As dusk approaches, balloons land at the National Balloon Classic, a hot air balloon exhibition in Indianola, Iowa, a town… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434526/free-photo-image-hot-air-balloon-exhibition-usaFree Image from public domain licenseA carousel ride at the annual Iowa State Fair in the capital city of Des Moines. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092574/free-photo-image-america-amusement-park-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseColorful balloons land at the National Balloon Classic, a hot air balloon exhibition in Indianola, Iowa, a town near the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434525/free-photo-image-hot-air-balloon-public-domain-des-moinesFree Image from public domain licenseAmusement-park ride at Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092008/free-photo-image-america-amusement-park-ridesFree Image from public domain licenseThe Des Moines Art Center in the state of Iowa's capital city. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094587/free-photo-image-america-architecture-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseThe distinctive White Wolf Saloon in Douglas, site of the annual Wyoming State Fair. The bar's owners, Diane and Carl… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582758/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseNomade sculpture in Des Moines, Iowa's, Papajohn Sculpture Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093033/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseBridge over Des Moines River in the state of Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094638/free-photo-image-america-beautiful-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseBridge over Des Moines River in the state of Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094565/free-photo-image-america-beautiful-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licensePlantoir gigantic trowel sculpture in Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093109/free-photo-image-gigantic-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license"A Veteran's Prayer for Eternal Peace," a bronze sculpture by Christopher Bennett in Des Moines, Iowa. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094082/free-photo-image-america-bronze-sculpture-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseMarker at a humble “cowboy cemetery” near Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582717/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMen's straw hats, hanging inside the farmhouse at Yoder's Amish Home. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422074/free-photo-image-straw-hat-shirt-weavingFree Image from public domain licenseCoats and a cowboy hat at the "Hole-in-the-Wall" Cabin at Old Trail Town, a historic museum complex in Cody, Wyoming. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582714/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree 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 licenseMetal art along the road from Johnson City to Kerrville, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582683/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA Kickerz Coffee drive-through in Whitehouse, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092700/free-photo-image-cowboy-public-domain-cowboys-americaFree Image from public domain licenseWind turbines dominate the sky over the soybean fields of Franklin County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434542/free-photo-image-sustainability-wind-turbine-energyFree Image from public domain licenseAn old-style crank telepone inside a prairie "I house," part of the Ackley Heritage Center. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434538/free-photo-image-telephone-carol-highsmith-phoneFree Image from public domain licenseA cornfield seems to stretch forever in the rolling hills of Audubon County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434528/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-audubon-countyFree Image from public domain licenseAt the original Lansing Farm site in Dyersville, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434530/free-photo-image-corn-field-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseCorn rows as far as the eye can see in Buchanan County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434535/free-photo-image-corn-field-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseA cornfield seems to stretch forever in the rolling hills of Audubon County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434524/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-sky-americaFree Image from public domain licenseSculpted cornfields in the rolling hills of Jones County in eastern Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434540/free-photo-image-farm-scene-agriculture-americaFree 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 licenseWisconsin historic general merchandise store. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092122/free-photo-image-saloon-america-americanFree Image from public domain licenseMules gaze from opposite directions in rural Clayton County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434534/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-field-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseVineyard in the Midwest. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434063/free-photo-image-farm-winery-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseAn old-style crank telepone inside a prairie "I house," part of the Ackley Heritage Center. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434536/free-photo-image-phone-black-and-white-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA cornfield seems to stretch forever in the rolling hills of Audubon County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434523/free-photo-image-sky-audubon-agricultureFree Image from public domain licenseBudveiser beer neon sign in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092279/free-photo-image-saloon-beer-neon-signFree Image from public domain licenseSows in a pigpen jostle for food and water on Dean and Julie Folkmann's hog farm in Benton County, Iowa, near the town of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422060/free-photo-image-pig-farm-animalFree Image from public domain licenseThe richly gilded Iowa State Capitol. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094331/free-photo-image-america-architecture-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseWind farms in Franklin County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434537/wind-farmsFree Image from public domain licenseA replica Eiffel Tower with a Texas accent in Paris, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092120/free-photo-image-paris-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license Sign for the M&J Brand Saloon in West Fargo, North Dakota, a suburb of the state's largest city… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8061529/photo-image-cloud-border-skyFree Image from public domain licenseA bright-red freight wagon and bright-yellow cabin add some dash to the scene at Grundy County Lake near the town of Dike… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2358486/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithView licenseFancy cowboy boots for sale at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434224/free-photo-image-cowboy-boots-shoe-shopFree Image from public domain licenseAn Amish or Mennonite woman and her horse and horsecart traverse the country roads of Washington County, Iowa, near the town… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2358467/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithView licenseSows suckle their litter of piglets in the farrowing, or birthing. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422057/free-photo-image-pig-swine-newhallFree Image from public domain licenseThe Rodeo Boot Company's Arthur Antonines steams and blocks hats -- both those for sale and those that attendees bring to be… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2370972/photo-image-cowboy-hats-public-domain-americaFree 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 licenseThe National Balloon Classic in Indianola, US. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422053/free-photo-image-night-hot-air-balloons-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseThe Old Stone Capitol, a former Iowa capitol building in Iowa City. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094747/free-photo-image-america-architecture-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseMock shootout, strictly for visitors’ benefit, in Old Tombstone in southeast Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582324/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMolecule Man sculpture in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093124/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseThe Round Room is the focal point for socializing and cowboy-music singalongs at the A Bar A guest ranch, near Riverside… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582766/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseTractor in a hog farm, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091820/free-photo-image-tractor-agricultural-americaFree 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 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 licenseParked Amish horse and buggy in Kalona, Iowa. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2358522/parked-amish-horse-and-buggy-kalona-iowaView licenseThe “sheriff” of Old Tombstone, now an Old West tourist attraction in southeastern Arizona. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582345/carol-highsmiths-arizona-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 license A portion of a long, uncredited historical mural in Kingston, Tennessee, a small city southwest of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8040166/photo-image-face-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseRodeo action at the Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration in Wyoming's capital city. The Western celebration has been… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/487710/the-cheyenne-frontier-daysFree Image from public domain licenseRocky Mountains National Park Colorado, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434342/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-colorado-forestFree Image from public domain licenseHat Rock in Hat Rock State Park in Oregon. Old Mammoth Road. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433930/free-photo-image-desert-landscape-rock-carol-highsmithFree 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/434531/free-photo-image-train-trains-public-domain-carol-highsmithFree 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/434533/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-train-trains-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA steam train on a heritage railroad that operates excursions in Boone County, Iowa, crosses the 156-foot-tall Bass Point… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422054/old-steam-trainFree 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/434532/free-photo-image-train-carol-highsmith-railwayFree 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/434529/free-photo-image-public-domain-train-americaFree 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 licenseOctagonal barn in Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094763/free-photo-image-architecture-green-barnFree Image from public domain license Rail yard on a winter day in Worthington, a small Minnesota city near the Iowa border … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070503/photo-image-border-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain license Freight engines at the depot in Worthington, a small Minnesota city near the Iowa border … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071237/photo-image-border-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain licenseA block in Council Bluffs, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091366/free-photo-image-city-block-nebraska-americaFree Image from public domain license Soybean-processing plant in Worthington, a small Minnesota city near the Iowa border … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8049085/photo-image-border-plant-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseA block in Council Bluffs, Nebraska. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091285/free-photo-image-nebraska-america-apartmentFree Image from public domain licenseArtistic corncobs in Vinton, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093028/free-photo-image-america-artistic-corncob-carol-highsmithFree 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 licenseA mule-drawn stagecoach, its driver, and a handler near the famous O.K. Corral in Old Tombstone, now a tourist attraction in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582320/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license This roadside fellow advertises a chimney and stone business in McPherson, Kansas … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041778/photo-image-cartoon-plant-personFree Image from public domain licenseThe Tejano Monument, a sculpture on the Texas Capitol Grounds that salutes Texas's first cowboys — Spanish "Tejanos"… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582666/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe old Cowboy Motel in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089141/free-photo-image-cowboy-vintageFree Image from public domain licenseCowboy figure in Wall Drug, South Dakota, Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092837/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseCarnival rides in Phoenix at the annual Arizona State Fair, which has been held since 1884, eighteen years before statehood… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582416/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license An eye-catcher inside Wall Drug Store, one of the world's most humble, yet thriving, tourist… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8064356/photo-image-face-person-woodFree Image from public domain licenseAmish in Washington County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092908/free-photo-image-america-horse-amishFree Image from public domain licenseSmall storage building in South Amana, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094508/free-photo-image-america-blue-sky-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseOld barns in Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094600/free-photo-image-architecture-america-barnFree Image from public domain licenseThe Madison County Courthouse in Winterset, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094582/free-photo-image-building-america-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseThe Town Clock on Main Street in downtown Dubuque, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094282/free-photo-image-main-street-america-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseOld Amish farm in Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094405/free-photo-image-america-amish-barnFree Image from public domain licensePagoda at a garden in Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094370/free-photo-image-america-architecture-asianFree Image from public domain licenseWater tank and crude windmill in Iowa County, Iowa. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094711/free-photo-image-red-america-buildingFree Image from public domain license This looks like an exquisite painting, but it's a three-dimensional exhibit at the Louisiana State… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8047397/photo-image-people-clothing-cowboy-hatFree Image from public domain licenseRanch manager Mark Dunning strides the property in the company of the ever-present ranch mascot, Tater, at the Big Creek… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582771/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDust flies during a jingle, or roundup of horses, on the A Bar A Guest Ranch, near the town of Riverside in Carbon County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582745/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCowhand Chad Ferguson works the herd at the Ladder Livestock Ranch's cattle operation in Moffat County, Colorado… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582479/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCalf roping at Cheyenne, Wyoming's, annual Frontier Days rodeo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582726/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-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 licenseRanch manager Mark Dunning oversees a roundup at the Big Creek cattle ranch near the Colorado border in Carbon County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582794/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-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 licenseWranglers of the historic Lazy B Ranch on the New Mexico border — in fact, entered from New Mexico — in eastern… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582265/carol-highsmiths-arizona-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 licenseWranglers of the historic Lazy B Ranch on the New Mexico border — in fact, entered from New Mexico — in eastern… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582245/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe University of Wyoming "Western Thunder" Cheer Squad and marching band perform at a Cowboys' football home game in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582762/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain license