Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 2000s

Rear exterior, Robert C. McEwen U.S. Custom House, Ogdensburg, New York

Rear detail, Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado

Skyline, Nashville, Tennessee

Rear view, African Burial Ground, New York, New York

Sleeping panda in the zoo, San Diego, California

Redwood room, James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, San Francisco, California

Reflection fountain at the U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, Washington

Remnants form a cross from the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster, New York, New York

Religious statue at the altar of Serra Chapel, Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California

Remote glacial river and alpine forest amongst mountains. Denali National Park, Alaska

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio

Roofless church by Philip Johnson, New Harmony, Indiana

Roof of the Ryman Auditorium and the new AT&T Building, Nashville, Tennessee

Rooftop detail, Robert A. Young Federal Building, St. Louis, Missouri * More information — General Services Administration

Rooftop eagle detail, Joseph P. Kinnerary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, Ohio

Rooftop details, Robert A. Young Federal Building, St. Louis, Missouri * More information — General Services Administration

Rope that was used to hang the Abraham Lincoln conspirators. Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C

Round room, Federal Building, San Francisco, California

Route 66 restaurant, 1819 Will Rogers Drive, Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Route 66 Rocker, Fanning, Missouri

Row houses, 13th Street, N.W., near Logan Circle, Washington, D.C

Row Houses, Baltimore, Maryland

Royal Palm Art Deco Hotel, Miami, Florida

Rural Arizona near Florence, Arizona

Rural Desert, Arizona

Rusty Bolt souvenir store, Route 66, Seligman, Arizona

Rusty Bolt Store, Seligman, Arizona

Ruth Gorge, Denali National Park, Alaska

Ruth Glacier in Ruth Gorge, Denali National Park, Alaska

Rural scene, South Dakota

S.S. Hurricane Camille after Hurricane Katrina, Gulfport, Mississippi

Scenic view from the Seward Highway in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Scenic view of shore, La Jolla, California

Scenic view, Arizona

Schooner "Joshua" sailing on Mobile Bay, Alabama

Sculpture "Allentown Benches: Selections from Truisms and Survival Series" in lobby of Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Sculpture "Bicentennial Dawn" in lobby interior of James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sculpture "Agriculture" exterior southwest side of Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Peoria, Illinois

Sculpture "America" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "Africa" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "America" and "Europe" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "Defense of the Public" located on fifth floor, room 5213, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Air" 9th and Pennsylvania Ave. lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Artifact" located at exterior courtyard of the George C. Young Federal Building and Courthouse, Orlando, Florida

Sculpture "Destiny" at Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Sculpture "Benjamin Franklin, former postmaster general," by Gleb W. Derujinsky at the Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Air mail pilot," by Oronzio Maldarelli at the Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Contemporary Postman," by Attilio Piccirilli at the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "American Bison," by Boris Gilbertson at the Department of Interior Building, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "American Moose," by Boris Gilbertson at the Department of Interior Building, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Canon Law" at Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Air" located in fifth floor elevator lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Continental post rider," by Alexander Stirling Calder at the Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Asia" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "Freedom" at the Jackson Federal Building, Seattle, Washington

Sculpture "Flamingo" at Federal Center Plaza, John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, Chicago, Illinois

Sculpture "Europe" at main entrance to Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "Eagle; Justice Above All Else" at Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building, New York, New York

Sculpture "Fairmindedness" located in fifth floor elevator, bank 9, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Gold Rush" at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, California