The information provided is as accurate as possible. However, some copyright agreements limit use of images to personal, educational, and/or research purposes. It is your responsibility to review the copyright information on each site to ensure that you are abiding by the law. For copyright information: Digital Images and Copyright
stock.xchng
This site offers access to over 97500 stock images pertaining to a wide variety of subject matter.
Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
9,000 advertising images from Duke University. Concerning copyright, their site states: "The images and texts on this web site have been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. For these purposes you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) materials from this web site without prior permission, on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies."
American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920
A collection of American buildings, landscapes which includes photographs, plans, maps, models, and gardens. Concerning copyright, their site states: "We encourage use of these images under the fair use clause of the 1976 Copyright Act . All images in this collection may be used for educational and scholarly purposes, but we do ask that a credit line be included with each image used (see below). Whenever possible, the Frances Loeb Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the lantern slide. This information is provided as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron.
World Atlas
Concerning copyright, their site states: "Any clip art featured on the pages linked below may be used (without) our written approval on any web site, intranet site or within a document or publication. If you use the clip art we ask for, and would appreciate, a link (of any kind) back to Graphic Maps or WorldAtlas.com"
Air Force Link
The Air Force Link supplies illustrations and photographs of the United States Air Force. These images include historical photographs, images of memorials, operations and people.
American Memory: Selected Civil War Photographs
This Library of Congress Web site offers over 1100 Civil War photographs, many of which were either created or supervised by Mathew Brady. Concerning copyright, their site states: "There are no known restrictions on these photographs. However, approximately fifty of the portraits of soldiers (mostly enlisted men) are copies of photographs that the Library of Congress borrowed during the 1950s and early 1960s. (The catalog records for these images contain a note field that begins "Copy photo made by LC . . . ."). After copying, the original photographs were returned to their owners but the Library did not retain a record of the owner's names and addresses. The Library is not aware of any restrictions on these images, but is anxious to hear from individuals or institutions that own the original photographs or who know of their history."
ARS Image Gallery
The Agricultural Research Service of the USDA image gallery includes beautiful color images of animals, crops, fruits and vegetables, insects and various other topics.
ASE - The Association for Science Education
The site for the Association for Science Education offers photographs and clip art pertaining to science. These images are arranged within subjects including Dinosaurs, Energy, Space, etc.
DLS Alaska Image Library
The Alaska Image Library offers collection that consists of plants, birds, animals, places, and people of the Alaska Refuge system.
DLS Digital Library System
This portal of the US Fish and Wildlife Service offers access to the Alaska Image Library, the Alaska Historical Image Library, Mountain-Prairie, NCTC Image Library, Southeast Image Library, Pacific Image Library and the Washington D.C. Image Library.
Free Images and Stock Photography
This site affords access to over 2500 stock photos.
Gimp-Savvy.com
Gimp-Savvy.com gives access to over 27,000 free photos and images. Images come from three main sources: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ( FWS ). " The images and photos found in this archive come from three main sources: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Each of these sites clearly state that their photos and images are in the public domain and give the conditions for their use. Please read their statements."
Graphics for Teachers
This site offers links for other sites offering backgrounds, borders, border sets, clip art and animations.
Images of American Political History
This site provides images that may be useful in relating information about American Political History. The images include maps, photographs, etchings, engravings and caricatures.
Naval Historical Center-Online Library
This site is the index to Naval and maritime images. Images can be searched through pre-set subjects. "To the best of our knowledge, all Online Library pictures are in the public domain and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose without requesting permission."
USDA Online Photo Center
The USDA Online Photo Center site offers a wide variety of photographic images on subjects from agriculture to wildfires.
Pics4Learning: Copyright-friendly Images for Education
This site offers images on a wide variety of topics including American Sign Language, Animals, Maps, Weather, the Ocean and Natural Disasters. "The Pics4Learning collection is intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an educational setting. The original photographers of each image retain the copyright to these images and have graciously allowed their use in this collection. The images may not be sold as an image collection or partial image collection. Images in the Pics4Learning collection may be used by teachers and students in print, multimedia, and video productions. These could include, but are not limited to, school projects, contests, web pages, and fund raising activities for the express purpose of improving student educational opportunities."