Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 1980s

Art depicting a southern plantation at the Frederick Douglass home in Washington, D.C

Art in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C

Art deco building in South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida

Art Deco Cavalier Hotel. Miami Beach, Florida

Art detail in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C

Art in the Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore, Maryland

Art during restoration process, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C

Art Deco building in Miami Beach, Florida

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 15051v

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 17225v

Art made of "code" named Kryptos sits on the grounds of the C.I.A. Headquarters in Virginia

Art of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery housing an Asian art collection is part of the Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall, Washington, D.C

Arthur Cotton Moore home on the Eastern Shore of Maryland

Art, portrait of Charles Sumner, at the Frederick Douglass House in Washington, D.C

Art on the walls of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C

Artist J. Alden Weir's farm, Ridgefield, Connecticut

Artist from South Africa poses against her art at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C

Artistic detail inside Houston's historic Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas

Artwork at Timberline Lodge, halfway up Mount Hood in Oregon

Artistic detail inside the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C

Artistic detail at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C

Artist J. Alden Weir kept this working farm surrounding his art studio, Ridgefield, Connecticut

Artistic detail at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C

Barianos Historic Restoration Group pose in Union Station during restoration, Washington, D.C

Artwork in the 's Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C

Astoria Bridge, spanning the Columbia River from Oregon to Washington State

Ashton Villa, built in 1859, was the first of Galveston's "palaces" and the first brick home in Texas

Assembly of the first Amtrak Acela Express high-speed trainsets. Barre, Vermont

At Caesars Palace's Magical Empire in a catacomb far below the resort, "wizards" entertain diners before a full-scale magic show in Las Vegas, Nevada

Aspens over Vail, Colorado

At Caesars Palace's Magical Empire in a catacomb far below the resort, "wizards" entertain diners before a full-scale magic show, Las Vegas, Nevada

As shown in this image by Carol M. Highsmith, the battle site and memorials at the Gettysburg National Military Park offer many vistas worth photographing

Atrium of the Old Post Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Audie Murphy's gravesite, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Attractive barn in Louisiana's Cajun country

Atlanta Cyclorama, Atlanta, Georgia

Auditorium in Baltimore, Maryland

Auditorium of the Woman's Club of Richmond in the historic Bolling Haxall House, Richmond, Virginia

Atrium architectural details

Atlantic Coastline building, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C

Auditorium of the 1913 Wells Theatre, Norfolk, Virginia

Atrium of the Old Post Office Building, Washington, D.C

Autumn in New England's Barnet, Vermont

Auditors Building, completed in 1880 for a division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C

Augustus Saint-Gaudens's winged horses, flanking the entrance to Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Autumn on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico

Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico

Balboa Park, San Diego, California

Baby alligators at the Florida Aquarium on the waterfront, Tampa, Florida

Bailey's Island Church, on Bailey's Island, part of Harpswell, Maine

Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Utah

B'hai Temple, Chicago, Illinois

Bailey's Island, Maine

Back road in Washington State

Balanced Rock formation in Arches National Park, Utah

Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore, Maryland

Balsams Hotel, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire

Balcony level of Washington's Union Station soon after an extensive renovation, Washington, D.C