Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 1980s

View of the Willard Hotel from Pershing Park's skating rink, Washington, D.C.

Willard Hotel under restoration in the 1980s, Washington, D.C

Willard "Hotel of Presidents," Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel lobby before the 1980s restoration. Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel artisan during 1980s restoration, Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel doorman's jacket that was worn in the early 1900s. Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel restoration in the 1980s. Washington, D.C

William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody gravesite on Lookout Mountain outside Denver, Colorado

Willard Hotel during restoration, Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel, the refurbished "Hotel of Presidents" in Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel lobby during a wholesale renovation in the 1980s. Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel lobby in Washington, D.C, before restoration in the 1980s

Wildflowers in the harsh Arizona desert

Willard Hotel from Pershing Park, Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel restoration work, Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel restaurant, following a wholesale restoration of the historic hotel in Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel ballroom after the hotel's grand restoration. Washington, D.C

Willard Hotel ballroom during complete restoration, Washington, D.C

William Kehoe House, one of many Federal-style mansions in Savannah, Georgia

William J. Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas

William Howard Taft Bridge, which carries Connecticut Avenue over Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C

Window detail at Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Wind turbines at sunset, California

Williams Tower's Wall of Water, Houston, Texas

Wily Jaciw, master baker at Boudin Bakery in the Fisherman's Wharf district of San Francisco, California

Wind turbines above San Gorgonio Pass, known as Banning Pass, in Riverside County, California

Wind turbines in the mountains above Banning Pass in the desert of Riverside County, California

Willis Tower, long known as Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois

Windblown cypress tress along the central California coast

Window detail at Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C

Williams Tower, (formerly the Transco Tower) a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas

Wilson Bridge, completed in 1819 over Conococheague Creek, Wilson, Maryland

Window and surrounding art in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C

Wintertime view of pedestrian path on the National Mall 15838v

Wintertime view of pedestrian path on the National Mall 15849v

Windsor Ruins columns by Carol M. Highsmith

Wintertime view of the Mount Washington Hotel and Resort in the White Mountains, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire

Windpoint Lighthouse in Racine, Wisconsin

Winter farm scene in rural America

Wintertime view of pedestrian path on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the distance, Washington, D.C

Wintertime view of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C

Wintertime view of the White House, Washington, D.C

Wintertime view of the Mount Washington Hotel and Resort in New Hampshire's White Mountains

Wine cellar at venerable Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana

Windsor Mansion ruins, Port Gibson, Mississippi

Windswept desert of southwest Colorado

Wintertime farm scene

Winter scene at Mount Vernon

Winery and vineyard in Napa Valley, California

Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Capitol building, Madison, Wisconsin

Women in the Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Wisconsin Concrete Park, Phillips, Wisconsin

Wolf Trap Concert Hall in northern Virginia

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia

Wooden ship's figureheads are featured at the Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum in Mystic, Connecticut

Woodlawn Plantation overlooking the Potomac River, Alexandria, Virginia

Woodlawn plantation home on a 126-acre estate that was originally part of George Washington's Mount Vernon, Alexandria, Virginia

Wooden Indian statue in rural Utah

Wood panel at Timberline Lodge, halfway up Mount Hood, Oregon