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There are a number of sources of [[Wikipedia:public ___domain|public ___domain]] images on the Web.
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The presence of a resource on this list does not guarantee that all or any of the images in it are in the public ___domain. You are still responsible for checking the [[copyright]] status of images before you submit them to Wikipedia.
Please read the policy on image use and etiquette at: '''[[Wikipedia:Image use policy]]'''.
* [[Wikipedia:Images]]
* [[Wikipedia:Images with missing articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]]
* [[Special:Upload|Image upload page for registered users]]
* [http://toolserver.org/~magnus/fist.php FIST] – Free Image Search Tool
==General Collections==
Ordered by size of collection, largest first:
*[[Commons:Main page|Wikimedia Commons]] hosts only freely licensed images, sound files, and other media. With over
* [http://snappygoat.com/ Snappygoat.com]- 12,748,290 Free Public Domain/CC0 Images from multiple sources.
* [http://libreshot.com/ LibreShot] - A collection of public ___domain (CC0) photographs taken by photographer Martin Vorel. Photos are divided into categories and can also be searched. All photos are in Hi-Res.
* [http://pixabay.com/ Pixabay] - 100,000 public ___domain photos and cliparts, exclusively under Creative Commons CC0 - free for private and commercial use.
* [http://www.
*[http://pdphoto.org/ PD Photo] - Large collection of mostly public ___domain photos. Read the license for each picture before use; also, model releases may not have been obtained for all photos.
* [http://www.photos-public-___domain.com/ Photos Public Domain] Thousands of high quality public ___domain photographs free for any use, with no restrictions. Collections included are: textures, animals, nature, and a variety of stock images for any use, including commercial.
* [http://www.pdpics.com/ PDPics.com] Public ___domain photo collection with about 6500 high resolution pictures up to 6000x4000. All images licensed under CC0 license.
* [http://picdrome.com/ Picdrome] - growing Public Domain picture collection: no copyright, licensed under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication. All unique items are free to download and use, without restriction. No registration, no attribution required.
* [https://thewonderlusters.com/photos/ The Wonderlusters] - Free high-resolution travel photographs from all over the world under Creative Commons.
* [http://www.alegriphotos.com Alegri Photos] - Public ___domain and Creative Commons images
* [http://www.public-___domain-photos.com Public-Domain-Photos.com]
* [http://www.4freephotos.com/ 4 Free Photos] Public ___domain images.
* [http://www.freestockimagesite.com/ Free Stock Image Site] Collection of public ___domain stock images.
* [http://www.montenegrophoto.net/ Montenegro Photo] Free images of Montenegro (Former Yugoslavia).
* [http://pdposter.weebly.com PD Poster] Public ___domain posters
* [http://www.republicdomain.com/ RepublicDomain.com] is a place for free public ___domain photos and desktop wallpapers.
* [http://public-___domain.zorger.com/ Public-___domain.zorger.com] features scans of art from pre-1922 books and various photos, free for any use]
* [http://www.phototeria.com/ Phototeria.com] The site presents a large Collection of Public Domain images only. It's very easy to navigate Phototeria.com which benefits not so experienced users or young folks.
* [http://www.Reusableart.com Reusable Art] - An ever-growing collection of vintage drawings, illustrations and photographs from books, magazines and other printed materials. Original publication information is included with each image for copyright verification. All images meet or exceed the Berne Convention standard for a creative work to be in the public ___domain.
*[http://karenswhimsy.com/public-___domain-images/ Karen Whimsy's Public Domain Images] - Scans of engravings and other artwork from a personal collection of old books, magazines, and post cards. Updated regularly.
*[http://www.wpclipart.com Word Processor Clipart] - Public Domain clipart optimized for use in word processors. Browsable via site treeview and thumbnail pages. Complete collection also downloadable from ibiblio.
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg] - 12,000+ books, only a few illustrated, but the number of illustrated books increases from week to week. There are thousands of PD images available.
*[http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/ GIMP Archive] - 32,000+ Royalty-free photos, organized by keyword.
*[http://www.openclipart.org/ Open Clip Art] - This project is an archive of public ___domain clip art. The clip art is stored in the W3C scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.
*[http://www.clker.com/ clker] - Easy to search public ___domain images, directly usable in openoffice.org
*[http://opendomain.blogspot.com/ Open Domain] - public ___domain images from various sources in one-a-day blog format.
*[http://www.logodesignweb.com/stockphoto/ Logo Design Web Stockphotos] - Small but growing public ___domain stock photos released by photographer.
*[http://www.freephotos.se/ Free Photos] - Small personal photographic collection dedicated to the public ___domain.
*[http://www.mathpuzzle.com/loyd/ Images of pages of a 1914 book of puzzles]
*[http://www.imgmart.com/ ImgMart.com] - Collections of free high resolution royalty free indian stock images for personal and professionals use.
*[http://www.PublicDomainFootage.com/ Public Domain Footage] - Public ___domain archival stock footage and newsreels.
*[http://www.pdclipart.org Public Domain Clip Art]- 25,000+ Public Domain Clip Arts (good for printing). Categorized & searchable.
*[http://pddepot.com/ Public Domain Depot] A collection of public ___domain photos and resources with many original photos from the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
*[http://freeimagescollection.com/ Free Images Collection] A collection of free, copyright-free, high resolution images.
*[http://opengalleries.org/ Open Galleries] A community source of free photography, hosting several galleries with photos from all over the world.
*http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.com/ - Articles providing old photographs with sourced research as to their origins and history.
* [http://www.dotgovwatch.com/?/archives/8-The-Best-Copyright-Free-Photo-Libraries.html The Best Copyright-Free Photo Libraries] -search for images on government sites
* http://www.unclesamsphotos.com a detailed directory of the US Government's public ___domain image galleries
* http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/clipart.html (a lengthy list of categorised links to other public ___domain image sources, many of those links don't work though)
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* [http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Graphics/Clip_Art/Public_Domain/ Clip Art/Public Domain] A list of links to sites with public ___domain clip art from DMOZ
*[http://www.xpase.net/index.php5?category=public%20domain XPASE Public Domain] - A directory of various public ___domain resources.
* [http://www.vacations.info Vacations.info] - Travel related photos
*[http://publicdomainreview.org The Public Domain Review] - A Blog by the [[Open Knowledge Foundation]] to easily access public ___domain resources.
* [http://www.easystockphotos.com Easy Stock Photos - Royalty free stock photos, pictures, images and information in the public ___domain] - Collection of public ___domain photos organized by category in image galleries.
* [http://www.freestockphotos.biz/ FreeStockPhotos.biz] A large collection of Public Domain, GNU, Creative Commons & custom licensed stock photos and clip art.
* [http://www.publicdomainpictures.net Public Domain Pictures] A large collection of high quality pictures for free. Possibility to contact the authors for original files. (For some photo you have to be "premium membership" a.k.a. you have to pay !)
* [http://www.schoolphotoproject.com/ SchoolPhotoProject.com] - Collection of daily subjects royalty-free stock photos made available for students and general public. (99% of photos are totally free and only a few photos you need to pay to download them)
* [http://www.mypublicdomainpictures.com/2013/08/historic-fox-theater-in-atlanta-georgia.html My Public Domain Pictures] - A growing collection of amateur pictures released into public ___domain. You can use their pictures for any purpose and they do not require anything in return. Their collection includes travel pictures, pictures of animals and plants, background designs and many more being added everyday. They also include a collection of high resolution public ___domain pictures segregated according to topics including etchings of public ___domain pictures. The site also includes macro photography.
* [http://www.goodfreephotos.com Good Free Photos] -- Hundreds of free photos of landscapes, textures, plants and more. All free for personal and commercial use.
* [http://www.topersphotos.com Toper's Photos] - Toper's Photos is a collection of photos taken by the creator from his trips around the United States as well as from outside the US. All photos in this collection are released into public ___domain so readers may use these photos for personal or commercial purpose. Photos are classified according to subject such as Animals, Plants, People, Places, Statues, etc,. More pictures are added everyday so this collection is gradually growing in number. Photos are high resolution so you will find high quality images in this collection.
* [http://free-public-___domain-textures.blogspot.com Public Domain Images and Textures] -- A collection of Pictures and Textures released under public ___domain that can be used for personal and commercial use.
* [http://www.1millionfreepictures.com 1 Million Free Pictures] - All pictures covering various topics are released into public ___domain. These pictures are originally created by the owner therefore these pictures can be used for personal and commercial use.
* [http://stockpileimages.com Stockpile Images] - download public ___domain photography with no subscription required.
* [https://photostockeditor.com Photostock] - beauty free stock photos.
* [http://www.freejpg.com.ar/imagenes/gratis/fondos-de-pantalla-hd Freejpg Fondos] - download Hundreds of public ___domain stock photos. 4K and HD sizes.
* [https://www.freesvg.org FreeSVG.org] - over 50,000 SVG images in public ___domain
==Governmental Resources==
* [http://images.google.com/hosted/life Google repository of LIFE images] hosts a large repository of LIFE images; Time Warner, Inc. claims blanket copyright to everything but this is simply untrue. (see [[Wikipedia:Public_domain#Unpublished_works|here]] and also see [[Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp.|here]]) Anything [[Wikipedia:Public_domain#Current_standard_copyright_duration_in_U.S._law|more than 120 years old]] (i.e. - before 1892) is generally safe. (exception is if the original author died less than 75 years ago--45 years after these PD pictures have been taken--, the author lived in a state with [[Common law copyright]], and the name of the author is known---and in that case Time itself is most likely in copyright violation.) You ''must'' remove the watermark if you use the larger image.
* [http://www.TotallyFreeImages.com TotallyFreeImages.com] - Totally free public-___domain images - This is the largest archive on the Internet with over 494,000 hi-res professional-grade royalty-free images, 100% public-___domain and acceptable for use with Wikipedia. (collection from government sources)
* [http://uscites.gov/imagegallery USCITES.gov] - Endangered species photos, illustrations and video provided by the U.S. Delegation to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (commonly referred to as CITES)
* http://www.archive.org/details/USGovernmentDocuments Government Documents scanned by the Internet Archive
* [http://www.nps.gov/hfc/cfm/npsphoto.cfm NPS Historic Photograph Collection] - National Park Service
* http://images.fws.gov/ - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service imagery
* [http://images.google.com/advanced_image_search?q=site:.gov&as_st=y&hl=en&safe=off images.google.com] - use the advanced search feature to return images from the site or ___domain ".gov". {{tl|PD-USGov}} may apply to such images.
* http://images.usace.army.mil/main.html - United States Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library
* [http://memory.loc.gov/ U.S. Library of Congress digital image archive]. (Some images are still under copyright, so [[caveat emptor]].)
* http://nationalatlas.gov Lots of .GIF image maps, such as Congressional District maps, all in the public ___domain.
* [http://photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov/Index.asp USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Photo Gallery]
* [http://photolibrary.usap.gov/ U.S. Antarctic Program Photo Library]
* http://terraserver-usa.com/default.aspx - [http://terraserver-usa.com/About.aspx?n=AboutWhatIs free] public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States originating from [[USGS]]. {{tl|PD-USGov-USGS}} may apply to such images.
* http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/ -Great resource for electron microscopy and histological images. Includes general biomedical and science-related images, cancer-specific scientific and patient care-related images, and portraits of directors and staff of the National Cancer Institute.
* [http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/ USDA Agriculture Research Service Image gallery] A "complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff."
* [http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/photos/ U.S. Census Bureau Photo Services] - media "are free to use in news media and public information products" but are not in the public ___domain. Photo credit is requested, commercial use not allowed; see site for licence terms.
* http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/ - Current DoD publicly released image
* http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/ - DoD Defense Visual Information Center (High-resolution US military imagery; use with <nowiki>{{PD-USGov-Military-DVIC}}</nowiki> license template.)
* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/index.html The Congressional Pictorial Directory] - also available in book form.
* Department of the Navy - [http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg11.htm Naval Historical Center Photographic Section]
* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/index.html History of Medicine] at the National Library of Medicine. Most but not all of the exhibitions are PD. Clicking on "Metadata" near the bottom of the page will generate a popup window with information that includes Rights usage for each page.
* [http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ NOAA Photo Library]
* http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov - Congressional sites have a broad variety of public ___domain images, especially photographs of representatives and senators.
* http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml - A portal to US Government images and photos. "Most of these images and graphics are available for use in the public ___domain"
* [http://photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov/res/sites/photogallery/ USDA Online Photography Center]
* [http://slides.afip.org/ Armed Forces Institute of Pathology] Pathology and histology slides made by the US Government.
* [http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/ MedPix Medical Image Database] Hosting by Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The terms of use of the site state that the original submitter may retain copyright. Nearly all of the submitters are US Government physicians. The status of the submitter is available to verify that an individual image is in the public ___domain.
* [http://www.usuhs.mil Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences]
*[http://content.cdlib.org/search?style=oac-img;sort=title;relation=ark:/13030/kt5b69q5bc Oakland Public Library]. Not all are PD! The image detail page will state the status, PD images will be clearly marked "Public ___domain".
*http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/public/public_domain.htm - Scanned and colorised etchings claimed to be PD images.
: ''If any page or image seems missing, replace http://www.sru.edu/depts/cisba/compsci/dailey in its [[URI]] with ''http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/''
*http://content.lib.washington.edu/costumehistweb/index.html - This collection includes 417 fashion plates from 1806-1914 from some of the leading fashion journals of the time.
==Subject-based Collections==
Ordered by subject, alphabetically:
===Art===
Note: Accurate photographs of two-dimensional visual artworks lack expressive content and are automatically in the public ___domain once the painting's copyright has expired (which it has in the US if it was published before 1923). All other copyright notices can safely be ignored.
*http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/
* http://bestarts.org - Bestarts.org is an archive of artists, paintings and museums. Biographies and Galleries arranged by art movements, artists, styles and museums.
*http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ - The Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS) is an American art catalog compiled by the Smithsonian Institute. It has many reproductions of American paintings. However, it is known to have a number of factual errors, so it should be used with great care.
* http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artistindex.php - Images of the works of more than 2,600 realist painters, many in the public ___domain; check catalogue for dates of works and artists. Note: Accurate photographs of two-dimensional visual artworks lack expressive content and are automatically in the public ___domain once the painting's copyright has expired (which it has in the US if it was published before 1923). All other copyright notices can safely be ignored.
* http://www.thefamousartists.com - Growing resource with biographies and selected works of artists whose works are all in the public ___domain.
===Automotive===
*[http://www.carsandracingstuff.com The Crittenden Automotive Library]. Not all are PD! The image detail page will state the status, PD images will be marked "Public ___domain" or by year of publication if before 1922.
===Buildings===
* [http://publicdomainpicturesofbuildings.blogspot.com/ Public Domain Pictures of Buildings] - A growing collection of amateur building pictures taken mostly in the United States. These building photos are released into public ___domain so these photos are available for download free of charge. There are no requirements when using these building photos.
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===Computer-generated===
*http://pixabay.com/ - Public ___domain images without any limitation
*http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/mapit/ - Automatic public ___domain map generating program
*http://ian.macky.net/pat/map/country.html - Set of public ___domain country maps
*http://www.collectionscanada.ca/cin/index-e.html - Canadian Illustrated News, 1869-1883
===Game Development===
* http://opengameart.org/ - User-contributed art for game development, such as textures and pixel-art, all under free licenses. Public ___domain can be searched by checking CC0 in the filter options.
===Gold & Silver===
* http://lucidgold.com/gold-silver-pictures - Pictures of gold and silver coins, bars, and rounds from around the world (mainly US, Canada, Australia, Austria, China, & South Africa).
===History===
* http://ushistoryimages.com - Public ___domain images from United States history.
* http://www.acliparthistory.com - Public Domain images of the History of the World. Also Natural History and Fancy letters suitable for school projects
* http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html Library of Congress American Memory site (Check copyright information for the separate items before deciding to use them!)
* http://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ngillus.htm Images from [[The Newgate Calendar]]. Mostly crimes and criminals from the 18th century. Also other works at http://www.exclassics.com
* http://www.fromoldbooks.org/ Collection images scanned from various old books that are now in the public ___domain.
* http://www.john-leech-archive.org.uk/ John Leech sketch archives 1841 until 1864 from Punch magazine The page states they are long out of copyright and that they are believed to be public ___domain.
* http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/ Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library's online collection of digital images. Most will be {PD-art}. 90,000 images from rare books and manuscripts, search by keyword.
* http://digitalgallery.nypl.org
* http://www.oldbookillustrations.com/ Images scanned from old books. States that images on the site are the works of artists who "...have been dead for over seventy years, which makes them part of the public ___domain in many countries". Searchable by keywords.
* [http://patsabin.com/VintagePostcards/ America As It Was] - a huge resource for vintage postcards in the U. S., organized by state. Any postcard first published in the U. S. before 1978 without an explicit copyright notice is PD. Lots of photos, aerial views, and maps of many U. S. locations.
* [http://ian.macky.net/secretmuseum/ "The Secret Museum of Mankind"] - collection of anthropological photographs published in a 1935 book without copyright. Scanned and released under a CC-NC license, but images should be public ___domain, at least in the US, since they are faithful reproductions of PD images. (Warning: strong 1930's racist P. O. V.)
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* [http://
* [http://www.gwpda.org/photos/greatwar.htm Photos of the Great War] many images of [[World War I]], scanned in from public ___domain resources.
* [http://greatwar.nl/kleur/kleur.html The Heritage of the Great War] has several colour pictures from World War I (likely all PD, since the effort taken to scan/reproduce them probably fails to qualify for being a derivative work).
* [http://www.network54.com/Forum/thread?forumid=211833&messageid=1088370788&lp=1088%20381193 World's Armed Forces Forum] (gallery for images taken from [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/ the French Ministry of Culture's website]) hosts more colour images of World War I (likely all PD, since the effort taken to scan/reproduce them probably fails to qualify for being a derivative work).
* http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/ Child Labor in America 1908 - 1912 by [[Lewis W. Hine]]
* [http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/
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*http://archive.org - Scanned-in books, maps, manuscripts, and historical documents; Public Domain; available in a number of formats including epub, kindle, and daisy; Searchable.
*http://openlibrary.org - Project of the Internet Archive to provide a web page for every book.
*http://books.google.com - Scanned-in books & historical documents. Keyword searchable. Great source for diagrams/illustrations. (not all public ___domain, many still in copyright) Books google believes are in the public ___domain are available for download as pdf. see [[Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.]]
*http://gutenberg.org - Scanned-in books. Searchable.
*http://catalog.hathitrust.org - Scanned-in books from partner universities. Searchable.
===Logos and flags===
*http://www.wpclipart.com/flags/index.html 436 flags, countries listed alphabetically, also US State flags, historical and others. All in PNG format.
*http://www.
* https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html CIA World Factbook
===Mexico===
* [http://www.playadelcarmenmexico.org PlayaDelCarmenMexico.org] Public ___domain photos of Playa del Carmen.
===Music===
* [http://freepd.com/ FreePD.com] - original public ___domain music
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/mutopia/ The Mutopia Project] - (not only) public ___domain sheet music
=== New Zealand ===
* [http://www.
* [https://digitalnz.org/explore DigitalNZ], a repository of reusable images from New Zealand galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.
===Postage
* [[Commons:Stamps/Public ___domain]]
===Religion===
*http://www.theworkofgodschildren.org Collection of high-resolution images of the Roman Catholic saints, religious symbols and related imagery. All pictures have been released into the public ___domain.
*http://www.coolnotions.com/PDImages/pd_StoryOfTheBible.htm Collection of Public Domain pictures from the Bible.
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==== Florida ====
* [http://www.
* [http://www.myfloridahistory.org/fhspics Florida Historical Society] Contains historical photographs of Florida.
* [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/collections.cfm State of Florida Library] Contains many photographs and documents dealing with Florida.
==== Michigan ====
* [http://www.annarbordelivery.net/ann-arbor-photos/ Ann Arbor, Michigan] Photos of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus.
==Photographers==
* See [[:c:Category:Photographers and artists by year of death]]
**Most works go into the public ___domain 70 years after the death of the creator. For works first published in some countries like Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Canada, copyright lasts 50 years after the death of the author. That copyright period is longer in some countries, with copyright lasting 99 years after the creator's death in Ivory Coast, 95 years after the death of the creator in Jamaica, and 100 years after the death of the creator in Mexico.
== Search Engines ==
*[http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Wayback Machine] Search 150 Billion web pages preserved by the Internet Archive.
*[[Google]] advanced search can search for free licensed or PD works
*[http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=site%3A.gov+OR+site%3A.mil http://images.google.com] - this still requires one to check the copyright status of each image.
*[http://www.everystockphoto.com everystockphoto.com] - Searching over 4.3 million public ___domain and creative commons photos including wikipedia and NASA. Free user accounts with drag and drop collections, and other features.
*[http://www.picfindr.com PicFindr.com] - Searches a hand picked collection of public ___domain-, free stock photo-, and photo community sites. Includes the ability to search by rights! (whether you need to give credit, ask permission or not)
*[http://www.spffy.com Spffy.com]{{Dead link|date=August 2012}} - Searches one billion stock photos and video, including free images, public ___domain, creative commons, royalty-free and rights-managed.
*[http://www.recherchephoto.com Recherchephoto.com] - Searches public ___domain, and creative commons photos to use on your website.
*[http://www.bing.com Bing.com] - Has an Advanced Image Search, that offers images in different resolutions and also categorizes images. Allows free querying of the bing Image Search API up to a certain limit per day.
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