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POSC 217: Monuments, Museums & Meaning

Professor Barbara Allen - Spring 2021

Creative Commons and Public Domain Image Collections

Strategies for Finding Creative Commons Images

In addition to the above aggregators of Creative Commons-licensed images, you can also consider searching the image collections of numerous institutions that make their images available for free use. The following links are just a snapshot of what is available. Note: Many of the examples below are skewed towards historical artifacts. 

Google Images Licensed for Reuse

screen shot of google images - selecting creative commons

Free Stock Photos

These sites include thousands of stock images that have been made available for free, non-commercial use. The terms of use will vary from site to site, so be sure to understand the conditions before using.