LibGuides: Multimedia Resources: Images for Creative Use

Images for Creative Use

Need images to re-use in your creative projects? Check out the tips and resources on this page.

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Image from Smithsonian Institution - no known copyright restrictions

Clip Art

Public Domain Clip Art
Large collection of public domain clip art. Images may be used for any purpose and registration is not required

Sources of Re-usable Images

These websites list many sources of free public domain and creative commons images. It's important to verify copyright status and allowed uses for each source you select.

The Commons by Flickr
Images from archives, museums, libraries and research centers such as the New York Public Library, Smithsonian, Library of Congress and Getty Research Institute. The images have no known copyright restrictions.
Creative Commons Search
Getty Open Content
Public domain art images from Getty Museum collections
PhotoPin
Wellcome Library of Medical History Images
The Wellcome Library of Medical History provides images on themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science. Many of the images have creative commons licenses allowing re-use.
Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain Resources
U.S. Government Photos and Images

Stock Photos, Textures and Backgrounds

The Commons by Flickr
Images from archives, museums, libraries and research centers such as the New York Public Library, Smithsonian, Library of Congress and Getty Research Institute. The images have no known copyright restrictions.
Corbis Royalty Free Images
This selection of Corbis images may be used for commercial and non-commercial use, free of charge
Freeimages
Exchange for using and contributing free stock images.
Getty Images
Some images may be used for free on the web (via an embedded viewer), for non-commercial, editorial purposes
Image*After
Large collection of free stock images and textures that may be modified and re-used for personal and commercial projects
Morguefile images
A source for high-resolution stock images issued under creative commons licenses.