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Saguaro Cactus near Tucson in Arizona, USA. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

The J.J. Pickle Federal Building in downtown Austin, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Horses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Exterior bas-relief, Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, Detroit Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Actual skateboarders mimic those on a street mural, Louisville, Kentucky (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

A perfectly flat wheatfield, worthy of western Kansas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Baluga Whales at Mystic Aquarium. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Historic Route 66 Motel sign, Kingman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

The flag of Texas, depicted on a downtown wall in Pecos, the seat of Reeves County, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Yearlings on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Curious horses on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Skyline of Los Angeles. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Pacific Coast Highway Scenic. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Palm tree palms form line in a shopping center in Irvine, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A llama peers at a passerby from its copse on a farm near Plato in LaGrange County, Indiana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Rugged terrain north of Big Bend National Park in the "Trans-Pecos" region of southwest Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Rattlesnake Rodeo in Opp, Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Mudpots and hot springs color the terrain in northwestern Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Two lionesses are less than excited about their chance to star in a photo shoot at the Santa Barbara, California, zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

An Indian Maid pours waters for explorer Hernando De Soto in the men’s bath at the Fordyce Bathhouse, Helena, Arkansas (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A fat and sassy prairie dog on the grounds of Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Seahorse. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Bull elk in Yellowstone National Park, in the northwest corner of the western state of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Two dogs, Jesse and Maude, await the next portion of their ride in the back of a motorcycle in South Hero, Vermont. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Details from the million dollar courthouse, the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, Detroit Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

A very real, very live, very tame deer in a small park the heart of the Casper College campus in Casper, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Cattle amble freely in the San Juan Mountains of Conejos County, Colorado, near the New Mexico border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Exterior, new addition, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, North Dakota (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Whale Shark at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Contestants in the Bentley’s Scottsdale Polo Championship at the WestWorld, a multi-use events facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Cowboy-hat neon in a food tent at the Iowa State Fair in the capital city of Des Moines. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Art made of "code" named Kryptos sits on the grounds of the C.I.A. Headquarters in Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Wolf on the run at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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A red fox prowls for voles, hidden beneath the snow, in Yellowstone National Park in the western U.S. state of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Strip. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Influenza virus experimentation with eggs. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

Crater Lake, Oregon. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The rotunda ceiling of the Texas capitol in Austin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses similar to COVID-19 which became pandemic. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

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Horse within a lovely meadow in the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Johnson City, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A white lion at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, America's second-oldest zoo, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Sand dunes in Southern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Sand dunes in Southern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Elk at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's elk refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a valley on the edge of Grand Teton National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A lone and lean coyote makes the best of wintertime in the northernmost Wyoming reaches of Yellowstone National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

White Bengal tiger at the Montgomery Zoo, it was established in 1920 as part of Oak Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Horse in the training, racing, and polo grounds section of Aiken, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

One of the twice-daily parades of longhorn steers (for tourists' enjoyment) up Exchange Street in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Painting of the American and Texas flags on a building in Albany, Texas, seat of Shackelford County. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Capitol Hill at night. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection.

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Aerial view of New York City. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A saguaro cactus dominates the scene at dusk in the garden of the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch outside Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Alligator Alley has 20 acres of natural cypress swamp land, where alligators roam freely in a protected environment. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Infrared view of a forest of trees in Montana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection.

Bridge to Lewiston, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Pumpkin patch near Litchfield, Connecticut. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Manassas Battlefield, Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

White House at dusk. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Round Barn, Arcadia, Oklahoma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The Golden Gate Bridge. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Idaho scene (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Grain elevator, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Fat and sassy prairie dogs on the grounds of Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Deer in the tall grass below Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

North Window, Arches National Park, Utah. Old Mammoth Road. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Alligator Adventure, a fourteen-acre theme park of sorts that calls itself the "Reptile Capital of the World" in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Photomicrograph of a parasite. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

Corvette Car outside the Route 66 Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

LaFayette Park, located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Murals, Louisville Murals-City Collections, by Frank Weathers Long at the Gene Snyder U.S Courthouse & Custom House, Louisville, Kentucky (2011) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Infrared view of barn in rural Montana, USA. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The Washinton Monument in Washington, D.C. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The White House. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Tobacco Barns in Windsor, Connecticut. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

International manufacturing plant. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Closeup process of ingesting a blood meal from the arm of a voluntary human host. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

The blacklegged ticks, Ixodes pacificus known for the zoonotic spirochetal bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

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A close left lateral view of a female Oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis that transmit the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

Barn, Idaho (2005) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

Manassas Battlefield, Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Dusk shot of the neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Philadelphia skyline. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Downtown of Guadalupe, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Wind turbines in the California desert. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Magnolia Mobil Gas station, Arkansas (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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AT&T/SBC Switching Center. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Reflection of the Washington Monument in the pool at Pool at the National Mall. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Photomicrograph of a blood smear specimen. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

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Two laboratory technicians experimenting with virus. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

Elk at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's elk refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a valley on the edge of Grand Teton National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Alligator Adventure, a fourteen-acre theme park of sorts that calls itself the "Reptile Capital of the World" in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Ultrastructural morphology shown by coronavirus. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

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