Carol Highsmith has donated her life's photography work of tens of thousands of images to the Library of Congress during her decades-long career.  The photography collection at the Library is the most historic photographic collection on earth and includes the work of Dorothea Lange and Frances Benjamin Johnston.  Highsmith has been doing a visual study of America for 40 years and travels the United States for about 10 months a year.

Carol M. Highsmith

Costumed characters at the re-enactment, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Public Domain photos from the GPA Photo Archive, maintained by the Bureau of Global Public Affairs of the United States Department of State.

Dr & Mrs Martin Luther King Jr, 1964

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Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists arrive for meeting with President LBJ

Jordan Ryan, left, and his father, Bob Ryan, depict Union signal corps, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Front view of peach-colored Gaineswood Plantation in Alabama

Sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter, Tallahassee, Fl

Avel Shah

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Earl Weaver, portraying Confderate commander Robert E. Lee, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Magnolia Mobil Gas station in Little Rock

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A smiling Martin Luther King, Jr participates in a meeting in the Cabinet Room

Two children in period garb sitting for historical Civil War reenactment

Portrait of Booker T Washington, half-length portrait, seated

Crowds surrounding the Reflecting Pool, during the 1963 March on Washington

Portrait of Booker T Washington from the George Grantham Bain Collection

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man with loudspeaker

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man clapping above his head covering his face

Geometric stained glass windows of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Martin Luther King, Jr. confers with President Lyndon Johnson in the Cabinet Room

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Raised fist in front of “Come Together” sign

Reverend Jesse Jackson's march for jobs outside the White House, 1975

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Woman in face mask with BLM sign

Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt and Autherine Lucy Foster

Aiyush Pachnanda

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: group of people carry banner for BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: People looking out of apartment balconies

I'm the Vice President of Content & Creators at Noun Project. I photograph the Noun Project Originals photos and am a freelance photographer on the side. My work captures authentic moments, the strength, unique beauty, and diversity of the people I photograph.

Suzanne Strong

Young woman holds her fist in the air at Women’s March in Los Angeles 2017

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr looks on

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man holding sign at BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Person in black sweater with orange hood

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Boy holding sign at BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man with sign atop traffic light at BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man in beret with peace sign at BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Girl holding sign at BLM protest in face mask

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man in military cap holding sign at BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man in face mask with raised fist

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Woman in face mask with Black Lives Matter sign

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man with dreadlocks holding sign at BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Young man at BLM protest with sign covering face

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Group of protesters below a tree with Trump effigy

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Woman holding sign at BLM protest

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Woman with braids and bandana at protest

Historic red brick Fort Pulaski National Monument

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Woman standing among BLM signs

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Sharply dressed man making raised fist

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Close up of blonde woman with loudspeaker

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Woman in facemask with simple sign and flowers

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Woman with African patterned face mask

London, England, United Kingdom - June 6th, 2020: Man in mask sitting atop traffic lights

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