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works that are free of known copyright around the world. These will typically be very old works. For a creator to release their works into the public domain legally they must use the creative commons CC0 license which gives creators a way to waive all their copyright and related rights in their works to the fullest extent allowed by law. 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
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732:β exists to maintain and grow an online collection of artwork for schoolkids and others that is free of copyright concerns as well as safe from inappropriate images. To ensure these qualities, no direct user-uploaded images are allowed. This is one of the largest collections of public domain images online (clip art and photos), and the fastest-loading. Maintainer vets all images and promptly answers email inquiries.
310:β High-resolution and natural looking photos in Martin Vorel's free stock photo site. Website is divided into several different categories including business, close up, traveling (Mongolia, Thailand, Europe), animals, plants and nature photos. All pictures are licensed under CC0 β Public domain. No need to indicate the source / No registration / For commercial use.
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hosts over 6.2 million public domain or CC0 images. With over 44 million total uploaded files (of all licence types; as of
January 2018), it is the largest free "images-only" repository. Commons is the primary repository of media for all Wikimedia projects. Media on Commons can be used readily on all
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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
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356:- is a library of high resolution and quality textures and backgrounds from various categories - signs, fabrics, sky, buildings, ground, roads, nature, sea, wood, water, tiles, soil, walls, rocks, doors, debris, concrete, bricks, bokeh, etc.). All licensed Creative Commons CC0.
715:"The majority of information on this site is copyright free and can be freely downloaded and reproduced. Content reproduced without changes should acknowledge the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) as the source."
709:-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.
1166:β Advanced search can search for free licensed or PD works. By default, Google does not filter based on license. Add the following (without quotes) to your search URL to display only images with licensing appropriate for Knowledge: "&tbs=sur:fmc"
952:. Over 700,000 images scanned from books. Including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. There is a per-image usage fee even for public domain images.
1034:β 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
350:β 13,990,108 Free Public Domain/CC0 Images from multiple sources. Single search for images from Wikimedia Commons, Pixabay, Flickr, British Library, NYPL and others. Full image downloads without login or restrictions. Includes a meme maker.
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Dedication mark visible. Non-Public Domain resources should not be added to this list. Listing is ordered alphabetically.
965:β 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.
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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.
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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
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607:β American art catalog compiled by the Smithsonian Institution. 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.
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Thousands 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.
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1154:β 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.
997:, scanned in from public domain resources. Slight usage notice, which is probably compatible with GFDL (requires attribution and link, as does GFDL, requests e-mail notice of usage).
298:β More than 12 Million Public Domain/CC0 stock images, clip-art, historical photos and more. Excellent Search Results. Commercial use OK. No attribution required. No login required.
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1160:β Searching over 4.3 million public domain and creative commons photos including Knowledge and NASA. Free user accounts with drag and drop collections, and other features.
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292:β About 6 million Public Domain images (link is to search filtered by "CC0", "No known copyright restrictions" and "U.S. Gov't Works"). Includes British Library.
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Collection of high-resolution images of the Roman
Catholic saints, religious symbols and related imagery. All pictures have been released into the public domain.
1022:β Scanned-in books, maps, manuscripts, and historical documents; Public Domain; available in a number of formats including epub, kindle, and daisy; Searchable.
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Ireland. Much greater ease of use for Knowledge needs than the actual National Library of Ireland website.
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Creative Commons Public Domain Mark can be found here:
805:'s search engine, includes over 400 thousand freely licensed images, about 300 thousand of which are in the public domain or available under a CC0 license.
472:) β US Department of Defense Visual Information Center (high-resolution US military imagery; use with {{PD-USGov-Military-DVIC}} license template.)
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738:β This project is an archive of public domain clip art. The clip art is stored in the W3C scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.
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A "complimentary source of high-quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff".
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Public domain photo collection with about 7400 high resolution pictures up to 6000x4000. All images licensed under CC0 license.
946:- online collection of digital images. Most will be {PD-art}. 90,000 images from rare books and manuscripts, search by keyword.
601:- The Metropolitan Museum of Art's online gallery includes public domain images of artwork. Choose "open access" search option.
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505:β A portal to US government images and photos. "Most of these images and graphics are available for use in the public domain"
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280:β A large collection of high resolution public domain images. Free for personal and commercial use, no attribution required.
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562:β This collection includes 417 fashion plates from 1806 to 1914 from some of the leading fashion journals of the time.
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316:- library of more than 1.5 million free, or so-called Public Domain Photos and Illustrations licensed with CC0.
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909:β Public domain images from United States history.
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384:β 2.8 million Free Public Domain images available.
328:β 2.8 million Free Public Domain images available.
783:: Searchable clipart images in the public domain.
662:β Automatic public domain map generating program.
344:Over 800 PBR textures under CC0 (public) license.
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890:Contains Public Domain images taken in Florida.
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1009:over 300 posters issued by US Federal agencies
921:. Crimes and criminals from the 18th century
624:Web Museum, Paris, Famous Artworks exhibition
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707:National Cancer Institute Visuals Online
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453:http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/
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828:The House of the Oireachtas on Flickr
476:The Congressional Pictorial Directory
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