Still Image Resources
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Wikipedia CommonsDatabase of over 15 million images, with varying degrees of permissions, with most being available for free use.
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World ImagesApproximately 80,000 world images from the California State University IMAGE Project. It is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery. Images can be used as long as there is attribution.
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American MemoryLibraries throughout the US have digitized and shared images of their collections relating to American history and culture. Each image has the level of permission permitted.
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Public Domain ReviewWebsite containing a huge number of images in public domain or available through open license.
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New York Public Library Digital GalleryOver 800,000 digitized images of materials in the NY Public Library, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and more.
Finding Images
Some of the online encyclopedias and articles will have images, but it is not always possible to copy or save them because they are protected. Here are some other ways to find images.
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ArtStorDigital library of images from art, architecture, archaeology, decorative arts and design, and visual culture in general.
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Creative CommonsYou can use this web site to find images that the creators/license owners are willing to share.
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FlickrPhoto sharing web site.
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Google ImagesAs easy as any Google search.
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Grove Art OnlineArticles on every aspect of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography) from prehistory to the present.
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