A massive cloud presages a thunderstorm above Groom, a tiny community along old U.S. Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582567/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCacti in a field along Park Road 4S, east of Longhorn State Par, near Burnet, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582613/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBronc riding at Rodeo Austin, the city's annual stock show and rodeo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582598/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBig Tex, 55-foot-tall statue and marketing icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582684/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScene at Inks Lake in the Texas Hill Country, near Burnet. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582685/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDusk shot of the neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582654/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAttractive entrance to an estate in Laredo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582562/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseOne of seven castings of sculptor Buck McCain's bronze "Invocation" sculpture, which stands outside the Stark Museum of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582617/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCostumed cow and pig walk the carnival grounds at Rodeo Austin, the city's annual stock show and rodeo. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582582/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA Route 66 art deco-style gas station and cafe from the 1930s in the Texas Panhandle town of Shamrock has been preserved as… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582660/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licensePart of the grounds at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and nature and birding center in McAllen, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582700/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseHidalgo, Texas's, Killer Bee Statue, a nod to a historical moment in October 1990 when the first known swarm of these… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582653/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseOne of of American artist James Turrell’s more than 82 “Skyspace” installments around the world. This one… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582620/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSunset on U.S. 62/U.S. 180 east of El Paso. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582633/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSan Francisco Giants baseball team plays the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Ball Park in San Francisco. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110355/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseSan Francisco Giants baseball team plays the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Ball Park in San Francisco. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110803/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseKickerz Coffee drive-through store in Tyler, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089025/free-photo-image-cowboy-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licensePart of an elaborate "fish mural," painted in 1906 by a local (reputedly one-armed) fisherman on the arcade of the Champion… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582629/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSand dunes in Southern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434133/free-photo-image-desert-sand-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseStainless steel statue in garden of the Meadows Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092743/free-photo-image-museum-statue-black-and-whiteFree Image from public domain licenseTwo Texan longhorns at the annual Battle of San Jacinto Festival and Battle Reenactment, a living-history retelling and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088992/free-photo-image-america-animal-battle-san-jacintoFree Image from public domain licenseCalf-roping event at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition in Phoenix, open only to Native Americans with proof of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582370/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaddle-bronc contest at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition in Phoenix, open only to Native Americans with proof of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582355/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSand dunes in Southern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434128/sand-dunes-southern-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseAt the ”Cadillac Ranch" along Old U.S. Route 66 outside Amarillo, Texas, visitors are encouraged to bring along a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582657/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCountry singer-songwriting legend Willie Nelson, age 80 at the time of this photograph, performs with his band, "Family," at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582680/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRefinery storage tanks along the Houston Ship Channel. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582587/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDusk view of the Dallas, Texas skyline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582596/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA mountain biker tests a rugged path amid the rock formations in Palo Duro Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582637/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSamantha and Scarlett Santana have some fun in the ride area of a carnival outside the event locations Rodeo Austin, the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582642/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSome of the genuine Old West possessions displayed inside a bunkhouse — a small railroad office moved to the location… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582588/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaint Miguel Archangel Catholic Church in little Los Ebanos, a community on the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582662/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA grain elevator adjoins freight-rail tracks in Wichita Falls, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582655/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMartha Hepworth's 1964 creation, "Squares with Two Circles," at the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum that opened in 2000… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582682/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSanctuary of Misión San Juan Capistrano, now known as simply "Mission San Juan," was established in 1716 as… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582601/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseResults of a bountiful pecan harvest in North Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582622/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDusk view of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, known locally as simply "The Modern." The originating museum was first… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582707/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCowhand Lars Hollis atop his horse, Catote, at the 1,800-acre Lonesome Pine Ranch, a working cattle ranch that is part of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582647/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMetal side of a barn, decorated with a painting of the Flag of Texas, near Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582612/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA statue by Mexican artist Jorge Marín, part of his "Wings of the City" exhibit outside the Brownsville, Texas… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582610/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSteve Schmidt is the sheriff in town at the Enchanted Springs Ranch and Old West theme park, special-events venue, and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582628/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScene from a Charrería, sometimes called a "Mexican rodeo," at "A Day in Old Mexico," one of several events at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582579/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA youngster enjoys a display of inflated Easter bunnies for sale on a San Antonio streetcorner. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582618/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseFormations in the "Cave Without a Name," located near Boerne in Kendall County, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582669/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaddle-bronc contest in Phoenix at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition, open only to Native Americans with proof of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582326/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMount Vernon, a near (but larger) replica in Dallas, Texas, of George Washington's Virginia estate home. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582573/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseNeon sign outside a bar -- not Billy Bob's, which is a separate night club and dance hall nearby -- in the Stockyards… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582602/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe sleek Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. This is a “non-collecting” museum that instead concentrates on… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582607/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAtrium of the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin, one of the foremost university art museums in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582640/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDusk shot of Houston, taken from the Downtown Aquarium. The spinning wheel at the right is the aquarium's Ferris wheel.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582611/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSculpture at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, Texas. The Umlauf garden centers on the artistic works of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582564/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseGarden path and blooming azeleas at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582694/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScene from Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582649/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseStella Tedesg and James M. McGroarty, the Queen and King of Mardi Gras — a Cowboy Mardi Gras — outside the 11th… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582692/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRock drawings, or pictographs, in a restricted area of Hueco Tanks State Historic Site near El Paso in El Paso County, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582676/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCabin at the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum in Boone, North Carolina. . Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089122/free-photo-image-fireplace-cabin-americaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Texas state capitol in Austin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582671/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseHorse statue advertising sign in the Stockyards, a historic livestock-market district in Fort Worth. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582593/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMission San Francisco de la Espada, better known today simply as "Mission Espada," in San Antonio. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582625/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMission Nuestra Señora de la Purisima Concepción de Acuña, better known as simply "Mission… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582592/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA piece of Luckenbach, Texas, a dot of a place in Gillespie County, Texas, made famous by the country song about "Waylon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582600/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMural at 24th and Guadalupe streets in Austin, near the University of Texas campus. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582687/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe 1908 Fort Bend County Courthouse in Richmond, Texas, southwest of Houston. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582605/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe "Lighthouse," the signature formation in Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Armstrong County in the Texas Panhandle. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582591/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSign for Murdoch's Bathhouse, with a peek at the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582563/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCeiling details of the Perot Theatre, a landmark since 1924, when it opened as the Saenger Amusement Company's "Gateway to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582664/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseTulips pop in late winter at the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582689/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseExterior architectural detail on the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum on the campus of West Texas A&M University in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582604/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license Office and telegraphy room at the Memphis Cotton Museum in Memphis, Tennessee's, Memphis Cotton… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041314/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Trading-floor exhibit at the Memphis Cotton Museum in Memphis, Tennessee's, Memphis Cotton Exchange… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041385/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Beauregard, a six-legged steer, at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not tourist attraction in St.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8054364/photo-image-cow-bird-animalFree Image from public domain licenseA portion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in the Texas town of Fort Davis. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582615/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMural across from the San Ysleta Mission in El Paso. The mission was built in 1682 by members of the Tigua Indian tribe who… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582656/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScene from the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on the San Antonio River, which winds through the River Walk beneath the streets… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582696/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseOne of three settings in an art installation called "Traveling Man" in Deep Ellum, a neighborhood composed largely of arts… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582584/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA life-size bronze statue of African-American civil-rights stalwart Rosa Parks, sitting on a bus bench, the focal point of a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582670/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe sixth-floor storeroom of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, where Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumed (by most)… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582673/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseOld Dr. Pepper advertising sign in downtown Pittsburg, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582690/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA carefully restored old Sinclair gasoline station in Snyder, the seat of Scurry County, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582616/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBlackburn's Antiques and collectibles store in Paris, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582699/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA depiction at the East Texas Oil Museum, in Kilgore, Texas, of a muddy street in "Boomtown U.S.A.," an amalgam view of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582697/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA vintage Dr. Pepper soft-drink outdoor advertisement in Anson, the seat of Jones County, Texas. Original image from Carol… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582643/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license The fields are fallow for winter, but the sale of farm equipment knows no season here in Windom and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8054862/photo-image-public-domain-united-states-winterFree Image from public domain licenseCentennial Hall, a 94,000-square-foot exhibition hall at Fair Park, the site of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition -- and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582621/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseTwo "gunslingers" (historical intrepreters Wes Hughes, left, and Thornton Young) fire away in a showdown on the street at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582630/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMountain Man character in front of cabins at the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum in Boone, North Carolina. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091618/free-photo-image-america-boone-north-carolinaFree Image from public domain licenseBubbles the 9,000-pound African elephant at the Myrtle Beach Safari program. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434574/free-photo-image-elephant-carol-highsmith-animalsFree Image from public domain licenseThe Contrabando, a ghost town within Big Bend Ranch State Park, west of Lajitas, Texas, on Texas State Highway 170. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582571/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license A lone windmill stands out on a hillside in the sandhills of Grant County, Nebraska … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044094/photo-image-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseA representation of the sign for the Texas portion of the old U.S. Highway 66, posted during a short portion of that road… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582626/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe original, greatly refurbished, Phillips 66 gasoline station in little McLean, a town along historic U.S. Route 66 in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582631/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA 1950s-vintage truck outside a general store in Jefferson, a town in Marion County, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582644/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAn owl at the Alligator Adventure in South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422091/free-photo-image-owl-bird-animalFree Image from public domain licenseAn old turtle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422103/free-photo-image-turtle-nature-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA chipmunk or ground squirrel assumes an upright stance. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422064/free-photo-image-squirrel-alert-americanFree Image from public domain licenseNorthern California elk. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422044/free-photo-image-elk-wild-animalFree Image from public domain license