On October 1, 1891, Stanford University opened its doors after six years of planning and building. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110374/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseAngels Camp, California's most famous Gold Rush town, thanks to writer and humorist Mark Twain. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434140/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-wood-gold-rushFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 46 in the Central Valley of Califonia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110792/carol-highsmiths-californiaView license"Scotty's Castle" is a most anomalous attraction in Death Valley, the stretch of California desert that is best known for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110791/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseView of Old Barn, Sonora County, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433904/free-photo-image-barn-red-americaFree Image from public domain licenseSkyline of Central Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110801/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseAerial views of a marina in Los Angeles. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434093/free-photo-image-los-angeles-america-public-domainView licenseThe European history of Mammoth Lakes started in 1877, when four prospectors staked a claim on Mineral Hill, south of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110797/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the California coastline near Los Angeles. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434026/free-photo-image-los-angeles-aerial-views-americaView licenseLovely cove in a remote part of Oahu Island, Hawaii. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433940/free-photo-image-hawaii-carol-highsmith-coastlineView licenseJune Lake is a census-designated place in Mono County, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434120/free-photo-image-kayak-kayaking-americaView licenseSpectacular California coast and coastal mountains. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434012/free-photo-image-beach-ocean-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 46 in the Central Valley of Califonia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2109847/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseCalifornia coastline near Big Sur. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433981/free-photo-image-big-sur-ocean-beachFree Image from public domain licenseBoat Marina in Crecent City, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434082/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-america-public-domainView licenseSurfing Monument, Santa Cruz, California by sculptors Brian W. Curtis and Thomas Marsh. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110809/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseAn old hay barn on the outskirts of Susanville, seat of Lassen County, California. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110341/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseComplex clouds form after many inches of rain over several days near Stockton, California. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110333/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseA celery crop stretches far into the distance on the Central Coast. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434002/free-photo-image-crop-central-valley-celeryFree Image from public domain licenseView of the verdant San Joaquin Valley near Gustine in Merced County, California. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2109859/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseQueen Mary. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433843/free-photo-image-ship-ocean-americaView licenseThe Redwood National and State Parks along the coast of northern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434098/free-photo-image-green-carol-americaFree Image from public domain licensePool view of a house in Palm Springs, California, one of only two homes to be owned by singer Elvis Presley. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110794/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseInfrared black and white scene in Barstow, Calfornia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434114/free-photo-image-billboard-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseTwomey Winery in Napa Valley, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434115/free-photo-image-wine-barrel-wineryFree Image from public domain licenseCastello di Amorosa Authentic-styled, 12th century medieval Tuscan-style castle Winery; featuring hand-crafted Italian style… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110827/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseA living sno-globe scene and winter wonderland, created by a sudden mountain blizzard along California Highway 36, south of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2109858/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseAngels Camp is California's most famous Gold Rush town, thanks to writer and humorist Mark Twain, who made the town in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110783/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseSkyline of San Diego, Calfornia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110831/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseTrain cars at Rail Road Park, an unusual motel and resort complex in which guests may opt to stay and sleep in a caboose or… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110800/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseSkyline view of Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110795/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseMono Lake, California is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in Mono County, California. It has an unusually productive… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110378/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseThe Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110391/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseAngel Stadium of Anaheim (originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field of Anaheim) is a modern-style… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110348/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseCastello di Amorosa Authentic-styled, 12th century medieval Tuscan-style castle Winery; featuring hand-crafted Italian style… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110380/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licensePacific Ocean Scenic in Monterey, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110382/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseFarm scene in dry Macdoel, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434123/free-photo-image-tractor-farm-harvestingView licenseVineyard in Napa Valley, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434077/free-photo-image-vineyard-winery-farmhouseView licenseBodie, a ghost town in the Bodie Hills, east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434105/free-photo-image-architecture-ghost-town-carol-highsmithView licenseView of Old Barn, Sonora County, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433878/free-photo-image-barn-carol-highsmith-californiaView license17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California, much of which… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110369/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseA sizable barn near the settlement of Bangor, south of Oroville in Butte County, California. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2109862/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseCarmel Mission Basilica. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110351/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseMonterey was the capital of Alta California from 1777 to 1846 under both Spain and Mexico. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110823/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseThe Redwood National and State Parks along the coast of northern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434083/free-photo-image-redwood-tree-trunk-coastFree Image from public domain licenseSkyline view of Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422022/free-photo-image-city-architecture-skyline-los-angelesView licenseWild mustard plants bring color to the otherwise dormant vines of California's Napa Valley in wintertime. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434152/free-photo-image-mustard-tree-napa-valleyFree Image from public domain licenseMammoth Creek. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434131/free-photo-image-mammoth-dawn-natureFree Image from public domain licenseDulles Airport panorama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421969/dulles-airportView licenseYosemite National Park, USA. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434195/free-photo-image-waterfall-forest-yosemiteView licenseAerial view of New York City. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433980/free-photo-image-new-york-1994-buildingView licenseRedwood National and State Park on U.S. 101 in Northern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2109840/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseDomaine Carneros Vineyard established in 1987. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212424/vineyards-californiaView licenseBrown's Town campground and historic site in Bishop, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212440/browns-town-campgroundFree Image from public domain licenseNeon sign in Bishop, a small town in Inyo County, California, at the northern end of the sweeping Owens Valley in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212445/thunderbird-hotel-signFree Image from public domain licenseSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221438/port-catalina-islandView licenseTo commemorate the founding of the Napa Valley's original mineral-water company, the Calistoga Co. in the early 2000s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212434/truck-napa-valleyView licenseYosemite National Park (/joʊˈsɛmɨtiː/ yoh-sem-it-ee) is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212443/yosemite-national-parkView licenseMonterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, along the central coast of California. The bay is south of San Francisco and San… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212397/the-pacific-oceanView licenseLone Cypress on the 17–Mile Drive. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212374/pacific-coast-californiaView licenseThree surfers take to the waves at Butterfly Beach in Montecito, a small city next to Santa Barbara, California. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212457/surfers-butterfly-beachView licenseSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221444/port-catalina-islandFree Image from public domain licenseMount Shasta (Karuk: Úytaahkoo or "White Mountain" : the origin of the name "Shasta" is vague, perhaps from Russian… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212390/trinity-national-forestView licenseThe Santa Barbara County Courthouse was dedicated on August 14, 1929 in with the ceremonial setting of a bronze medallion… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212379/the-santa-barbara-county-courthouseFree Image from public domain licenseTrinidad Memorial Lighthouse in Trinidad, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212396/trinidad-memorial-lighthouseFree Image from public domain licenseMono Lake is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212450/mono-lakeView licenseLone Cypress on the 17-Mile Drive. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212400/tree-the-seaView licenseWayfarers Chapel, also known as "The Glass Church" is located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221436/the-glass-churchView licenseSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221439/port-catalina-islandView licenseLikeness of Tom Hanks sits at the famous bench from the movie "Forrest Gump" at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in the Hollywood… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212373/forest-gump-characterView licenseMono Lake (/ˈmoʊnoʊ/ moh-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212442/mono-lakeView licenseFort Ross (Russian: Форт-Росс), originally Fortress Ross (Крѣпость Россъ, r Krepostʹ Ross) is a former Russian establishment… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212447/fort-rossFree Image from public domain licenseMono Lake (/ˈmoʊnoʊ/ moh-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212382/mono-lakeFree Image from public domain licenseFog rolls across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212383/golden-gate-bridgeView licenseThe Camera Obscura in San Francisco is a large-scale camera obscura and is listed on the National Register of Historic… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212384/camera-obscuraFree Image from public domain license17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California, much of which… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212395/pacific-coast-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseLikeness of director Alfred Hitchcock at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212429/alfred-hitchcock-statueFree Image from public domain licensePart of Watts Towers, a collection of structures and art in the low-income Watts section of Los Angeles, California. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212439/watts-towersFree Image from public domain licenseFog rolls across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212378/golden-gate-bridgeView licenseSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221445/port-catalina-islandFree Image from public domain licenseBodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212380/bodie-ghostFree Image from public domain licenseFog rolls across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221446/the-golden-gate-bridgeView licenseYosemite National Park (/joʊˈsɛmɨtiː/ yoh-sem-it-ee) is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221435/yosemite-national-parkView licenseSkyline view of Los Angeles, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221441/los-angeles-skylineView licenseSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2221442/port-catalina-islandView licenseYosemite National Park ( /joʊˈsɛmɨtiː/ yoh-sem-it-ee) is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212386/yosemite-national-parkView licenseTrees on a ranch along Interstate 5 near California's Fort Tejon State Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110332/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseTwo lionesses are less than excited about their chance to star in a photo shoot at the Santa Barbara, California, zoo.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434183/free-photo-image-zoo-animal-photographyView licenseRoosevelt Elk roam in Orick, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434085/free-photo-image-deer-animals-carol-highsmithView licenseRoosevelt Deer roam in Orick, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110824/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseRoosevelt Elk roam in Orick, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434099/free-photo-image-deer-animals-elkView licenseCalifornia vineyards. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212376/vineyards-californiaView licenseThe rusted-out cabin of an old truck used for irrigation drilling, parked amid the vineyards of Napa Valley, California.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110336/carol-highsmiths-californiaView licenseOne of what are fairly common bear-crossing signs in California's Sierra Mountains. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434159/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-california-bearsView licenseHorse in Orick, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433751/horses-fieldView licenseHorses grazing in a meadow between U.S. 395 and Lower Rock Creek Road north of Bishop in Mono County, California. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110337/carol-highsmiths-californiaView license