Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 2010s

Farm gate inspired by the Texas State "lone star" flag in Llano County, Texas

Exterior, Appraisers Building, San Francisco, California

Exterior, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana

Exterior. U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alexandria, Louisiana

Exterior. U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, Texas

Facade of Dave's Pawn Shop in downtown El Paso, Texas

Extremely old wooden fence in the town of San Elizario, near El Paso, Texas

Facade and doorway of a structure in little San Elizario, a town near El Paso, Texas

Falkenstein Castle, built from scratch as a residence by Kim and Terry Young in the hills below Burnet in the Texas Hill Country

Faded advertising mural for the Chisholm Trail Tradin' Post in Meridian, a town in Bosque County, Texas

F. Edward Hebert Federal Building, New Orleans, Louisiana

Faded Coca-Cola sign on the side of the Emporium western-wear store, and above an incongruous sidewalk bathtub, in Gonzales, Texas

Fallen tree in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve, a U.S. Park Service area set aside to protect plants and wildlife in the swampy Big Thicket, a heavily forested corner of Southeast Texas

Family taking in the sights at the Traders Village Flea Market, a sprawling yard sale in Grand Prairie, Texas

Farmer James Boyd sells the fruits (and vegetables) of the field at this roadside produce market in Hearne, a small town in Robertson County, Texas

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Gainesville, Georgia

Fence decoration at the regionally famous Cattleman's Steakhouse, which is located on old, isolated ranch several miles north of the little town of Fabens, Texas

Ferol Shelton is pictured aboard his horse, Sleepy, at his ranch homestead near Clarendon in the Texas Panhandle

Field full of cacti near Burnet in the Texas Hill Country

Ferris wheel, Carnival at Rodeo Austin, the city's annual stock show and rodeo. Austin, Texas

Field hands at work along the old Military Highway, near the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas

Field of high, waving grass in Gillespie County, Texas

Field of wildflowers in Gonzales County, north of Gonzales, Texas

Field of bluebonnets, the Texas State Flower, near Livingston in Polk County, Texas

Field of bluebonnets in the Texas Hill Country, near Burnet

Firefighter statue outside the city fire station in Gonzales, Texas

Figurine inside the Spanish Governor's Palace in San Antonio, Texas

Fountain in the courtyard of First Baptist Church, a megachurch of more than 10,000 members in downtown Dallas, Texas

The modernist sanctuary building of First Baptist Church, a megachurch of more than 10,000 members in downtown Dallas, Texas

First floor detail of Art deco, Appraisers Building, San Francisco, California

Fishermen wait for a bite along South Bay, below the long causeway that connects Brownsville and Port Isabel in Cameron County, Texas

First known as the Teatro La Paz (Peace Theatre), this cultural-arts center in Mission, Texas, is a fixture in the Hispanic community of the Rio Grande Valley

Five members of the San Antonio Fiesta court take in a Mexican-style rodeo, or Charreria, at "A Day in Old Mexico," part of the annual, monthlong Fiesta celebration in San Antonio, Texas. They are, left to right, Marial Garza, Denise Smith, Jen Tyson, Lisa Dante, and Darcie Payne Physical descriptio

Flag-bearers in cowboy hats whip up enthusiasm in the crowd with a brisk run with flags displaying the Dallas Cowboys' lone-star emblem at the Cowboys' home field AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

Flood gauge in Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas

Florence Montemayor Alexander, a participant at the Celebrations of Traditions Pow Wow, an official Native American Pow Wow that is part of the annual, month-long Fiesta San Antonio in Texas

Flowers and a small fountain at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas

For some reason, large metal chickens are popular yard art throughout Texas. This one stands just outside the university town of Alpine in southwest Texas

Folk art (mural) in Deep Ellum, a neighborhood composed largely of arts and entertainment venues near downtown in Old East Dallas, Texas

Folk art in Deep Ellum, a neighborhood composed largely of arts and entertainment venues near downtown in Old East Dallas, Texas

Former advertising sign and street clock of a onetime department store in El Paso, Texas

Formations in the "Cave Without a Name," located near Boerne in Kendall County, Texas

Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush at her and former president George W. Bush's 1,600-acre ranch, site of the "Texas White House" during their visits there during the Bush presidency, near Crawford in McLennon County, Texas

Former U.S. President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush at one of their favorite overlooks on their 1,600-acre ranch near Crawford in McLennon County, Texas

Former U.S. President George W. Bush and an aide fish at the 1,600-acre Crawford Ranch, owned by Mr. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush near Crawford in McLennon County, Texas

Former U.S. President George W. Bush at a canyon overlook on his 1,600-acre ranch, site of the "Texas White House" during their visits there during the Bush presidency, near Crawford in McLennon County, Texas Mr. Bush enjoys hiking and riding his mountain bike on a rocky trail near this site Physica

Former U.S. President George W. Bush at his and First Lady Laura Bush's 1,600-acre ranch, site of the "Texas White House" during their visits there during the Bush presidency, near Crawford in McLennon County, Texas

Former U.S. President George W. Bush at a canyon overlook on his 1,600-acre ranch, site of the "Texas White House" during their visits there during the Bush presidency, near Crawford in McLennon County, Texas. Mr. Bush enjoys hiking and riding his mountain bike on a rocky trail near this site Physic

Fort Worth, Texas's, "horse fountain" pays tribute to the author of the original charter of the City of Fort Worth and also served as a water trough for the city's horses when originally dedicated in 1892

Four separate historical markers attest to the significance of the Porter Farm, also known as Walter C. Porter Farm, near Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas

Four-year-old Lily Macey supplants an (albeit statuary) elephant from its stool at the Houston, Texas, zoo

Frank Smith, a disabled World War II veteran who spends much of his time, along with his daughter and part-time caregiver, Julie Crawford, on the streets of Fort Worth, sits with Julie and his dog in front of the Aviation Wall of Honor in General Worth Square in downtown Fort Worth, Texas Physical d

Frank Smith, a disabled World War II veteran who spends much of his time on the streets of Fort Worth, sits with his dog in front of the Aviation Wall of Honor in General Worth Square in downtown Fort Worth, Texas

Frank Woolf, a retired San Antonio, Texas, carpenter, models his stuffed M&M-themed creation exhibited in the "Hats Off to Fiesta!" event, sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute of Texan Cultures as part of the month-long Fiesta San Antonio celebration

Freight-rail yard in Laredo, Texas

Freight train approaches in an industrial neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas

Freight yard in the southern reaches of Dallas, Texas. The Dallas skyline is in the distance

Fresh-cut hay is bound into bales that stretch across the horizon on a McLennon County, Texas, farm

Front entrance. U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, Texas