Carol M. Highsmith

A portrait of bessie bringhurst galt smith hangs in the breakfast room of rockwood manor, built by her ancestor, joseph shipley ii in 1851

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.

Delaware

Funky sculpture at the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware

Entrance to Governors' Walk, Milton, Delaware

Large red barn along state highway 1 outside Milford, Delaware

The Towers Bed & Breakfast Inn in Milford, Delaware

Outbuildings of the Parson Thorne Mansion, Milford, Delaware

The Parson Thorne Mansion, also known as Silver Hill, Milford, Delaware

Windsurfer in Indian River Bay between Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach, Delaware

Ice-cream stand in New Castle, Delaware

The Grand Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware

The “Needle’s Eye” folly at the Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware

Two children at the “Faerie Cottage” folly at the Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware

The “Faerie Cottage” folly at the Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware

George Reed II House exterior, New Castle, Delaware

Inside the parlor of the George Read II house, New Castle, Delaware

Inside the kitchen of the George Read II house, New Castle, Delaware

Bedroom in Rockwood Park, Wilmington, Delaware

Detail of historic artifacts at Rockwood Manor in Wilmington, Delaware

Dolles Salt Water Taffy sign, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Breakfast room of Rockwood Manor, Wilmington, Delaware