The 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 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 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 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 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… 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 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 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 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 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 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 licenseYoung historic re-enactors parade at Independence National Historical Park, a U.S. national park in Philadelphia… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091325/free-photo-image-america-american-carol-highsmithFree 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 licenseHead-on view of NASA's SR-71B on the ramp at the Air Force's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. July 24th, 1991. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440020/free-photo-image-sr-71-ship-planeFree Image from public domain licenseCostumed characters at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093116/free-photo-image-1863-battle-america-civil-warFree Image from public domain licenseCostumed characters at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092856/free-photo-image-1863-battle-america-civil-warFree Image from public domain licenseWindmill and power lines near the Dave Johnston Power Plant, 06/1973. Photographer: Norton, Boyd. Original public domain… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8799680/photo-image-vintage-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseCostumed character at the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093414/free-photo-image-independence-day-confederate-1863-battleFree Image from public domain licenseThis 750-megawatt power plant, located on the north platte river, is part of the massive strip-mining development planned… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8765528/photo-image-vintage-textFree Image from public domain licenseHistorical re-enactors at the Old Tombstone theme park and movie set, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094224/free-photo-image-west-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA bighorn sheep in Colorado National Monument, a preserve of vast plateaus, canyons, and towering monoliths in Mesa County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434320/free-photo-image-ram-sheep-mountain-animalFree Image from public domain licenseA bighorn sheep in Colorado National Monument, a preserve of vast plateaus, canyons, and towering monoliths in Mesa County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434316/free-photo-image-sheep-ram-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434310/free-photo-image-canyons-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434315/free-photo-image-carol-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434312/free-photo-image-public-domain-americaFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434319/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-national-parks-landscapeFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434322/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434318/free-photo-image-colorado-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434311/free-photo-image-america-public-domain-americasFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434314/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-tourism-americaFree Image from public domain licenseStream in Eldorado Canyon State Park in Boulder County, Colorado - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434645/free-photo-image-boulder-colorado-forestFree Image from public domain licenseMassive 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 licenseA bighorn sheep in Colorado National Monument, a preserve of vast plateaus, canyons, and towering monoliths in Mesa County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434313/free-photo-image-ram-horns-bighorn-sheepFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434309/colorado-national-monumentFree Image from public domain licenseDusk falls over a line of telephone poles near Jefferson, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434418/free-photo-image-telephone-poles-line-landscape-grassFree Image from public domain licenseColorado River, near Parshall, Colorado - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434409/free-photo-image-river-america-landscape-sceneryFree 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 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 licenseBighorn sheep in Colorado National Monument, a preserve of vast plateaus, canyons, and towering monoliths in Mesa County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582537/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA bighorn sheep in Colorado National Monument, a preserve of vast plateaus, canyons, and towering monoliths in Mesa County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433758/bighorn-sheep-the-roadFree 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 licenseA bald eagle at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434366/free-photo-image-eagle-mountain-animal-baldFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434383/free-photo-image-aspen-tree-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434348/free-photo-image-spring-tourism-forestFree Image from public domain licenseThe Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434357/free-photo-image-garden-red-rocks-colorado-colorado-landscapeFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434395/free-photo-image-aspen-tree-fall-autumnFree Image from public domain licenseThe Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434347/free-photo-image-colorado-tourism-springsFree Image from public domain licenseThe Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434352/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-landscape-natureFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434393/free-photo-image-landscape-forest-yellowFree Image from public domain licenseThe Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434331/free-photo-image-colorado-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseThe Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434354/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-colorado-rockFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434392/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-woods-landscapeFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434391/free-photo-image-colorado-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseThe Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434349/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-attractionFree Image from public domain licenseA Georgetown Loop Railroad scenic train crosses a high trestle near the Rocky Mountain town of Georgetown. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582554/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA portion of the "Grand Ditch," a stretch of the Colorado River, just ten miles from its headwaters in Rocky Mountain… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582542/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScenery at Colorado National Monument, which is by no means a monument in the typical sense of the word. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582467/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseGlittering concession stand purveying all sorts of fattening foods and treats at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582514/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licensePuka the chocolate lab, in Aspen, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434452/free-photo-image-dog-labrador-ballFree Image from public domain licensePuka the chocolate lab, in Aspen, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433755/free-photo-image-dog-winter-animalFree Image from public domain licensePuka the chocolate lab, in Aspen, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434462/free-photo-image-winter-dog-dogs-chocolateFree Image from public domain licenseA young bald eagle surveys the world below in the vast Wyoming portion of Yellowstone National Park. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434475/free-photo-image-eagle-mountain-animal-birdFree Image from public domain licenseA young bald eagle surveys the world below in the vast Wyoming portion of Yellowstone National Park. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434482/free-photo-image-eagle-colorado-yellowstone-national-parkFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434387/forest-autumnFree Image from public domain licenseColorado Aspens. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421905/autumn-treesFree Image from public domain licenseColorado Aspens. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421908/free-photo-image-america-public-domain-carol-highsmith-mountainsFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434399/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-aspen-tree-americaFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434402/free-photo-image-road-carol-highsmith-colorado-mountainsFree Image from public domain licenseThe Santa Monica Pier. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434086/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-amusment-park-santa-monicaFree 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.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434088/free-photo-image-los-angeles-street-santa-monicaFree Image from public domain licenseBeautiful sunset near the town of Ovid hard by the Nebraska border in Sedgwick County, Colorado. Original image from Carol… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582524/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of some of the standout red-rock formations at the Garden of the Gods, a municipally owned and free park in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582481/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434394/forest-autumnFree Image from public domain licenseNorth Clear Creek Falls, in Hinsdale County along the Colorado mountain road called the Silver Thread Byway, drops from an… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582482/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA raging stream in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Front Range of the spectacular and high Rockies in north-central… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582556/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMassive 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/434361/free-photo-image-mining-public-domain-trains-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseAt Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River in Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421810/horseshoe-bendFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, a vast forested area between Glenwood Springs and Steamboat Springs in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582541/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAbove Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421829/free-photo-image-colorado-hydroelectric-damFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of a portion the water and surroundings of Lake Mead, created by the construction of nearby Hoover Dam, which… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582448/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseView from a bend in the Colorado River of Glen Canyon Dam, outside Page, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582318/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseContinental Divide sign high in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Front Range of the spectacular and high Rockies in north… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582557/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of a portion the water and surroundings of Lake Mead, created by the construction of nearby Hoover Dam, which… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582338/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA train exits the winding Glenwood Canyon on the Colorado River, heading east from Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582527/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Broadmoor Hotel, a historic hotel and resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582510/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSailboats moored on Lake Granby in Grand County, Colorado - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434412/free-photo-image-scenery-colorado-sailingFree Image from public domain licenseA portion of Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434577/pink-sand-dunesFree 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 licenseYoung fans of the Colorado Rockies major-league baseball team wait and hope for player autographs at a Spring Training game… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582348/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree 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 licenseA farmer kicks up dust as he readies the ground for planting near Bristol in Prowers County, Colorado. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434522/free-photo-image-soil-usa-carol-highsmith-coloradoFree Image from public domain licenseTrain track to infinity on the eastern Colorado plains. Old Mammoth Road. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434007/free-photo-image-railroad-carol-highsmith-railwayFree Image from public domain licenseSedgwick County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434323/free-photo-image-sunset-colorado-farmFree Image from public domain licenseFall aspens in San Juan County, Colorado USA - Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434404/free-photo-image-autumn-landscape-forest-americaFree 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 license