America the Beautiful: The Song in Photos for the 4th of July

Nicholson, Pennsylvania
Nicholson, Pennsylvania

I have traveled the broad expanses of this beautiful nation we call America and have seen and enjoyed this country that I call home.  On this July 4th birthday,  I would like to celebrate by adding photos to the words of the song “America the Beautiful“, which was written by American Poet Katharine Lee Bates. All photography by David “Sumoflam” Kravetz

Katharine Lee Bates
Katharine Lee Bates

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

Sunrise over Keller, Texas
Sunrise over Keller, Texas
Badlands of South Dakota
Badlands of South Dakota

Oh Beautiful, for Spacious Skies

Spacious Skies over South Dakota
Spacious Skies over South Dakota
Spacious Skies over the Grand Canyon in Arizona
Spacious Skies over the Grand Canyon in Arizona

For Amber Waves of Grain

Amber Waves of Grain near Shelby, Montana
Amber Waves of Grain near Shelby, Montana
Amber Waves of Grain near Bloomington, Illinois
Amber Waves of Grain near Bloomington, Illinois

For purple mountain majesties

Purple Mountain Majesties - Sawtooth range in Central Idaho
Purple Mountain Majesties – Sawtooth range in Central Idaho
Purple Mountain Majesties - near Glacier Bay, Alaska
Purple Mountain Majesties – near Glacier Bay, Alaska

Above the fruited plain

Above the Fruited Plain - Central Idaho
Above the Fruited Plain – Central Idaho

America!

Monument Valley, Utah
Monument Valley, Utah
Wisconsin Farmland
Wisconsin Farmland
Empire State Building - New York
Empire State Building – New York

America!

Buffalo in southern Montana
Buffalo in southern Montana
St. Louis Arch
St. Louis Arch
Multnomah Falls in Oregon
Multnomah Falls in Oregon

God shed His grace on thee,

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Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Rexburg, Idaho
Rexburg, Idaho
Somewhere in Kansas
Somewhere in Kansas

And crown thy good,

Cincinnati at night
Cincinnati at night
Agave in Sedona, Arizona
Agave in Sedona, Arizona
Old Schoolhouse near Havre, Montana
Old Schoolhouse near Havre, Montana

With Brotherhood

Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Independence Hall, Philadelphia
National Cemetery, Lebanon, Kentucky
National Cemetery, Lebanon, Kentucky
Pioneer brotherhood - Pioneer Memorial, Omaha, Nebraska
Pioneer brotherhood – Pioneer Memorial, Omaha, Nebraska
Mt. Rushmore
Mt. Rushmore – South Dakota
Brotherhood - Lexington, KY July 4, 2009
Brotherhood – Lexington, KY July 4, 2009

From Sea

Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head, South Carolina
Atlantic Ocean at Hilton Head, South Carolina

to Shining Sea

Pacific Ocean near Reedsport, Oregon
Pacific Ocean near Reedsport, Oregon

May we celebrate this day as we enjoy our freedom and our liberty…..

Freedom

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Flag of Freedom
Flag of Freedom
Western Ohio
Western Ohio

LIBERTY

Statue of Liberty and Twin Towers, Dec. 1990
Statue of Liberty and Twin Towers, Dec. 1990
Flag Bench, Kadoka, SD
Flag Bench, Kadoka, SD
Liberty Bell - Philadelphia - Let Freedom Ring
Liberty Bell – Philadelphia – Let Freedom Ring

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

America the Beautiful - Glacier National Park
America the Beautiful – Glacier National Park