Massive machinery at work in the open-pit Wyodak coal mine in the coal-rich Powder River Basin outside Gillette, Wyoming.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434368/free-photo-image-mine-coal-tractorFree Image from public domain licenseQuarry. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434290/free-photo-image-mining-coal-mineFree Image from public domain licenseRail tracks within 1,500 feet of underground passages at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434371/free-photo-image-mine-miner-west-virginiaFree Image from public domain licenseSavannah River in Savannah, Georgia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434297/free-photo-image-fossil-fuels-coal-portFree Image from public domain licenseAn old ore car at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in West Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091041/free-photo-image-underground-mining-americaFree Image from public domain licenseBig Brutus a giant strip-mining shovel in Kansas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090970/free-photo-image-america-big-brutus-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseBig Brutus a giant strip-mining shovel in Kansas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091003/free-photo-image-america-big-brutus-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseBlack freight train on the railroad running across the United States. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434298/free-photo-image-train-railway-trains-public-domainFree Image from public domain licensePueblo, Colorado, trainyards. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434304/free-photo-image-bridge-train-carol-highsmithFree 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 license Row houses in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8049279/photo-image-people-hemp-public-domainFree 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/2212385/bodie-ghostFree 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/2212392/bodie-ghostFree Image from public domain licenseMountain-sunset view from Telluride, once a mining boomtown and now a popular skiing destination in Colorado - Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434422/free-photo-image-mountains-mountain-range-landscapeFree Image from public domain licenseMountain-sunset view from Telluride, once a mining boomtown and now a popular skiing destination in Colorado - Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434454/free-photo-image-colorado-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseAt the Trinidad Mining Museum in Trinidad, Colorado, old-timers Tom Hay, Alex Gerardo, Gerald Renner, and Bob Butero (left… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582476/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAbandoned cabins near the old mining town of Ironton, between Ouray and Silverton, in San Juan County, Colorado. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582536/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA steam train crosses the 156-foot-tall Bass Point Creek Bridge. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434634/free-photo-image-georgetown-railway-steam-engineFree Image from public domain licenseA long-abandoned mining tipple on a hillside near the settlement of Ironton in San Juan County, Colorado. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582520/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Argo Gold Mine and Mill, a former mining and milling property consisting of a gold mine and gold mill in Idaho Springs… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582489/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMountain-sunset view from Telluride, once a mining boomtown and now a popular skiing destination in Colorado. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434426/mountain-sunset-viewFree Image from public domain licenseA whimsical pedestrian-crossing sign in the Terilingua "ghost town". Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434208/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-usa-signFree Image from public domain licenseOld Gasoline Pump in rural Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421885/free-photo-image-oil-gas-pump-petroleumFree Image from public domain licenseThe 1892 powerhouse above the Crystal River in what is now the virtual ghost town (except for a handful of summer-only… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582534/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseView from the mountain above Telluride, once a mining boomtown and now a popular skiing destination in Colorado. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2371001/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseAlaska Pipeline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421916/free-photo-image-pipeline-petroleum-oil-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseWork progresses inside the Colorado Stone Quarries mine. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434351/free-photo-image-quarry-carol-highsmith-mineFree Image from public domain licenseMural Bauzite Mining, by Julius Woeltz, in Saline County Courthouse in Benton, Arkansas (2011) photography by Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/594979/carol-highsmiths-arkansas-photographyFree Image from public domain licenseIn 1994, Allen Armstrong (shown here) and his wife, Stephanie, bought and began restoring the Castle Dome City ghost town… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582269/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAlaska Pipeline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421917/free-photo-image-oil-and-gas-pipeline-naturalFree Image from public domain licenseView of the snow-capped mountains surrounding Telluride, a historic Colorado mining town turned ski resort. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582471/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseHistoric re-enactor Dave Johnston at South Park City Museum, a collection of historic buildings in Fairplay, Colorado. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582531/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseChinese Camp, a small settlement in Tuolumne County. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434149/free-photo-image-ghost-fence-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license Building in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although home to fewer than 10,000… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069197/photo-image-cloud-plant-personFree Image from public domain license Welcome sign with a southern touch in Maysville, Kentucky, an Ohio River port city that, although… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069519/photo-image-plant-people-treeFree Image from public domain licenseScene at the Castle Dome City ghost town, once the boomtown surrounding the Castle Dome mining district above several silver… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582272/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe unique Telluride/Mountain Village gondola above Telluride, once a mining boomtown and now a popular skiing destination… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582462/carol-highsmiths-colorado-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 license The Stampmill Inn in Lead, a onetime gold-mining boomtown in the Black Hills of South Dakota … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8043155/photo-image-gold-public-domain-blackFree 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 license Old Main, the principal administration building at Minot State University at Minot (pronounced MINE… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8066744/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseMagnolia Mobil Gas station, Arkansas (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/594991/carol-highsmiths-arkansas-photographyFree 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 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 licenseA completely reassembled vintage Texaco Station, near Memphis, Tennessee (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/594978/carol-highsmiths-arkansas-photographyFree Image from public domain license A tugboat pushes barges loaded with coal on the misty Mississippi River as it winds through rural… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8018365/photo-image-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license The "Be Kind" billboard, whose message origin or intent is unexplained, outside Minot (pronounced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071051/photo-image-public-domain-city-billboardsFree Image from public domain licenseVintage Texaco station in Arkansas (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/594973/carol-highsmiths-arkansas-photographyFree Image from public domain licenseIce-cream stands in New Castle, Delaware. Settled by Dutch, overtaken by "New Sweden" colonists, and then re-taken by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2346625/photo-image-plant-person-treeFree Image from public domain license Scene at the Lake Valley Historic Site, now (as of 2021) mostly a ghost mining town in New Mexico … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8046888/photo-image-public-domain-lake-united-statesFree Image from public domain license The Pride of Pensacola locomotive, known to train buffs as the 1355, is an 84-foot long steam… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071084/photo-image-steam-public-domain-carFree Image from public domain license Replica of a cabin from the Sigdal Mountains of Norway at the Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8107751/photo-image-mountains-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain license A fairly new and massive grain elevator array in the village of Gordon in northwest Nebraska … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068232/photo-image-cloud-sky-roadFree Image from public domain licenseScene at Bing’s Burger Station, a restored “hamburger joint” restaurant and vintage service station, built… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582362/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licensePete’s, a vintage gas station in Williams, Arizona, a town of just 3,000 or so residents but a well-known place among… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582410/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license A Norwegian Gol Stave Church replica at the Scandinavian Heritage Park in Minot (pronounced MINE… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071750/photo-image-church-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain license A mine engine and seasonal engineer in Lead, a onetime gold-mining boomtown in the Black Hills of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042984/photo-image-plant-christmas-personFree Image from public domain license An old Garden City Western Railway steam locomotive and coal tender are displayed in a park in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041146/photo-image-steam-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain license A portion of the Burlington Northern Railway's abandoned Gassman Coulee Trestle outside Minot… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8064773/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain license A portion of the Burlington Northern Railway's abandoned Gassman Coulee Trestle outside Minot… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042888/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseCalifornia vineyards. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2212376/vineyards-californiaFree Image from public domain license This delightful assemblage of vintage collectibles along a highway in Pinson, Tennessee, has no… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042418/photo-image-plant-tree-vintageFree Image from public domain license This delightful assemblage of vintage collectibles along a highway in Pinson, Tennessee, has no… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8065150/photo-image-plant-grass-vintageFree Image from public domain licenseA vintage gasoline station display at a tourist-cabin site in Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2356153/photo-image-plant-tree-skyView licensePainting of the American and Texas flags on a building in Albany, Texas, seat of Shackelford County. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434228/free-photo-image-texas-star-flagFree Image from public domain licenseThe flag of Texas, painted on the side of a bank building in Monahans. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434211/free-photo-image-texas-flag-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licensePumpkin stand in Southington, Connecticut. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434046/free-photo-image-usa-carol-highsmith-highsmithplantsFree Image from public domain licenseThe flag of Texas, depicted on a downtown wall in Pecos, the seat of Reeves County, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434206/free-photo-image-texas-flag-carol-highsmith-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseTexas flag, painted on boarded-up window in Brownwood, the seat of Brown County in Central Texas. Original image from Carol… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434225/free-photo-image-texas-flag-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licensePainting of the American and Texas flags on a building in Albany, Texas, seat of Shackelford County. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434238/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseFall scene in Salem, Connecticut. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434049/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-autumnFree 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 licenseGates Co-op Boat Houses located in Sausalito, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110372/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseNow-incomplete depiction of a Texas flag on a building in Van Horn, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434218/free-photo-image-texas-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA 19-story-high cross near Groom in the Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434280/free-photo-image-cross-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseGrouping of small barns in this Monroe County, West Virginia, autumnal rural scene. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434379/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-red-barnFree Image from public domain licenseThe set sets behind large, metal silos on a farm in Jackson County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434539/free-photo-image-factory-silo-americaFree 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-californiaFree Image from public domain 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 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 licenseMount Rubidoux is a hill within the city of Riverside, California, United States, that has been designated a city park and… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110825/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseOn 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 licenseComputer data storage in a modern office building in the 80s. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434018/free-photo-image-80s-1980s-officeFree Image from public domain 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-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-californiaFree 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/2110777/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain 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-americaFree Image from public domain licenseInternational car manufacturing plant in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433826/free-photo-image-manufacturing-production-plantFree Image from public domain licenseWindmill in rural Gray County in the Texas Panhandle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434277/free-photo-image-windmill-sky-americaFree 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-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseKayaks, windsurfer boards, and paddles at North Duck Watersports in Duck. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434587/free-photo-image-surfing-board-surf-boardsFree Image from public domain licenseNuclear plant. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434295/free-photo-image-factory-carol-highsmith-power-linesFree Image from public domain licenseAspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434343/free-photo-image-forest-colorado-aspen-treesFree Image from public domain licenseUnspoiled north shore of Hawaii's Oahu Island. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433936/free-photo-image-hawaii-ocean-seaFree Image from public domain licenseA perfectly flat wheatfield, worthy of western Kansas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434281/free-photo-image-kansas-rainy-texasFree Image from public domain licensePort Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434590/free-photo-image-port-cargo-harbor-containerFree Image from public domain license