Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 1980s
4,363 photos, in date order; 3,781–3,840 on this page. The photographer dedicated these photographs to the public domain. About the collection
The Disney empire began at Disneyland in Orange County, California, in 1955
1980–2006
The door to the bathroom in the old Ellis Island Hospital building describes the types of diseases that were prevelent. Jersey City, New Jersey
1980–2006
The Duluth Lift Bridge, a city landmark in Duluth, Minnesota
1980–2006
The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison located on 2027 Farimount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980–2006
The elephant at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The façade of the 1893 Atlantic Coast Line (railroad) Building was preserved, and stories added, in the creation of a modern office building in 1995 on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, near Fredericksburg in Texas Hill County is one of Texans' favorite hiking areas
1980–2006
The extensively restored Mabel Tainter Theater, Menomonie, Wisconsin
1980–2006
The former home of the Italian embassy based at 2700 16th Street and Fuller Street, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The first floor family room in Arlington house, the residence of Robert E. Lee and his family, Arlington, Virginia
1980–2006
The forebay on this barn near Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is so massive that posts are needed to support it
1980–2006
The flag of the U.S.S.R. flew only a few days after this image was taken of the Chancery and residence of the Ambassador of the Russian Republic, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The Foshay Tower, now the W Minneapolis, the Foshay Hotel, is a skyscraper in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1980–2006
The Garden Court in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California
1980–2006
The Fremont Street Experience choreographed, indoor sound and light show in Old Town, Las Vegas, Nevada
1980–2006
The Gaylord Building, a gateway to the Illinois and Mississippi Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport, Illinois
1980–2006
The Getty Center, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, is a campus for cultural institutions founded by oilman J. Paul Getty
1980–2006
The Getty Center in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California
1980–2006
The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia
1980–2006
The Great Falls of the Potomac River, just upriver from Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The government of Spain donated this statue of Juan Ponce de Leon in downtown Miami, Florida
1980–2006
The Grain and Flour Exchange building, Boston, Massachusetts
1980–2006
The Grand Canyon excursion railroad, Williams, Arizona
1980–2006
The historic Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., during the 1980s restoration
1980–2006
The historic Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The historic Chicago Theater, Chicago, Illinois
1980–2006
The Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, Virginia
1980–2006
The Houston Ship Channel, located in Houston, Texas
1980–2006
The Indiana Roof Ballroom on the top floor of the lavish Indiana Theatre Building, Indianapolis, Indiana
1980–2006
The Homer Building, a downtown office building, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The ill-fated "National Visitor Center" slide-show area, dug beneath the floor of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station before a wholesale restoration in the 1980s
1980–1990
The James Forrestal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Energy on Independence Avenue, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The James M. Ryan Mansion is a 24-room mansion built in Galena, Illinois
1980–2006
The Japanese Lantern is a stone statue in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The Johnston-Felton-Hay House, often abbreviated the Hay House, is a historic residence in Macon, Georgia
1980–2006
The John A. Wilson Building, which serves as city hall for the District of Columbia government, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The Johnson Livery Stable is one of many relics at Columbia State Park in the heart of California's Sierra gold country
1980–2006
The lavishly decorated Chicago Importing Company office is on West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois
1980–2006
The Lake-Peterson House, a Gothic Revival home in Rockford, Illinois
1980–2006
The Kit Carson County Carousel, built in 1905 in Philadelphia and moved to Burlington, Colorado in 1928, was restored in 1976 as a Bicentennial project
1980–2006
The Julia Belle Swain steamboat on the upper Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wisconsin
1980–2006
The Lake Hotel, built in 1891 by the Northern Pacific Railroad in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
1980–2006
The landing and debarcation building at Ellis Island, Jersey City, New Jersey
1980–2006
The Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1980–2003
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Memorial Bridge, part of the long and infamous "Big Dig" project in Boston, Massachusetts
1980–2006
The Ma-Tsu (Heavenly Mother) Temple of the USA, San Francisco, California
1980–2006
The luxury Hay-Adams Hotel, on Lafayette Square across from the White House, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts
1980–2006
The Lighthouse gift shop, Wells, Maine
1980–2006
The Manship house, Jackson, Mississippi
1980–2006
The McArthur Memorial is housed in the city's nineteenth-century City Hall in Roanoke, Virginia
1980–2006
The Mayflower Hotel, one of Washington's most historic hotels on Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The Massachusetts Capitol dome looms over the Boston Common, which is an enlarged version of the typical New England town green. Boston, Massachusetts
1980–2006
The modest LBJ Ranch, now called the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Johnson City, Texas
1980–2006
The Navesink Twin Lights is situated 200 feet above sea level in Highlands, New Jersey
1980–2006
The Mount Washington Hotel resort, and its reflection, located in Bretton Woods in New Hampshire's White Mountains
1980–2006
The National Park Service devotes a portion of the Andersonville Prison grounds to a depiction of the despicable camp, which the Confederates called "Camp Sumter" in Andersonville, Georgia
1980–2006
The nation's founding documents displayed under subdued light at the National Archives, Washington, D.C
1980–2006
The Nevada Landing Casino in little Jean, Nevada, welcomes the first people coming from California who are hungry to gamble
1980–2006
The old Argo gold mill became a mining museum, Idaho Springs, Colorado
1980–2006