Don't forget, you can always use images from our databases!
Most databases will give you the exact citation format you will need for your project.
Most databases will give you the exact citation format you will need for your project.
Copyright Friendly and Public Domain Image Links
U.S. Government Departments/Agencies
- Some of these photos are in the public domain or U.S. government works and may be used without permission or fee.
However, some images may be protected by license or copyright. You should read the disclaimers on each site before
using the images.
US Government Photos and Images Main Page - Don't miss this site! There are links to many more agencies than
what are listed here.
NASA Images - and don't miss GRIN: Great Images of NASA, a specially selected collection of images
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - includes thousands of images of weather and space, shores
and coastal seas, and marine species
Library of Congress Flickr Photostream
American Memory Project - from The Library of Congress
US Department of Agriculture - animals, transportation, Americana, food, plants and more
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Public Health Image Library
Sites Using Creative Commons Licenses
The Creative Commons licenses allow you to see what rights the creator has granted to anyone wanting to use his/her work. Be sure you follow the definitions of each license. Click here to learn more about the Creative Commons licenses.
Creative Commons on Flickr - Click on See More under each license type before beginning your search. Otherwise
you will not be searching only for Creative Commons images. Note: this may not always work on the WISD
network. If it does not, try it from home!
Flickr: The Commons - Major cultural institutions from the U.S. and around the world have shared images they have
concluded are "free of copyright restrictions", according to the website.
Creative Commons on Flickr - Click on See More under each license type before beginning your search. Otherwise
you will not be searching only for Creative Commons images. Note: this may not always work on the WISD
network. If it does not, try it from home!
Flickr: The Commons - Major cultural institutions from the U.S. and around the world have shared images they have
concluded are "free of copyright restrictions", according to the website.
General Stock Photos/Clip Art
These sites have free use/public domain images created by private individuals. They will be in more general categories like cars, flowers, animals, etc. Be sure to look on each site for the instructions for using and citing the images.
Pics4Learning - Free image library for use in educational projects.
Flickr Free Use Photos - A Group inside the Flickr community who have placed their photos for free use by anyone.
Public-Domain-Image.com
Public Domain Pictures.net
Open Clip Art Library - Clip art images for free use.
Pics4Learning - Free image library for use in educational projects.
Flickr Free Use Photos - A Group inside the Flickr community who have placed their photos for free use by anyone.
Public-Domain-Image.com
Public Domain Pictures.net
Open Clip Art Library - Clip art images for free use.