The 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 licenseOregon Capitol, Salem. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091033/free-photo-image-america-architecture-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseThe Capitol Columns at the Washington Aboretum. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093630/free-photo-image-columns-america-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseParked freight trains at the Kansas City Southern yards in Wharton County in southeast Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434282/free-photo-image-train-logistics-railwayFree Image from public domain licenseA fanciful map of Texas, depicted on a downtown wall in Pecos, the seat of Reeves County. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582623/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseNeon sign for Billy Bob's legendary “boot-scootin’”western nighclub and honky-tonk bar in Fort Worth.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582695/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseWith the help of other local artists, muralist Stylle Read painted this stylized mural in downtown Alpine, Texas, to help… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582704/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRugged terrain north of Big Bend National Park in the "Trans-Pecos" region of southwest Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582577/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 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 licenseThe "BIG" sculpture (deliberately minus the "I") in Klyde Warren Park, which opened in 2009 in Dallas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582568/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseUntitled box-like art, sometimes called "Judd's cubes," by "Minimalist" artist Donald Judd (1928-1994) -- though he detested… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582627/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseLucio Jimenez, Pablo Martinez, Carlos Lara and Javier Rodrigjez of the the Los Liberadores Group pose menacingly at the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582667/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 licenseShriner and sphynx statues outside the Sharon Shrine Center, a Shrine-organization-related restaurant and event center in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582599/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 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 licenseA barge loaded with visitors turns toward a tunnel on the portion of the San Antonio River that winds through San Antonio's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582572/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 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 licenseThe Peace Monument, originally known as the Naval Monument, on the grounds of the United States Capitol. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093558/free-photo-image-america-architecture-blue-skyFree 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 licenseThe State of Texas raises longhorn cattle at Abilene State Historical Park on the site of old Fort Griffin. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434251/free-photo-image-longhorn-cattle-carol-highsmith-animalFree 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 licenseJuly 4th Fireworks. Washington DC is a spectacular place to celebrate July 4th! Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421743/red-fireworksFree Image from public domain license"Texas Ranger," San Antonio artist Don Hunt's sculpture of a 19th-Century ranger on horseback at the entrance to the Texas… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582659/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill, Washington D.C.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433761/free-photo-image-architecture-capitolFree 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 licenseA horse stands in a wildflower-rich National Park Service meadow in Johnson City, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582677/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill, Washington D.C.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433743/free-photo-image-washington-architecture-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseMural outside the venue for the "Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival" in Austin. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090674/free-photo-image-austin-street-wall-muralFree 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 licenseCapitol Reef National Park, Utah. Old Mammoth Road. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433894/free-photo-image-landscape-sand-desertFree 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 licenseCapitol Hill, Washington D.C.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433741/capitol-hill-washington-dcFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill during the cherry blossom season. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433994/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-cherry-blossom-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill during the cherry blossom season. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433871/free-photo-image-architecture-washington-americaFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill during the cherry blossom season. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433997/domed-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill at night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433860/free-photo-image-capitol-hill-architectureFree 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 licenseThe "Texas Room" at Bayou Bend mansion, the former home of philanthropist and collector Ima Hogg in Houston, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582679/carol-highsmiths-texas-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 licenseCapitol Hill at night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433912/washington-dc-nightFree Image from public domain licenseU.S. Capitol Building, Washington D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421843/free-photo-image-architecture-national-mall-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA cow skull that's part of the garden ornamentation at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion within a nature and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582668/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScene from the “Bad Company Rodeo,” part of the annual Poteet Strawberry Festival in Poteet, a small city in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582578/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBrennan Wells, on the black horse, Kayla McShane, on the paint; and Macy Milbert, on the Appaloosa, ride along Padre Island… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582678/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 licenseAn imaginative interpretation of the comics, radio, and TV character "The Lone Ranger," adapted -- hat, mask, and all -- for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582665/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseJohn Dubuffet's "Monument Au Fantome" sculpture in Houston, Texas's Discovery Green Park. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093004/free-photo-image-texas-park-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseChristmas tree in Capitol Hill. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433960/free-photo-image-christmas-carol-highsmith-treeFree 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 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 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 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 licenseU.S. Capitol Building, Washington D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421868/us-capitol-building-washington-dcFree 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 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 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 licenseThis mural remembering the famous Chisholm Trail cattle trail in Fort Worth seems to almost literally jump out at you. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582560/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSan Jacinto Monument. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094607/free-photo-image-america-blue-sky-carol-highsmithFree 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 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 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 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 licenseTexas State Capitol - Austin, Texas, USA. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3339371/free-photo-image-architecture-austin-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseColorful donkeys on a ranch near Mount Pleasant, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582650/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 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 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 licenseTennessee Capitol, Nashville. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421893/free-photo-image-tennessee-horse-nashvilleFree Image from public domain licenseUtah Capitol, Salt Lake City. Washington Monument in spring. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433852/free-photo-image-architecture-capitol-americaFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill in spring. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433862/free-photo-image-architecture-america-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseCapitol Hill in spring. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433861/free-photo-image-architecture-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseColumns on the U.S. Capitol. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433964/free-photo-image-architecture-capitol-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseView of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, looking toward North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434582/free-photo-image-georgia-appalachian-mountainsFree 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 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 licenseIn 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas, was restored by antique business owner… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582569/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAlong with a profusion of spring azaleas, a sculpture of Diana, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, is the feature of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582672/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe state capitol in Cheyenne, the largest city in Wyoming. The building's cornerstone was laid in 1887, three years before… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582757/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-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 license