Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 2000s

House Members Room. Oak tympanum above door by Charles H. Niehaus showing a cartouche bearing an owl flanked on either side by seated youths. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

House Members Room. Oak tympanum above door by Charles H. Niehaus showing a cartouche bearing an eagle supported on either side by cherubs. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

House Members Room. Carved mantel and cornice of Siena marble. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

House Members Room. Light of State (violet) panel in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz that represents civilization. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

House Members Room. Light of Poetry (red) panel in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz that represents civilization. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

House Members Room. Light of Research (green) panel in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz that represents civilization. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

House Members Room. Light of Truth (blue) panel in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz that represents civilization. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

House Members Room. Light of Astronomy panel in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz that represents civilization. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Howardeena Pindell painting "Queens, Festival

In 2007, the owner of the old End O'Day Motel, an affordable housing option, to say the least, for Durango, Colorado, low-income residents and visitors, announced plans to empty the building of tenants and raze it

Ingalls Rink Highsmith

Inside the botanical center that opened in 2007 in the 435-acre Roger Williams Park in Providence, the capital of, and largest city in, Rhode Island

Interior bedroom in Shadows-on-the-Teche Plantation, New Iberia, Louisiana

Interior detail above elevator in lobby on west side of building (2nd Street side). John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail. Moulding in fifth floor elevator lobby. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail. Elevator lobby on west side (2nd street side) of fifth floor. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail from double doors at ends of corridor in front of entrance to center reading room. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail below owl above door to center reading room on fifth floor. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail. Appears on walls of reading rooms and above doors on fifth floor. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail, including metalwork owl in upper corner of bookshelf in center reading room on fifth floor. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail on door to stair, in corridor in front of entrance to center reading room. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail. Moulding in area between west elevator lobby and main entrance to center reading room on fifth floor. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior detail. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Interior of the box at Ford's Theatre where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Washington, D.C

Interior stair, James T. Foley U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Albany, New York

Interior with historic organ, Wanamaker's Department Store, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Interior, Grand Central Station, New York, New York

John Wilkes Booth dagger

Sculpture "Justice" at Robert C. Nix Federal Courthouse, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 4th fireworks, Washington, D.C.

Knife and Sheath: Horn-handled dagger used by John Wilkes Booth to stab Major Henry Rathbone after shooting Abraham Lincoln. Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C

Laredo Post Office and Courthouse, Laredo, Texas

Librarian's Room. One of four circular murals in pendentive of the Librarian's Room, by Edward J. Holslag. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Librarian's Room. Circular mural in pendentive of the Librarian's Room, by Edward J. Holslag. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Librarian's Room. Dome showing stuccoed relief of a ring of Grecian girls by Weinert. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Librarian's Room. Dome showing stuccoed relief of a ring of Grecian girls by Weinert with the central disc displaying the mural Letters by Holslag. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Great Hall. View of ceiling and cove, showcasing the aluminum plating, stained glass windows, sculpture and murals. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Library, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Providence, Rhode Island

Limestone sculpture "Providence as Independent Thought, Flanked by Industry and Education," by John Massey Rhind at the John O. Pastore Federal Building in Providence, Rhode Island

Lobby mural, James T. Foley U.S. Post Office 02273v

Lobby mural, James T. Foley U.S. Post Office 02275v

Lobby to Main Reading Room. Anarchy mural by Elihu Vedder. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Lobby to Main Reading Room. Corrupt Legislation mural by Elihu Vedder. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Lobby to Main Reading Room. Peace and Prosperity mural by Elihu Vedder. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Lobby to Main Reading Room. Government mural by Elihu Vedder. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Lobby to Main Reading Room. Good Administration mural by Elihu Vedder. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Lobby with murals, James T. Foley U.S. Post Office

Lobby, U.S. Courthouse, Toledo, Ohio

Lobby, William R. Cotter Federal Building, Hartford, Connecticut

Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Henry along the balustrade. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Gibbon along the balustrade. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Herodotus along the balustrade. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Columbus along the balustrade. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Beethoven along the balustrade. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Michelangelo along the balustrade. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Detail of Blashfield's mural in dome collar showing Egypt's contribution of Written Records. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Portrait statues of Homer and Plato along the balustrade. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Main Reading Room. Detail of wooden carving of two half figures. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.