Rural Indexing: A Collection of American Buildings, Signs, and Symbols

A striking photographic record of rural America’s evocative and prized streets and storefronts, from the cult-favorite archive Rural Indexing Project.

The widely followed digital archive has assembled a curated selection of photographs documenting rural life across the United States. The images focus on the vernacular architecture of small-town America—storefronts, post offices, hair salons, local fast-food chains and watering holes, churches, and ad hoc commercial structures—with an emphasi...