The images themselves cover a startling mix of subjects: There are maps, geological diagrams, beautiful illustrations, comical satire, illuminated and decorative letters, colorful illustrations, landscapes, wall-paintings and so much more than even we are not aware of."įrom their website: Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. These images were taken from the pages of 17th, 18th and 19th-century books digitized by Microsoft who then generously gifted the scanned images to us, allowing us to release them back into the Public Domain. The number of available images will increase as new digital files are added on a regular basis.įrom the BPL: "We have released over a million images onto Flickr Commons for anyone to use, remix and repurpose. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced that more than 400,000 images of public domain works in the Museum's world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly from the Museum's website for non-commercial use including in scholarly publications in any media without permission from the Museum and without a fee. You have to register and download (for free) their software.Ībout the project (via This is Colossal): On, Thomas P. ! Important Note: A lot of media folks know about this site, so you'll often see these images frequently used. ! Important Note - if you search Creative Commons via Flickr, the SEARCH engine automatically resets when you search again - so with every new search, you have to make sure the "Creative Commons" boxes are ticked.Ī database of 24,321,353 freely usable media files to which anyone can contributeįree (do whatever you want) hi-resolution photos. ! Important Note - many of the images on Google are mostly aggregated from Wikimedia Commons and are by no means representative of the universe of free images available.Ĭreative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. If you need to find additional images for your site, below is a list of tips and resources for you:
UCSC provides a photo repository of images that you have permission to use.
Before you use any images on your website, it's critical that you make sure that you have a license to use them.
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