Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 1980s
4,363 photos, in date order; 1,261–1,320 on this page. The photographer dedicated these photographs to the public domain. About the collection

Decorative detail by Frederick Hart at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Decatur House, built in 1818 for Commodore Stephen Decatur, was the first private residence in the White House neighborhood, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Decorative carpet details
1980–2006

Decorative fence in a park
1980–2006

Deco doorway, San Francisco, California
1980–2006

Dennis Wolfe, a full-blooded Cherokee indian in Cherokee, North Carolina
1980–1990

Dell's Mill, built in 1864, operated as a flour and feed mill for more than 100 years before becoming a museum in Augusta, Wisconsin
1980–2006

Department of Interior headquarters building, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Dells Mill, built as a grist mill in 1864, Augusta, Wisconsin
1980–2006

Delaware Hotel building, Leadville, Colorado
1980–2006

Desegregation landmark, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
1980–2006

Descendants of the Willard Family pose in the Willard Hotel Crystal Room after the renovation in 1984. Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Desk in the lobby of the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., soon after the restoration in 1984
1980–2006

Detail at the residence of the Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Desk detail at the Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Derelict building on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California
1980–2006

Desolate view of the Utah desert from an Interstate highway", this is actually a flopped image of an easterly view of the Clifton / Delta interchange (exit 37) of Interstate 70 / U.S. Route 6 on the northern edge of Clifton, Colorado, United States.
1980–2006

Desk at Timberline Lodge, halfway up Mount Hood, Oregon
1980–2006

Detail at the Sloss Furnaces, now abandoned, which burned for 90 years during Birmingham's days as the steel city of the south, Birmingham, Alabama
1980–2006

Detail at the Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Despite the "Texas spoken here" sign, this barber shop was photographed at the Ghost Town Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado
1980–2006

Desert View Watchtower, located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
1980–2006

Detail from Saint Philomena Church in Kalawao, Hawaii
1980–2006

Detail from a column of the Ponce de Leon Hotel in America's oldest city St. Augustine, Florida
1980–2006

Descendants of Mount Vernon slaves pose at a slave monument at the estate, Mount Vernon, Virginia
1980–2006

Detail of Memorial Hall built for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980–2006

Detail of Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York, New York
1980–2006

Detail of Johnson Wax Headquarters designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Racine, Wisconsin
1980–2006

Detail from the residence of the Ambassador of France, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of Constantino Brumidi fresco, "The Apotheosis of Washington," painted in 1865 in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail from the massive, riveted bronze front doors of the Hay House, once the most prominent dwelling in central Georgia
1980–2006

Detail of Coit Tower, San Francisco, California
1980–2006

Detail of Franklin School, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of modern office building exterior
1980–1990

Detail of artwork in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of a church steeple in New England
1980–2006

Detail of Civilization mural, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.
1980–2006

Detail of exterior at Saint John the Divine Cathedral, New York, New York
1980–2006

Detail of a garden in Virginia
1980–2006

Detail from the residence of the Ambassador of South Africa in Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail in the residence of the Ambassador of Spain, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of historic artifacts at Rockwood Manor in Wilmington, Delaware
1980–2006

Detail of Alexander Milne Calder sculptures on Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980–2006

Detail of the restored Union Station, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of the entry gate to Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
1980–2006

Detail of the John A. Wilson building, which serves as City Hall in Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of the 1883 Saint Thomas of Villanova Church, Villanova, Pennsylvania
1980–2006

Detail of the historic McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, Texas
1980–2006

Detail of the Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
1980–2006

Detail of the living room at the residence of the Ambassador of Spain, Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of the doorway to the residence of the Ambassador of Sweden in Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Detail of the Van Allen office building, showcasing its distinctive "VA" trademark against a floral background. Clinton, Iowa
1980–2006

Detailed view of Chinatown in San Francisco, California
1980–2006

Detail on the walls of the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C
1980–2006

Devil's Den, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylavnia
1980–2006

Devil's Rope Barbed Wire Museum, McLean, Texas
1980–2006

Detour Road Bridge in Frederick County, Maryland, built about 1872
1980–2006

Detour Road Bridge, built about 1872 over Big Pipe Creek, Catoctin, Maryland
1980–2006

Dining room at the French Embassy, Washington, D.C.
1980–2006

Diamond Ranch High School, Pomona, California
1980–2006