Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 1990s

A street band has no competition, from other musicians or automobiles, on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana: Comment: Location shown is actually Royal Street (1 block from Bourbon Street), in the block between St. Peter and Orleans streets, looking downriver. Physical d

Aerial of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Aerial view of Chicago, Illinois, featuring Willis Tower, known as Sears Tower when this photo was taken in the 1990s

Aerial view of Chicago, Illinois featuring Willis Tower, known as Sears Tower when this photo was taken in the 1990s

Aerial view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Aerial view of skyline, Chicago, Illinois

Aerial view of skyline, with a focus on Willis Tower, long known as Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois

Almost literally within the shadow the the glittering Las Vegas Strip, the Tropicana Motor Park, photographed in the 1990s, was a vestige of hardscrabble days in Las Vegas, Nevada

Balcony of Ford's Theatre, with view of the private box in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Washington, D.C

Bronze statue of Jesus washing the disciple Peter's feet in Witness Park outside the "Prayer Tower," perhaps the most recognizable landmark in Pittsburg, Texas

Construction work on the Pennsylvania Convention Center portion of the reborn Reading Terminal and Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Construction work on the restored Reading Terminal and Market, part of which became the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Display of iconic American artifacts at the in the 1990s. Washington, D.C

Dusk view of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the 1990s

Just-completed exhibition space at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, part of the restored and repurposed Reading Terminal and Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

New office building in the 1990s on Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland

Opening of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, created during a massive renovation of the Reading Terminal and Market in the 1990s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Owner-chef Georges Perrier, photographed at Le Bec-Fin, one of America's most renowned restaurants, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pope John Paul II during a visit to the Baltimore Basilica in the 1990s. Baltimore, Maryland

Race for the Cure on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1990

Race for the Cure run in 1990, Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C

Reading Terminal and Market Building, extensively renovated in the 1990s, with parts of it becoming the new Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reconstruction of the Reading Terminal and Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the renovation in the 1990s

Restoration of the Reading Terminal and Market, parts of which became the Pennsylvania Convention Center, in the early 1990s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restoration work at Reading Terminal and Market in the mid-1990s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ronald Reagan Building, under construction in the 1990s in Washington, D.C.

Ronald Reagan Building, under construction in the 1990s in Washington, D.C

Second Lady Marilyn Quayle, right, with costumed historical interpreters at a Race for the Cure run in 1990, Washington, D.C

Siegfried & Roy by Carol M. Highsmith

Siegfried Fischbacher

Siegfried & Roy by Carol M. Highsmith (cropped 2)

Vice President Dan Quayle, right, and other runners at the Race for the Cure run in 1990, Washington, D.C

Waterfront, New Orleans, Louisiana

In 1991, Victoria, Texas, artist Harold Nichols donated his metal sculpture of a longhorn steer, made of enough steel to built an automobile, to his alma mater, Sul Ross State University in Alpine. Nichols called the steer "Old Maverick"

Aerial, Camden Yards Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama

Carver Theater Marquee in exhibit at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama

Exhibit, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama

The Tin Family," Enchanted Highway, Regent, North Dakota

A crowd gathers to watch the Statue of Freedom, which normally stands atop the U.S. Capitol dome, and was lowered for restoration work in 1993. Washington, D.C

A replica Eiffel Tower with a Texas accent in Paris, Texas

Atrium in a new wing of the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, California, completed in 1993

F.W. de Klerk, left, the last president of apartheid-era South Africa, and Nelson Mandela, his successor, wait to speak in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela in Philadelphia 1993

Glowing people mover and porte-cochere at Bally's, Las Vegas, Nevada

In 1993, Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom was removed by helicopter from the U.S. Capitol dome for restoration. Washington, D.C

In 1993, Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom was lowered from atop the U.S. Capitol for renovation. Washington, D.C

PA Convention Center Highsmith

Pennsylvania Convention Center, created when the venerable Reading Terminal and Market was refurbished and retrofitted in the 1990s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PA Convention Center 1993

Sphynx entry portal to the Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

The reverse of the Texas State Seal appears in terrazzo in the atrium within the underground Texas Capitol extension, completed in 1993. Austin, Texas

Aerial skyline view of lower Manhattan, New York City, before September 11, 2001

Aerial view of the The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, on the grounds of the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. The museum, which opened in 1994, is housed in the 40,000-square-foot Hangar #1, built in 1939

Bourbon Street bar, New Orleans, Louisiana

Dixieland jazz band on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Globe Life Park, the home field of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team in Arlington, Texas

Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California

Road in Joshua Tree National Park located in southeastern California

The Glenwood Fire Memorial in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, which honors the 14 firefighters who died fighting a rampant wildfire in South Canyon atop nearby Storm King Mountain in 1994