Wellington at night, gelatin silver print
Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brightly glowing neon signs are some of the hundreds of advertising si...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Some of the neon at the museum dates to the 1940s and even earlier. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Librar... More
Brightly glowing neon signs are some of the hundreds of advertising si...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Some of the neon at the museum dates to the 1940s and even earlier. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Librar... More
A classic neon Packard advertising sign hangs on the corner of America...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Packard was an American luxury automobile built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States, and later by the... More
Display of classic Packard automobiles at America's Packard Museum, an...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Packard was an American luxury automobile built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States, and later by the... More
Elaborate and descriptive 1940s-style "diving girl" signage on the Pue...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More
There was a time when the signs for every decent motel in Tucson shimm...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Now all but a handful of these signs are dark or gone from those days when riding the "open road"? was often a family adventure. The 1... More
Brightly glowing neon signs are some of the hundreds of advertising si...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Some of the neon at the museum dates to the 1940s and even earlier. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Librar... More
Brightly glowing neon signs are some of the hundreds of advertising si...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Some of the neon at the museum dates to the 1940s and even earlier. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Librar... More
A classic Packard automobile hood ornament at America's Packard Museum...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Packard was an American luxury automobile built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, United States, and later by the... More
Neon sign for the Hacienda Motel in Tucson, Arizona, a nostalgic remin...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More
Brightly glowing neon signs are some of the hundreds of advertising si...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Some of the neon at the museum dates to the 1940s and even earlier. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Librar... More
Brightly glowing neon signs are some of the hundreds of advertising si...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Some of the neon at the museum dates to the 1940s and even earlier. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Librar... More
1940s neon Dr Pepper sign at the Dublin Bottling Works and W.P. Kloste...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This plant produced a distinctive form of Dr Pepper, a soda popular throughout the South. The distinction: it used only pure cane suga... More
Brightly glowing neon signs are some of the hundreds of advertising si...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Some of the neon at the museum dates to the 1940s and even earlier. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Librar... More
1940s-vintage Dr Pepper neon sign at the Dublin Bottling Works and W.P...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This plant produced a distinctive form of Dr Pepper, a soda popular throughout the South. The distinction: it used only pure cane suga... More
Hollywood, California. Neon signs at the famous Earl Carroll theater
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
A black and white photo of a theatre at night. Office of War Informati...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Historic Route 66 - Whiting Brothers Motel and Grocery Sign
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Abandoned neon signs such as this are indicative of the 1950s-era that Route 66 embodies. Location: Location: New Mexico (35.530° N 108... More
The 1950s-vintage Arizona Motel sign in Tucson, Arizona
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:005) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Caro... More
The Munger Moss Motel neon sign, Route 66, Lebanon, Missouri
The Munger Moss Motel has been in business since 1946. The motel was originally 14 cabins with garages in between the rooms. 26 more units were opened in 1961 and the motel is still open today. Title, date, and... More
Sign for the Top Hat tavern - Key West
Local call number: DGM0058...Title: Sign for the Top Hat tavern - Key West...Date: April 1961...Physical descrip: 1 slide - col....Series Title: Don and Gladys Marks Collection ( id=55 ) ...Repository: State ... More
Carol M. Highsmith - Stratosphere Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Neon, Colony Hotel, South Beach, Florida
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Hacienda Horse and Rider, historic neon sign, Las Vegas, Nevada
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago sports fan's landmark, Chicago, Illinois
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Casino sign, Las Vegas, Nevada - Drawing. Public domain image.
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Neon casino sign, Las Vegas, Nevada
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Circus Circus Hotel and Casino neon sign, Las Vegas, Nevada
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images.... More
Vegas Vic on Freemont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Castro district at night, San Francisco, California
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Pier sign at night, Santa Monica, California
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Neon gambling sign on Freemont Street in historic Las Vegas, Nevada
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Neon signs shine in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1980s
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Rambunctious neon beer sign inside the Springs Downtown Bar and Grill,...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Rodeo-themed neon beer sign inside the Mint Bar, a downtown landmark, ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Holiday Motel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More
Pig neon sign, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Established in 2002 on Historic Beale Street in Memphis Tennessee, The Pig on Beale quickly became a local favorite for "Memphis Style" Hickory Smoked BBQ pork shoulder and BBQ ribs. Title, date, and subjects p... More
Glitter Girl neon sign at the Freemont Street Experience, Las Vegas, N...
Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More
Kreme Delight, Athens, Alabama - Drawing. Public domain image.
Founded in 1842, the city of Athens is located 15 miles from the Tennessee State line in Limestone County. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landeg... More
Street sign for Peters Brothers "Texas Hat" shop in Fort Worth, Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The company was founded by Jim and Tom Peters in 1911. They were Greek immigrants who began their business shining shoes in Waco, Tex... More
One of several neon signs that are part of the decor inside Kelly's Ol...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More
A vintage neon Mobil Gas "flying horse" sign, part of the decor inside...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More
Neon sign outside Hut's Hamburgers, an Austin, Texas, institution dati...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
The old Oregon Leather Company neon sign in downtown Portland, Oregon
Long dark, the sign was rehabilitated in 2011 and lit again for the first time in 37 years, thanks to the television network NBC, which was filming in the area and needed the sign as a backdrop for certain scen... More
Blues City Cafe neon sign, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Beale Street has been playing the blues for more than half a century. Named after an unknown military hero in 1841, it acted as General Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters during the Civil War. But, Beale Street's ... More
Davis Theatre, Montgomery, Alabama
The theatre is operated by Troy University. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's A... More
Creative "diver" neon sign at the old Starlight Motel in Mesa, a small...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The city far predates Phoenix; it was the site of 15th-Century Indian canals and, four centuries later, was one of several western com... More
Neon sign outside a bar, not Billy Bob's, which is a separate night cl...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The neighborhood celebrates a former livestock market that operated under various owners from 1866. Fort Worth Union Stockyards opene... More
Davis Theatre, Montgomery, Alabama
The theatre is operated by Troy University. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's A... More
Jayhawk State Theatre sign, all that is left of the Jayhawk Theatre, T...
The Jayhawk Theatre opened its doors on August, 1926. Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gif... More
Davis Theatre, Montgomery, Alabama
The theatre is operated by Troy University. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's A... More
The White Stag sign, also called the Portland, Oregon, sign, one of th...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Using various messages, the neon and incandescent-light sign, installed in 1940, has promoted both companies including White Satin S... More
The Kingman Club, a bar in Kingman, Arizona, that is said to date to 1...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More
Neon sign outside the old Sun Mercantile Building in the warehouse dis...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Barbara Barrett; 2018; (DLC/PP-2018:112) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. C... More
A "Gateway to the Blues" sign dominates the visitor center and museum ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Ben May Charitable Trust; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:059). Forms part of the Ben May Charitable Trust Collection of Mississippi Photogra... More
Neon sign for the Grotto Fish Market, Old Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey,...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Constructed before the turn of the century, it was purchased by the City of Monterey in 1913 and has been reconstructed several times... More
Memphis Music neon sign, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Beale Street has been playing the blues for more than half a century. Named after an unknown military hero in 1841, it acted as General Ulysses S. Grant's headquarters during the Civil War. But, Beale Street's ... More
Sign "Pacific Park" at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Californ...
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
Sign "Pacific Park" at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Californ...
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
Sign at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
Several forms of signs and statues invite customers to the Willo Steak...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The restaurant was established in 1969. The saloon dates to 1946. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsm... More
Sign "Pacific Park" at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Californ...
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
Neon sign advertising chop suey at an Asian cafe in downtown Napa, Cal...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
A neon sign from Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Califor...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, became famous in the 1920s for its concentration of radio and movie-related businesses. The Holly... More
Neon sign for Mel's Drive-In and "celebrity bar" in the Hollywood sect...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The restaurant, part of a small California chain of diners, is located in the historic Max Factor building that includes a beauty salon whose client list ... More
Neon sign in Pasadena, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Neon sign of the In-Out Burger fast-food chain in Pasadena, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Donut shop neon sign on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, Cali...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Neon sign in Pasadena, California
Public domain photograph of a motel, camp, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Neon sign advertising the services of "Madam Sophia," a palm reader in...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Neon sign in Pasadena, California
Public domain photograph of a motel, camp, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Neon sign for Mel's Drive-In and "celebrity bar" in the Hollywood sect...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The restaurant, part of a small California chain of diners, is located in the historic Max Factor building that includes a beauty salon whose client list ... More
Neon sign for Theo's drive-in restaurant in Grand Prairie, Texas, alon...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
One of many vibrant neon signs in Austin, the Texas state capital, whi...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Neon sign for Billy Bob's western nighclub and honky-tonk bar in Fort ...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Neon sign outside Theo's drive-in restaurant in Grand Prairie, Texas, ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Neon sign for the Leddy's boot company in the Stockyards District of F...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Appropriate advertising sign for Leddy's boot shop in the Stockyards D...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Provocative neon sign at a Lucy's Fried Chicken location on Burnet Roa...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
An imaginative neon sign promoting Doc's Bar and Grill in Austin, Texa...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Appropriate advertising sign for Leddy's boot shop in the Stockyards D...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Neon sign for the Hunter Brothers' H3 Ranch steakhouse restaurant in F...
Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
One of many vibrant neon signs in Austin, the Texas state capital, whi...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Neon sign for Theo's drive-in restaurant in Grand Prairie, Texas, alon...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
An old-style neon place marker for Deep Ellum, a neighborhood composed...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Horse figure, a longtime signature of Fincher's White Front Western St...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
One of many vibrant neon signs in Austin, the Texas state capital, whi...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Neon sign for an Austin, Texas, Mexican restaurant
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Daytime view of a neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Appropriate advertising sign for Leddy's boot shop in the Stockyards D...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Sign for the Tradewinds Hotel in Grand Prairie, Texas, along old Texas...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Appropriate advertising sign for Leddy's boot shop in the Stockyards D...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Although this looks for all the world like a theater marquee, it is in...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
This looks like one of the funky artistic neon signs that are everywhe...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Dusk shot of a neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
The Caboose Motel and its neon sign in Durango, Colorado
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
Neon sign for the Loveland Heights Cottages, a classic mid-20th-Centur...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
The Whispering Pines Motel, a classic mid-20th-Century cluster of moun...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More
An original McDonald's fast-food franchise "golden arches" neon sign i...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More