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.
A poster created by the Illinois WPA Art Project Chicago created between 1936 and 1941. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, WPA Poster Collection, LC-USZC2-5183 (color film copy slide), https://www.loc.gov/item/98508155.
Header image: 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.
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.
*indicates that the website allows you to filter by usage type.