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Feb 25, 2020 · Listed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license, the 2.8 million images in the new database are now liberated from all restrictions, copyright or otherwise, enabling anyone with a decent ...
Aug 15, 2016 · Pixabay offers tens of thousands of images in the public domain — free to use without attribution. Wikimedia, mentioned above, is a vast, searchable repository in its own right. Libreshot.com, Unsplash and Public Domain Pictures feature high-resolution, public domain images.
For more information, or to share your project with us, email openaccess@metmuseum.org. Data about The Met collection, including over 492,000 images of public-domain artworks, available for free and unrestricted use.
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Note: Accurate photographs of two-dimensional visual artworks lack expressive content and are automatically in the public domain once the artwork's copyright has expired (which it has in the US if it was published before 1923). All other copyright notices can safely be ignored.
Automotive
1. 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.
Computer-Generated Maps
1. Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS– Automatic public domain map generating program. 2. PAT public domain maps: world, regional, country state (US, CA, AU)
Medicine
1. History of Medicineat 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. 2. National Cancer Institute Visuals Online-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...
Clip art, in the graphic arts, refers to pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Clip art is generally composed exclusively of illustrations (created by hand or by computer software), and does not include stock photography. 1. http://www.wpclipart.com– exists to maintain and grow an online collection of artwork for schoolkids and others that...
Ireland
1. ireland-information.comThousands of Public domain photographs of Ireland, Irish history, scenery, castles, landscapes, etc. as well as photos of items that can be applied to any project: animals, houses, buildings, etc. 2. The National Library of Ireland on FlickrUploads hundreds of public domain historic images of Ireland. Much greater ease of use for Wikipedia needs than the actual National Library of Ireland website. 3. The House of the Oireachtas on Flickruploads hundreds of images fro...
Mexico
1. PlayaDelCarmenMexico.orgPublic domain photos of Playa del Carmen.
New Zealand
1. Free New Zealand PhotosFree photos of New Zealand under Creative Common license.
Images from The Newgate Calendar. Crimes and criminals from the 18th century Newgate Calendar.http://www.fromoldbooks.org/ Collection images scanned from various old books that are now in the public domain. Searchable. Used to be under http://www.holoweb.net/~liam/Child Labor in America 1908 – 1912 by Lewis W. HinePhotos of the Great War many images of World War I, scanned in from public domain resources. Slight usage notice, which is probably compatible with GFDL (requires attribution and link, as does GFDL...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 believe...Nov 7, 2021 · Public domain is an intellectual property term referring to creative works – photos, movies, music, etc. – that are not protected by copyright law and thus available for anyone to use free of...
Apr 3, 2013 · Similarly, there may be a limited way of expressing a rule about the public domain, for example, the statement, “Works published in the U.S. before 1923 are in the public domain.” The fact and the expression are inseparable so you are free to copy the expression.
Sep 12, 2023 · This resource curates a collection of images, books, films and audio in the public domain. The collection can be browsed by medium, time period, tag and source. Once in a collection, you can also sort by the type of public domain rights (for example, whether it is in the public domain everywhere in the world).
