Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 2010s

Vacation houses in the Lake Tahoe area of California

Venice, a beachfront district on the Westside of Los Angeles, California

Vendor stands in Venice, a beachfront district on the Westside of Los Angeles, California

Vans advertisement on Melrose Avenue, an internationally renowned shopping, dining and entertainment destination in Los Angeles, California

Victorian architecture in San Francisco, California

Vestiges of an old gas station along California Rt. 36 in Plumas County

Ventura City Hall, Ventura, California

Vesuvio mural near City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, California

View from Bernal Heights hill, San Francisco, California

View along Artists' Drive in Death Valley National Park in California

View from Badwaer Road in Death Valley National Park in California

Victorian Inn in Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County, California

View down Farrell Street in Japantown, San Francisco, California

View along the Golden Canyon Trail in Death Valley National Park in California

View from the Top of the Mark Restaurant at the Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Hotel located on Nob Hill, San Francisco, California

View of architecture in San Francisco, California

View of coast from scenic Route 101 in Northern California

View of bridge, Pacific Coast Highway, Scenic State Route 1, a major north-south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of California

View of countryside in the Paso Robles/Templeton/Alacadero region,California

View of buildings, including Locke Chinese Medicine in Locke an unincorporated community in the Sacramento/San Joaqin River Delta in California

View of buildings in Locke, an unincorporated community in the Sacramento/San Joaqin River Delta in California

View of buildings along street in Locke, an unincorporated community in the Sacramento/San Joaqin River Delta in California

View of downtown Sacramento, California's capital city, from across the Sacramento River

View of Ghiradelli Square in San Francisco, California

View of Half Dome formation located in Yosemite National Park which spans eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in California

View of Half Dome formation in Yosemite National Park which spans eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in California

View of golf course along 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View of mountain range along Route 395 near Yosemite National Park in California

View of lone cypress from 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View of mountains from ski area, Mammoth Lakes, California

View of mountains and Mammoth Mountain sign, Mammoth Lakes, California

View of Lake Oroville, a reservoir above the city of Oroville created by the damming of the Feather River

View of McCoy Station Food & Drink at ski area, Mammoth Lakes, California

View of Pacific Coast near 17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View of Pacific ocean and beach along 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View of Pacific ocean along 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View of Pacific ocean ocean along 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View of Pacific Ocean, Trinidad, California

View of ocean, Newport Beach, California

View of Sacramento California's Old City Cemetery

View of stream along scenic Route 101 in Northern California

View of skyline, San Francisco, California

View of steps to beach near 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View of ski area and ski lift, Mammoth Lakes, California

View of ski area and mountains, Mammoth Lakes, California

View of San Francisco from Mark Hopkins Intercontential Hotel on Nob Hill in San Francisco, California

View of San Francisco, California

View of the Pacific Coast at Trinidad State Beach in Northern California

View of the Mohave National Preserve in California

View of Transamerican Pyramid from Chinatown, San Francisco, California

View of Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, California

View of the verdant San Joaquin Valley near Gustine in Merced County, California

View of waterfall along scenic Route 199 in Northern California

View of waterfall along scenic Route 101 in Northern California

View of the Truckee River in Tahoe National Forest in Northern California

View of the Trinity National Forest in Northern California

View, Santa Barbara, California

Views from 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California

View with bridge, Pacific Coast Highway, Scenic State Route 1, a major north-south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of California

Views along 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California