Carol M. Highsmith

This fountain was made in paris by sculptor henri-léon gréber (1882-1962) in 1910 for the clarence h. mackay estate in 1960

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.

Missouri

View of the Gateway Arc, St. Louis, Missouri

View of the Gateway Arc with bridge, St. Louis, Missouri

Close-up view of the Gateway Arc, St. Louis, Missouri

Barn near St. Joseph, Missouri

Pony Express Motel, St. Joseph, Missouri

Munger Moss Motel, Lebanon, Missouri

Route 66 Rocker, Fanning, Missouri

Mural of vintage automobiles and motor cycles, Cuba, Missouri

Mural of 1950s bakery Cuba, Missouri

66 Drive-In Theatre, Carthage, Missouri

The University of Missouri located in Columbia, Missouri

Frederick Emanuel Shane,  "Town of Kansas" Kansas City, Missouri

Silhouette of soldier in gas mask, Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, St. Louis, Missouri

Silhouette of nurse, Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, St. Louis, Missouri

Silhouette of soldier, Soldiers Memorial Military, Museum, St. Louis, Missouri

Eagle outside the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, St. Louis, Missouri

Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, St. Louis, Missouri

City hall building detail with clock, St. Louis, Missouri

City Hall with Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri

Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri

Detail on Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri

Tall tower ornate tower at Country Club Plaza

The Nelson Atkins Art Museum in Kansas City, Missouri

Country club

Detail of the Nelson Atkins Museum Bloch Building completed in 2007, Kansas City, Missouri

Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Kansas City, Missouri

Infrared line of trees leading up to Nelson Atkins Art Museum in Kansas City, Missouri

Infrared view of the Nelson Atkins Art Museum in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Water Fountain near the Plaza Shopping Mall, Kansas City, Missouri