Photograph credits
Every photograph on this site is a public-domain photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, from the Carol M. Highsmith Archive at the Library of Congress (no known restrictions on publication). The 66 badge, typography and drawings are our own.
Hackberry General Store, Route 66, Hackberry, Arizona
Hackberry General Store, on Route 66 in Hackberry, Arizona, 3 May 2009. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Vintage Shell station, Mount Olive, Illinois
A Shell station built in 1926 on Route 66 in Mount Olive, Illinois. Photograph taken between 1980 and 2006. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Chain of Rocks Bridge, Route 66, St. Louis, Missouri
The Chain of Rocks Bridge, a historic Route 66 crossing of the Mississippi between Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri, 10 September 2009. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Route 66 sign, Baxter Springs, Kansas
A Route 66 sign in Baxter Springs, Kansas, 2 April 2021. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Route 66 gateway, Tulsa, Oklahoma
A Route 66 gateway sign in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 29 November 2020. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn, Shamrock, Texas
The restored Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, in the Texas panhandle, 4 February 2013. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Blue Swallow Motel, Route 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico
The Blue Swallow Motel on Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico, 5 July 2006. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Wigwam Motel, Route 66, Holbrook, Arizona
The Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona, 7 October 2006. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
Route 66 Motel, Barstow, California
The Route 66 Motel in Barstow, California, 31 July 2012, on the highway’s run across the Mojave toward the Pacific. Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress · public domain. Library of Congress record
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