Sources for Public Domain Images
Most of the images in these collections are in the public domain. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you still must cite these images unless otherwise notified! If you see any copyright notices on these pages, read them for further instructions.You can visit http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html to find out more about issues relating to copyright.
General Search Engines
Creative Commons-http://creativecommons.org
Wikipedia Free Images-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_images
Pics4Learning-http://pics4learning.com/
A great collection of donated photos!
Ceating Online-http://www.creatingonline.com/stock_photos/
Morgue File-http://www.morguefile.com/
PDfoto-http://www.pdfoto.com
Public domain image collections.
Geek Philosopher-http://geekphilosopher.com/MainPage/photos.htm
Background Archive-http://www.backgroundsarchive.com/
FreeFoto.com- http://www.freefoto.com/
A credit to (c) Ian Britton - FreeFoto.com is required
Hassle Free Clip Art- http://www.hasslefreeclipart.com/
Yoto Photo-http://yotophoto.com/
Please stick to the "Free Use License" images only.
Image after-http://www.imageafter.com/
Gimp Savvy-http://gimp-savvy.com/PHOTO-ARCHIVE/
DHD Multimedia Gallery-http://gallery.hd.org/index.jsp
Art Resource-http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/index.html
Old illustrations-http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/public/public_domain.htm
Jvega-http://www.jvega.com/publicdomainimages.html
This website has a list of other "public domain" images. I have not verified whether or not all the items listed are indeed public domain. Make sure you read the fine print before you download.
Language Learning Center at MSU-http://llc.msu.edu/imagebank/
Government and Military Images
US Government Graphics and Photos-http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml
US Air Force Link: Photos and Art- http://www.af.mil/photos/
Must credit the website.
US Navy Images-http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm
Science and Nature Images
NASA Image Exchange- http://nix.nasa.gov/
Images of space and everything relating to it.
NASA Multimedia Gallery- http://www.nasa.gov/gallery/index.html
NASA's image gallery.
NASA's Planetary Photojournal- http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/
Website of planetary imagery.
Dryden Flight Research Center-http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/
Planes, planes and more planes.
NOAA Photo Library (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)-http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
Credit MUST be given to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce "The NOAA collection includes thousands of weather and space images, hundreds of images of our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine species images ranging from the great whales to the most minute plankton."
Public Health Image Gallery-http://phil.cdc.gov/Phil/default.asp
Department of Agriculture Image Gallery-http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/index.html
Department of the Interior Photo Resources Library-http://www.doi.gov/gallery.html
Science Images- http://www.ase.org.uk/cgi-bin/imageFolio/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Science
US Fish and Wildlife Services Images-http://pictures.fws.gov/
Be sure to read the copyright information.
US Geological Service Photographic Library-http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/multimedia.html
Historical
American Memory Collection: Library of Congress-http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/histlink.htm
A huge listing of Public domain images. This is a great resource!!
American Memory Collection: Library of Congress-http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html
(click on "Photos and Prints" and check the "Copyright and Restrictions" section for each collection)
American Memory Maps Collection-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Daguerreotype Portraits and Views 1839-1864-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/daghome.html
America From the Great Depression to World War II: FSA/OWI 1935-1945-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Images of American Political History-http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/
A collection of over 500 public domain images of American Political History.
Selected Civil War Photographs-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
FDR Library-http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/wwphotos.html
Photos of WWII.
Library of Congress-http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/browse/
(click on "Photos and Prints" and check the "Copyright and Restrictions" section for each collection)Miscellaneous
Coin Page-http://www.coinpage.com/
Clip Art and Image Generators
A word about clip Art....I'm not a huge fan of it. I think clip art has a tendancy to make any art project look cheesy. The sites above are a much better source for project images. But if you must:
Action Links Clip Art-http://www.action-links.com/clip/misc/index.htm
Classroom Clip Art-http://classroomclipart.com/
Images are for Educational and personal uses only.
ClipArt Connection-http://www.clipartconnection.com/
Hassle Free Clip Art- http://www.hasslefreeclipart.com/
Cool Archive-http://coolarchive.com
Cool Text-http://cooltext.com
Free Science Clip Art-http://users.ids.net/~jkinnie/clip/cliparch.htm
Large listing of other internet resources for clip art. When checking out these sites be sure to read the copyright info.
Wise Gorilla Educational Clip Art- http://www.wisegorilla.com
Fine Art
Art1 http://www.1art.com/download1.htm
I believe that only the first page contains copyright free images.
Art Serve-http://rubens.anu.edu.au/
Geek Philosopher-http://geekphilosopher.com/MainPage/bkgArt.htm