Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 1980s

Aerial view of the Willard Hotel during restoration, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington Monument with White house in background, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington Monument with White house in background at right, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington Monument with Lincoln Memorial in background, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington Monument looking north, Washington, D.C

Barn at Grandview Farm near Dover, Maine

Aerial view of Washington Monument, looking northeast toward Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington, D.C, looking toward the Washington Monument in the distance

Aerial view of Washington, D.C, with the Washington Monument on the left and the red-tile roofs of the Federal Triangle government buildings ahead

Aerial view with a focus on the red-roofed federal buildings of the "Federal Triangle," Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. 15525v

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. 15733v

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. 16008v

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. 16451v

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. 15672v

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. showing Capitol Hill and Union Station area

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. showing Federal Triangle area

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. showing the U.S. Capitol

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. showing buildings across from the Old Post Office Pavilion, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. in which the red-clay rooftops of the Federal Triangle government office buildings are prominent. The White House and Lafayette Park are in the forefront

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking north showing the U.S. Capitol to the left, and the Jefferson Building to the right

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. The pie-shaped building to the left is the Federal Trade Commission Building, at the apex of the Federal Triangle

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. It shows the progression of the National Mall, from the U.S. Capitol, right, to the Washington Monument and, in the distance, the Lincoln Memorial

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. The red-roofed building with the notch is the Ariel Rios Post Office Department Building. The gray building next to it is the John A. Wilson Building, or "District Building," headquarters of the D.C. government

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., featuring Union Station (with the curved roof)

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking north across the top of the U.S. Capitol and its reflecting pool

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking toward the distant Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., featuring the Washington Monument and the distant Lincoln Memorial

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking northeast past the U.S. Capitol to the left

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking down upon the Southeast-Southwest Expressway

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking at the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, 14th Street Bridge, and the Potomac River as it heads toward the Chesapeake Bay

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. In the foreground is Union Station, and in the distance, the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking west from the Anacostia River

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking south at the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial (to the right), and the Potomac River in the distance

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. from northern Virginia

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking past the U.S. Capitol and Senate office buildings down the National Mall to the Washington Monument

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking west

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. during the 1980s

Aerial view of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, looking north

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. from the U.S. Capitol Dome, showing two buildings: the Thomas Jefferson Building (left) and the James Madison Building

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., featuring the National Mall's Reflecting Pool, leading to the Lincoln Memorial

Aerial view of Washington, D.C. showing the Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W

Aerial view showing the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the foreground, looking across the Potomac River to Rosslyn in northern Virginia. Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., showing the FDR Memorial in the foreground at Cherry Blossom Festival time, with the Potomac Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial also in sight

Aerial view showing the west side of the U.S. Capitol and its reflecting pool, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of White House on a fall day, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., offering a good view of the National Mall from the U.S. Capitol, left, to the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial

Aerial view of William Randolph Hearst's "Hearst Castle" and the surrounding central California coast terrain, San Simeon, California

Aerial view panorama

Aerial view showing the Las Vegas Strip at dusk, Las Vegas, Nevada

Aerial view showing the Luxor Hotel Sphynx and Pyramid, Las Vegas, Nevada

Aerial view showing the famous Las Vegas Strip and looking down upon the Bellagio Hotel and Resort's "dancing waters" fountain show, Las Vegas, Nevada

Aerial view showing the Ellipse in the foreground before the White House. The red-tile-roof building is the U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C

Aerial view showing the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, looking toward the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon estate in the coastal mountains of California

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Potomac River to the left

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., with Union Station and tracks leading into it from the north

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., with the Rosslyn high-rise corridor of Northern Virginia in the foreground