Every 4th of July, I like to consider the diversity of America.  We’re a nation of large cities but we’re also a nation of small towns and rural highways.  We are one nation but we are also fifty states, each with its own identity.  In honor of America’s 250th birthday, here are some photographs that capture America outside of the cities.

by Dorothea Lange

Photograph by Tim Richmond

Photograph by Tim Richmond

by Carol Highsmith

by Carol Highsmith

by Carol Highsmith

by Carol Highsmith

 by Scott Wishart

by Erin Nicole

By Erin Nicole

By Erin Nicole

By Erin Nicole

by Erin Nicole