Marshall Hopper performs during the Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089211/free-photo-image-america-american-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseClarksdale Juke Joint Festival food booth in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093036/free-photo-image-junk-food-america-boothFree Image from public domain licensePlowed cotton fields on the outskirts of Clarksdale, in Mississippi's Delta region. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434613/free-photo-image-soil-harvest-plantationFree Image from public domain licenseOld man sitting outside Red's Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi'. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091014/free-photo-image-music-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseJazzman Terry "Harmonica" Bean performs at the Club Red jazz club in Clar Unlinkksdale, Mississippi, a center for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091296/free-photo-image-african-american-america-artistFree Image from public domain licenseConverted cabin on the Hopson Plantation site in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090736/free-photo-image-america-cabin-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseGas pump sign on the Hopson Plantation site on the outskirts of Clarksdale in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089164/free-photo-image-gas-station-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseVintage car in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089182/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseAn old cabin that has the looks of an old-time store in Learned, Mississippi. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2371057/old-cabin-that-has-the-looks-old-time-store-learned-mississippiFree Image from public domain licenseA refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434486/refinery-pascagoulaFree Image from public domain licenseDeak's Mississippi Saxophone & Blues Emporiumin downtown Clarksdale, in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091812/free-photo-image-music-man-harmonicaFree Image from public domain licenseSpring field of rapeseed flowers in Benton County, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434493/free-photo-image-rapeseed-oil-bentonFree Image from public domain licenseHarbor scene in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434485/free-photo-image-mexico-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseWomen at the Ground Zero blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094138/free-photo-image-african-american-america-arzella-monixFree Image from public domain licensePier pilings at dusk along the Gulf of Mexico, between Waveland and Bay St. Louis in Hancock County, Mississippi. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434484/free-photo-image-mexico-mississippi-gulfFree Image from public domain licenseThe rebuilt St. Paul Catholic Church in Pass Christian after the original was destroyed during 2005 Hurricane Katrina.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434487/free-photo-image-church-carol-highsmith-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseThe Confederate Cemetery in Raymond, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422078/free-photo-image-sad-confederate-tombstoneFree Image from public domain licenseThe Gibbs Country Store in Learned, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091583/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseJitterbugging in a Juke Joint on Saturday Night Near Clarksdale, Mississippi by Marion Post Wolcott https://www.rawpixel.com/image/14262886/photo-image-face-people-clothingFree Image from public domain licenseNatchez Trace Parkway through Alabama, to salt licks in today's central Tennessee, USA. Old Mammoth Road. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433770/free-photo-image-road-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseYazoo City's in bold, Carribeanesque colors. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422111/free-photo-image-street-city-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA tractor in Tunica County Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422077/free-photo-image-agriculture-farmer-tractorFree Image from public domain licenseCotton field getting plowed near Evansville, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422090/free-photo-image-tractor-farmer-agricultural-machineryFree Image from public domain licenseCotton field in rural Tunica County, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422083/free-photo-image-cotton-plant-fieldFree Image from public domain licenseThe Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093641/free-photo-image-america-architecture-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseOne of the many limestone bluffs along the Mississippi River for which the area around the Great River Road in western… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2355524/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithView licenseCotton field in rural Tunica County, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422087/free-photo-image-cotton-field-ballFree Image from public domain licenseClarksdale historian Robert Birdsong at the Hopson Plantation in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089225/free-photo-image-america-american-bartenderFree Image from public domain licenseSenate chamber of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092816/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseJohnnie's Drive-in restaurant in Tupelo, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091584/free-photo-image-america-booth-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseStranded boat after Hurricane Katrina, Gulfport, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092038/free-photo-image-old-boat-fishing-americaFree 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 licenseBurger Bar in Bristol, Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088783/free-photo-image-america-american-bristolFree Image from public domain licenseCatfish figure in Belzoni, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091780/free-photo-image-america-belzoni-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseAlligator mural in the tiny Bolivar County, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089217/free-photo-image-street-art-alligator-mississippiFree 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 licenseSteamboat docked at Jackson Square on the Mississippi River. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089200/free-photo-image-new-orleans-public-domain-mississippi-riverFree Image from public domain licenseElvis Presley birthplace site in Tupelo, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089189/free-photo-image-cabin-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseHiawatha Statue at Riverfront Park in the Mississippi River port of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090741/free-photo-image-statue-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseThe Commerce Boulevard Christian Church in Tunica, Mississippi. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2371076/the-commerce-boulevard-christian-church-tunica-mississippiFree 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 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 licenseThis is the poor neighborhood in Grenada, Mississippi, where blues guitar legend Morris "Magic Slim" Holt, who borrowed part… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2371071/photo-image-public-domain-blues-americaFree Image from public domain license A two-unit cottage in Algiers, a historic New Orleans, Louisiana, neighborhood that is the only part… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072874/photo-image-public-domain-houses-cityFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8048429/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8047272/photo-image-background-paper-faceFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071128/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain license A portion of John La Tourrette's historic (and giant) 1848 reference map of Louisiana showing land… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8044022/photo-image-background-paper-personFree Image from public domain license A map of Armant Plantation in St. James Parish, Louisiana (the state calls its counties "parishes")… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069454/photo-image-background-paper-patternFree Image from public domain licenseStatue grouping of three prominent Mississippians in Jackson, the capital city of the state. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2371078/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license The Mississippi County Courthouse in Charleston, a small town in southeast Missouri … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069988/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain 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-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseHeadstone of a Confederate cavalryman amid a field of wildflowers in the Old Livingston Cemetery in Livingston in East… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434267/free-photo-image-bluebonnets-cemetery-wildflowerFree Image from public domain license The estate's mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana plantation-era attraction that… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068397/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license View of the west side of the plantation mansion at Houmas House and Gardens, a Louisiana attraction… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8050277/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license View of the plantation mansion from the notable Burnside Oak at Houmas House and Gardens, a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068932/photo-image-road-public-domain-restaurantsFree Image from public domain license A stately-looking birdhouse on the grounds of the Houmas House and Gardens, a sugar-cane plantation… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041717/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain licensePipes and vats at the Old Country Cheese plant in Cashton, Wisconsin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434549/free-photo-image-factory-dairy-plantFree Image from public domain licenseWorkers at the Old Country Cheese plant in Cashton, Wisconsin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434547/free-photo-image-factory-dairy-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain 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-californiaFree 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 licenseArt Deco Mississippi War Memorial Building. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093674/free-photo-image-art-deco-landmark-americaFree Image from public domain licenseSwing in a tree, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093834/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseState Line Big John at the state line between Tennessee and Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094310/free-photo-image-america-big-john-groceryFree Image from public domain license Site of a rest area on the Missouri side of the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070489/photo-image-sky-public-domain-blueFree Image from public domain license The second-floor wraparound porch of the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8066858/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license The Greek Revival-style manor house at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the historic former… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045046/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license More than a few speeders along old Tennessee Route 46 have been fooled into thinking this is an up… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8042303/photo-image-road-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseA well-used boat (out of water) at the entryway to the Port Sonoma Marina in Petaluma, California. Original image from Carol… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2110796/carol-highsmiths-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseThe granite and marble Illinois State Memorial, dedicated in 1906, is one of more than 1,400 monuments and memorials at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2371061/photo-image-public-domain-america-carol-highsmithFree 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 licenseMale toilet in an abandoned building. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434294/free-photo-image-bathroom-public-toiletFree Image from public domain license A double, classic narrow, one-floor "shotgun house" in the 50-block historic district of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045162/photo-image-public-domain-house-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Narrow, one-floor "shotgun houses" in the 50-block historic district of Donaldsonville, the seat of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8047299/photo-image-public-domain-houses-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseLifeguard stand at the shore in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422107/free-photo-image-lifeguard-beach-sunnyFree Image from public domain licenseBuildings on the Prado in front of Havana, Cuba. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433806/free-photo-image-poor-interior-slumFree Image from public domain licenseScene at Shady Acres Village in Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088970/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseNeon sign at the visitor center promoting Tunica, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092695/free-photo-image-america-blues-music-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseMammy's Cupboard Restaurant Located in Natchez, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092921/free-photo-image-america-building-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseCarousel horse on the street in downtown Meridian, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089208/free-photo-image-america-brick-wall-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseSt. Mark's Episcopal Church in Raymond, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094228/free-photo-image-architecture-america-buildingFree Image from public domain license The Masterson House in Carrollton, Kentucky, is one of the oldest (some say the oldest) surviving… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8046501/photo-image-public-domain-house-united-statesFree Image from public domain licenseWardell Camper sells sweet potatoes by the side of the road near Mt. Olive, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094122/free-photo-image-america-american-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license Opened in 1858 and originally a firefighters' burial ground, the Hook and Ladder Cemetery is one of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8071094/photo-image-public-domain-city-united-statesFree Image from public domain 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-highsmithFree Image from public domain 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/434104/free-photo-image-architecture-carol-highsmith-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseGreenwood Cemetery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433812/free-photo-image-cemetery-grave-deathFree Image from public domain license The canopy, or "allée" in French, of 28 live-oak trees that gives Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8091028/photo-image-trees-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license A famous "allée," French for alley, of 28 live-oak trees leads to the Greek Revival-style manor… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8072821/photo-image-trees-road-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseColorful HIstoric Motel in Wildwood, New Jersey. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421703/motel-wildwoodFree Image from public domain license A portion of the Willow Glen power plant along the Mississippi River in central Louisiana … https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8069779/photo-image-plant-public-domain-united-statesFree Image from public domain license Dining room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068609/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree Image from public domain license Dining room inside the Big House, as it is known, at Oak Alley in Vacherie, Louisiana, one of the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8068177/photo-image-road-public-domain-houseFree 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 licenseHistoric Blakeley State Park in Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433804/free-photo-image-death-cemetery-horrorFree 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 licenseVisitor center neon sign in Tunica, Mississippi. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090969/free-photo-image-music-night-americaFree Image from public domain license