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Spread the use of free images in Wikipedia. Since one of our pillars is to be as free as possible, by offering free alternatives to fair use images, we strengthen Wikipedia focus. Correct misinterpretations of free images.
- Art
- Science and Technology
- Clip Art
- Countries
- History
- Specific Periods
- Literature
- Logos and Flags
- Music
- Religion
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...May 1, 2024 · Check out all you need to know at our Contributing your own work guide. and more! To explore more ways you can contribute to this project, check out the Community Portal. Learn more about the contest! Learn more about the challenges! Wikimedia Commons is part of the non-profit, multilingual, free-content Wikimedia family.
Many free images can be moved to Wikimedia Commons. An easy way to find them is by looking through Category:Copy to Wikimedia Commons . Tip: The Move-to-Commons assistant is a toolserver app that can make this easier, and FileScripts is a javascript tool that makes it easier still.
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Jan 13, 2023 · Wikimedia Commons has 105,154,636 freely licensed and public domain educational images, audio and video available to everyone, in their own language.
Apr 30, 2016 · Wikimedia Commons – Wikimedia Foundation. Our Work. Wikimedia Commons includes more than 45 million freely licensed media files—photos, audio, and video—ranging from stunning photos of geographic landscapes to donations from institutions with substantial media collections, like the Smithsonian, NASA, and the British Library. The joy of the Commons.
