For more than three decades, Carol M. Highsmith has been traveling the U.S. and taking pictures of the people and places that make America unique.
Renowned Photographer Captures America’s Treasures in Stunning Images
- By Julie Taboh
![The bloodstained coat President Abraham Lincoln was wearing when he was assassinated at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. (Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection)](https://gdb.voanews.com/cd795ea6-e670-4c7d-959b-373c932b52e7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The bloodstained coat President Abraham Lincoln was wearing when he was assassinated at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. (Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection)
![The Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection)](https://gdb.voanews.com/50364b38-0fc7-4936-b3cb-26337c32e15a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection)
![The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. (Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection)](https://gdb.voanews.com/893722fe-4afc-48fa-86a1-d251ac3cb820_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. (Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress Collection)