Carol M. Highsmith

The town got its name from a nearby lake, which in turn was named after sioux chief sleepy eye, who was known for his droopy eye

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.

Minnesota

State Capital, St. Paul, Minnesota

View from the north of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Wintertime aerial view of Minneapolis, Minnesota

A country lane near Windom, Minnesota

The Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom, Minnesota

Downtown Windom, Minnesota

A bright-blue yard engine adds a splash of color to a wintry scene near Miloma, Minnesota

This red barn stands out in a winter field of near Brewster, Minnesota

Rail yard on a snowy day in Worthington, Minnesota

Freight engines at the depot in Worthington, Minnesota

Rock carving of the city name along the RiverWalk past the Mississippi River in Hastings, Minnesota

A downtown block in Hastings, Minnesota

Barge with a crane in Withers Harbor in Red Wing, Minnesota

Reenactors at Historic Fort Snelling, St Paul, Minnesota

Zebras at the Como Park Zoo, St. Paul, Minnesota

Alter of the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota

Upper-floor view of the Minnesota Capitol rotunda in St. Paul, Minnesota

View across a stairwell inside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota

The Senate Chamber at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota

Interior of the State Capitol, Minnesota St. Paul

The House of Representatives chamber at the state capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota

Fall view at Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis, Minnesota

View of the Minnesota Capitol  with autumn trees, in St. Paul, Minnesota

View of the Minnesota capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota

The “Meditation” sculpture at Indian Mounds Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota

The Merchants National Bank, a famous landmark in architectural circles, in Winona, Minnesota

Houseboats in Winona, Minnesota

Lake Park in Winona, Minnesota

A large Welcome to Winona sculpture of sorts at Lake Park in Winona, Minnesota

The Drs. Will and Charles Mayo Memorial, Rochester, Minnesota

Bison sculpture at Reconciliation Park in Mankato, Minnesota

Union Depot in Owatonna, Minnesota

Portion of a gigantic mural inside the National Farmers Bank building Owatonna, Minnesota

Owatonna Power Plant, Owatonna, Minnesota

Buffy the Cow, a landmark at the Mower County Fairgrounds in Austin, Minnesota

The Tendermaid Hamburgers restaurant in Austin, Minnesota

A Welome mural in the style of an old-style postcard in Austin, Minnesota

The SPAM museum in Austin, Minnesota

Adams Originals gift and toy store in downtown Albert Lea, Minnesota

Farmstead with a prominent barn near Hayward, Minnesota

Skyline with freeway of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Skyline of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Historic Green Belt Beer sign in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Duluth Lift Bridge, Duluth, Minnesota

Memorial for the Duluth Lynchings , Duluth, Minnesota

"Rockman" statue outside US Courthouse, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minnesota Capitol guilded quadriga "The Progress of the State,” St Paul, Minnesota

Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Walker Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Storm clouds over barn, rural Minnesota

Grain silos and small railroad station in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota