The Strater Hotel, opened in 1888 during a mining boom in Durango, Colorado. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582503/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Denver Public Library and surrounding Cultural Complex in downtown Denver. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582511/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseColorado Rockies major-league baseball game at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090938/free-photo-image-sport-baseball-americaFree Image from public domain licenseLou Wille's "Chrome on the Range" sculpture in the John Denver Sanctuary, named for the popular singer who lived in and sang… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582528/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRock inscription of a quote from American naturalist Henry David Thoreau in the John Denver Sanctuary, named for the popular… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582505/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBeyond the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in this aerial view looms the Denver skyline. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582516/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe golden-domed Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093679/free-photo-image-denver-colorado-america-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of Denver, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3093661/free-photo-image-city-park-denver-aerial-view-americaFree Image from public domain licenseDenver International Airport's peaked roof, outside Denver, Colorado, designed by Fentress Bradburn Architects.Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422118/denver-international-airportFree Image from public domain licenseLawrence Argent's "I See What You Mean," a giant blue bruin peeking into the Denver Convention Center in downtown Denver.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582525/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDenver International Airport's peaked roof, outside Denver, Colorado, designed by Fentress Bradburn Architects.Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422124/free-photo-image-tent-carol-highsmith-airportFree Image from public domain licenseColors of the illuminated Civic Center in downtown Denver mirror many of those in the fireworks overhead at the annual… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582487/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDenver City-County Building. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421809/free-photo-image-library-congress-carol-highsmith-tourismFree Image from public domain licenseThe Frederic C. Hamilton Building in Denver, Colorado, holds the modern and contemporary art, African art and Oceanic art… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582518/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseJonathan Borofsky's sculpture, "The Dancers," outside the Center for the Performing Arts in Denver. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582498/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDaily longhorn parades in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088632/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA roundup, for tourists’ benefit, of longhorn cattle on Exchange Street in the Stockyards, the historic livestock… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582603/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseOne of the twice-daily parades of longhorn steers (for tourists' enjoyment) up Exchange Street in the Stockyards District of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582639/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSculptor Lawrence Argent's "I See What You Mean" big, blue bear peers into the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2370982/photo-image-plant-person-artFree Image from public domain licenseChess meets modern art in Denver, Colorado's, 16th Street Pedestrian Mall. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582499/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseIn 2012, the U.S. state of Colorado legalized the sale of recreational marijuana. But if this Denver storefront's message is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582526/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAustralian horse trainer Dan James shows off his charges -- and his own equestrian skill -- at the Mexican Rodeo… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582522/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA swimming pool and supply building made of huge shipping containers -- the kind piled high on seagoing vessels -- in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2370940/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of the Denver Civic Center. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094350/free-photo-image-aerial-view-america-architectureFree 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 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/433971/free-photo-image-cow-carol-highsmith-longhornFree Image from public domain licenseA longhorn steer appears to pose in a thicket in rural Kinney County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582703/carol-highsmiths-texas-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/434313/free-photo-image-ram-horns-bighorn-sheepFree 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 licenseA herd of longhorn cattle grazing near the Fort Griffin town site. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434234/herd-longhorn-cattlesFree 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 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/433874/cattle-farmFree Image from public domain licensePrized, but unfortunately stuffed, longhorn steer at the Zapata County Fair in Zapata, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582586/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree 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 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 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 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/434462/free-photo-image-winter-dog-dogs-chocolateFree Image from public domain licenseA longhorn steer takes a break from grazing. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094460/free-photo-image-longhorn-america-animalFree Image from public domain licenseA longhorn cow, awaiting a "roundup" for tourists. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094457/free-photo-image-america-animal-blue-skyFree Image from public domain licenseLonghorn steer with a western saddle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094463/free-photo-image-longhorn-bull-americaFree Image from public domain licenseA hawk at a Colorado Springs Native American Inter-Tribal Powwow and festival in Colorado city. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434326/free-photo-image-bird-carol-highsmith-americaFree Image from public domain licenseAerial view of Denver's Capitol region. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3094324/free-photo-image-aerial-view-america-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseCheyenne Frontier Days celebration in the Wyoming capital. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091204/free-photo-image-horse-america-animalFree Image from public domain licenseLonghorn steer wooden sculpture in the arts district of little San Elizario, near El Paso. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582663/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSome of the 70 bronze steers in a large sculpture in Pioneer Park in Dallas that commemorates nineteenth-century cattle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582652/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree 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/434262/free-photo-image-longhorn-texas-farmFree 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 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 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/434314/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-tourism-americaFree 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 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/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/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/434318/free-photo-image-colorado-carol-highsmith-americaFree 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 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 licenseA burro stands in what is otherwise a field of cattle near Jefferson, Colorado. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434419/free-photo-image-donkey-animal-wildlifeFree 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/434328/free-photo-image-eagle-carol-highsmith-baldFree 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/434338/free-photo-image-eagle-bald-animalFree Image from public domain licenseAn American grizzly bear at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434355/free-photo-image-bear-zoo-animalFree Image from public domain licenseCattle amble freely in the San Juan Mountains of Conejos County, Colorado, near the New Mexico border. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434461/free-photo-image-new-mexico-animals-cattleFree Image from public domain licenseGreat horned owl at Big Creek cattle ranch in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434497/free-photo-image-tree-branches-wyomingFree Image from public domain licenseSheep at the Ladder Livestock Ranch, which is based across the highway from Colorado in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434503/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-wyoming-sheepFree Image from public domain licenseBison herd in Weld County, Colorado, near the Wyoming line - Original image from Carol M. Highsmiths America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434325/free-photo-image-colorado-america-americas-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseAn American grizzly bear at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434350/free-photo-image-bear-cheyenne-mountain-zoo-coloradoFree Image from public domain licenseA lone steer blends nicely into the background north of Big Bend National Park in the "Trans-Pecos" region of southwest… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582585/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseHeavy snow surrounds and lies a top a cabin in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434458/free-photo-image-snow-winter-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseSheep at the Ladder Livestock Ranch, which is based across the highway from Colorado in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434552/free-photo-image-farm-animals-agriculture-americaFree Image from public domain licenseScene from one of the almost-daily parades through downtown Cheyenne during the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582735/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseLarry "Professor Paisley" Heidbreder tends to his yoked Texan longhorns (Justice, left, and Liberty) at the annual Battle of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582624/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseT. D. Kelsey’s bronze sculpture of a longhorn cattle drive, called "Texas Gold, a Memorial to the Texas Longhorn" in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582636/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseExterior detail of a longhorn on the massive 1933 U.S. Post Office in Fort Worth, Texas. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582686/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA contestant puts her ride through its paces at the Cattlemen's Days rodeo in Gunnison, Colorado. Original image from Carol… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582550/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCattle at Mission La Purisima Concepción, or La Purisima Mission. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434070/free-photo-image-bull-cow-carol-highsmith-animalFree 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 licenseMasqued royal art parade at the Charleston in West Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092824/free-photo-image-america-art-parade-carol-highsmithFree 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/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/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/434349/free-photo-image-america-americas-public-domain-attractionFree 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/434352/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-landscape-natureFree 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/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/434347/free-photo-image-colorado-tourism-springsFree Image from public domain licenseWolf on the run at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422120/free-photo-image-wolf-carol-highsmith-furFree Image from public domain licenseLone wolf at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422121/free-photo-image-wolf-animal-wolvesFree Image from public domain licenseWolf on the run at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422116/free-photo-image-wolf-carol-highsmith-animal-sanctuaryFree Image from public domain licenseLone wolf at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422122/free-photo-image-wolf-animal-photographyFree Image from public domain licenseBrown bear, baring his teeth, at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422128/free-photo-image-bear-animal-grizzlyFree Image from public domain licenseWolf in motion at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422119/free-photo-image-wolf-wild-animal-aloneFree Image from public domain licenseTiger at the Wild Animal Sanctuary, near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434652/free-photo-image-tiger-animal-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain license