Over the past few years, our country has been given one of the biggest treasure troves of great photography that anyone has ever contributed. The renowned photographer Carol M. Highsmith, has toured the world and the United States, and has captured stunning images of our people, our places, our art and our architecture. Her recent donation of her entire collection of photographs to The Library of Congress, is mind boggling in it's generosity. Her collection of over 30,000 photographs is now in the public domain, which means that reproduction and publication of her photographs are now unrestricted.
In appreciation of Carol's art, I will always attribute her name to any of her photographs that I reproduce and that's what I'll do right now:
Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Carol made a visit to St. Louis in 2009 and took a number of architectural detail shots and some unique images of The Gateway Arch. In fact, I believe her photo of the full Arch, in all its' glory, is the best I've seen. Let's take a walk with Carol through St. Louis and stop every once in a while to admire some of our City's most impressive architectural details. Be sure to click on the photos for larger images.
Keil Opera House details:
National Archives Building detail:
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| Rooftop detail |
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| Door detail |
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| Staircase |
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| One fancy mailbox |
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| National Archives Building close-up |
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| Thirsty? |
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Building detail
Soldier's Memorial details:
St. Louis Gateway Arch detail:
^ I believe that's the best photo of the Arch I've seen |
Thanks to Carol M. Highsmith for her incredible gift to our country.
Steve Erdelen
