawings, and modern and contemporary American and Latin American art. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Saddle-bronc contest in Phoenix at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition, open only to Native Americans with proof of tribal identification, at the annual Arizona State Fair, which has been held since 1884, eighteen years before statehood, when it was a territorial fair. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Actual skateboarders mimic those on a street mural, Louisville, Kentucky (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Lobby between new addition and original structure, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, North Dakota (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Exterior bas-relief, Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, Detroit Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Two "gunslingers" (historical intrepreters Wes Hughes, left, and Thornton Young) fire away in a showdown on the street at the Enchanted Springs Ranch and Old West theme park, special-events venue, and frequent movie and television-commercial set in Boerne, Texas, northwest of San Antonio. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Exterior, new addition, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, North Dakota (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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An Indian Maid pours waters for explorer Hernando De Soto in the men’s bath at the Fordyce Bathhouse, Helena, Arkansas (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Giraffe at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona. Opened in 1962, it is the largest privately owned, nonprofit zoo in the United States. The zoo was founded by Robert Maytag, a member of the family that owned a famous appliance company. It displays more than 1,400 animals and contains 2.5 miles of walking trails through four main themed areas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Pumpkin patch near Litchfield, Connecticut. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona, where one can indeed “spend the night in a wigwam.” The brainchild of Frank Redford, this is one of what wer originally seven Wigwam Motels nationwide. The wigwams have a steel frame covered with wood, felt and canvas under a cement stucco exterior. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

One of several four-legged residents of the Forever Home Donkey Rescue & Sanctuary, a private facility in the Cochise County desert, several miles north of Benson, Arizona. "Each animal has a different story" of abuse, neglect, or abandonment, the sanctuary's staff and volunteers tell visitors. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Fall scene in Salem, Connecticut. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Brown bear, maybe smiling, at the Wild Animal Sanctuary, a 720-acre animal refuge housing more than 350 large animals near Keenesburg, Colorado. The sanctuary specializes in rescuing and caring for large predators that had being ill-treated. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

wildlife animals

Sled dogs race through the Rocky Mountain backcountry near the ski resort of Snowmass Village, Colorado. The animals are a feature of the Krabloonik Dog Sledding operation tied to a rustic-cabin restaurant, established in 1974, that serves fresh fish and game dishes such as caribou sausage in the alpine setting. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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