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•Wikipedia

http://www.wikipedia.org
Check under the image for credit information. In addition, they have a site that lists other public domain
websites. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain_images

•Stock.xchng

http://www.sxc.hu
Easy-to-use, many images available. Generally free images, high quality. Usually you
must write the photographer and wait for a response, but we have gotten responses
quickly.

•YotoPhoto

http://www.yotophoto.com
This is an easy-to-use website which searches many different databases including
wikipedia, some loc.gov, morguefile, etc. People upload their own photos. Some ask for
permission, and occasionally there will be a charge depending on the database where it
was found.

•Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
Not all images are in the public domain, most are and it is stated when they are not. Also,
not all images are digitally available, even if there is a thumbnail present. This is an
excellent source for historical photos, especially American history. It is also a good
source of historical illustrations.

•The U.S. Department of State

http://www.state.gov/
Lots of good images of recent/current politicians. Most of the images are in the public
domain, and are copyright free unless noted.

•NASA

http://www.nasa.gov
“NASA still images, audio files and video generally are not copyrighted. You may use
NASA imagery, video and audio material for educational or informational purposes,
including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits and Internet Web pages."
Images of aircraft, space telescope images, weather, earth from space, planets, etc.

•U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Digital Visual Library

http://images.usace.army.mil/
Photos of Corps projects from around the world.

•USDA Photography

http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opchomea.htm
Pictures of agriculture, produce, workers, and Farm Security Administration photos from
the 1930's and 1940's.

•U.S. Navy Photography

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg11.htm
All images are in the public domain, can be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.
Ships, aircraft, ports, people. Images of speakers at Naval events (politicians, etc.)

•National Archives site for "100 Milestone Documents"

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?page=milestone
This is where we obtained the original copies of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and
the Declaration of Independence. It also has many other valuable documents pertaining to
U.S. history.

•The White House

http://www.whitehouse.gov
Photo essays of White House events, speakers, politicians, etc.

•The Associated Press Image Archive via Accuweather.com

http://ap.accuweather.com/
Must click "search" to enter Accuweather AP website.
From simple keyword searching to more complex searches such as
concept, color, and category, research projects are enhanced with the
diversity of subject matter contained within the Archive. Over two million
photographs dating back to 1826, more than one million audio sound bytes
dating from the 1920's, two million Associated Press news stories from
1997, and a professionally produced collection of more than 45,000 maps,
graphs, charts, logos, flags, illustrations, etc. are included. Updated with
more than three thousand photos daily, the Archive is licensed for
educational use exclusively through AccuWeather, Inc.

•The Defense Visual Information Center

http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/CD-ROM_Collections.htm
Mostly military images, some civilian/celebrities. Good for politicians. All high quality.

•Defense Link

http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/
Mostly military images, etc.