Where to Find Public Domain and Fair Use Images

This is a list of online resources that I regularly use to find public domain and fair use images.

Always double check for any use restrictions before using an image.

Learn more about Creative Commons licenses.

AkronStock

Library of Congress

National Archives

Picryl

The following websites contain materials from various institutions or creators, and images may be protected by copyright. You’ll need to double check each image’s usage rights.

Newberry Library

Flickr*

Digital Public Library of America

Google images search*

Wikimedia Commons

*indicates that the website allows you to filter by usage type.

The research room at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in 1966. General Services Administration. National Archives and Records Service. Office of Educational Programs. Education Division. National Archives and Records Administration, NARA ID: 102252986.