Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 2000s

Home of legendary rock 'n' roll singer Fats Domino was severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. New Orleans, Louisiana

Hyatt Regency San Antonio at Riverwalk, cropped

Image-Disney Concert Hall by Carol Highsmith edit

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Idaho farm and field

In 2005, this 24-foot statue of Shoshone Indian chief Washakie, by Cody, Wyoming, sculptor Dave McGary, was unveiled on the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie

KFC bucket restaurant

Map of Alabama sculpted by Gregg LeFevre and Jennifer Andrews in 2005 located in front of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama

Mayan Theater Los Angeles California

Muralist Stylle Read painted this mural depicting the wide-open spaces of southwest Texas in downtown Alpine, Texas, in 2005

NASA space suits at JSC

NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center designs and develops spacecraft, trains astronauts, and serves as Mission Control for U.S. space flights. Houston, Texas

Only steps left after 2005 Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi coast, Mississippi

Pasadena, California, Police Department Building

Pasadena, California, Police Department Building (cropped)

Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau

Randolph Air Force Base - Taj Mahal Building

Randy's Donuts LA California

Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, interior, Arlington, Virginia

San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk, cropped

San Antonio Skyline

Skyline, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Stanley Mosk Courthouse (cropped)

Storm in the mountains, Hawaii

The (1935) Darkroom Store on Los Angeles's Wilshire Boulevard ( )

The Gates, a site-specific work of art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Central Park, New York City

The often-controversial Ten Commandments granite monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas

This sculpture of shaking hands near the Capitol Mall is one of Sacramento, California's, most popular pieces of outdoor art

United Artist Theatre, 933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California)

United States Courthouse, Sioux City, Iowa

Virgin of Guadalupe San Antonio

Waterfall in the mountains of Hawaii

Aerial of the U.S. Capitol under restoration 04875v

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Aerial of the U.S. Capitol under restoration

Aerial view of Archives and Navy Memorial, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C

Aerial view of Federal Triangle - facing west

Aerial view of Lincoln Memorial - east side

Aerial view of Korean War Veterans Memorial

Aerial view of Lafayette Park

Aerial view of Lincoln Memorial - east side EDIT

Aerial view of Lafayette Park and Washington Mall, 04461v

Aerial view of the World War II memorial, Washington, D.C.

Aerial view of the Korean War Memorial, Washington, D.C

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Aerial view of Washington Monument 04799v

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking west, with Thomas Jefferson Building in center foreground and James Madison Building at left

An old bank clock that once stood outside the First National Bank in downtown Cisco, Texas

Annual balloon festival, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bas relief, World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C

Chet Holifield Federal Building

Civil Rights Memorial, Montgomery, Alabama

Colorful Historic Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey

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Courtroom, U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Detail of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Detail of the prisoners numbers at the Holocaust Memorial, Boston, Massachusetts

Detail of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C

Detail, U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania