LibGuides: Digital Media: Images

Image from the American Memory Collection

Men and Women pose outside a tent used to show movies. Denver, Colorado c. 1920

Government Sources for Online Images

Government works are not copyright protected. Government works are defined as work produced by an officer or employee of the United States government. Please be cautious here, as works produced by contractors are copyright protected.

Library of Congress American Memory
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services
White House Photo Gallery

Free Internet Sources for Images

There are many sources for media freely available online. Please be sure to check each site for copyright stipulations.

Creative Commons
Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation. The Creative Commons includes music, video, writing, code, and other creative work.
Flikr
Flickr is home to over five billion of the world’s photos, with archived collections from the Smithsonian, Library of Congress and more in The Commons.
Web Gallery of Art
The Web Gallery of Art is intended to be a free resource of art history primarily for students and teachers. The Web Gallery of Art uses authentic literature and advice from professionals, to ensure the quality and authenticity of the content.
Wikimedia Commons
A collection of images, sounds, and videos submitted by the public for common use.
World Images
The internationally recognized WorldImages database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project