Imagen del public domain
Public domain material is that which is free of copyright. With rare exception all original works are copyrighted automatically by USA copyright law. An author is under no obligation to provide copyright notice and the absence of such notice should not be considered a release of rights. Explicit permission must be given or use of materials is a violation of copyright law.
For most works, "public domain" includes those for which the copyright has expired (70 yrs after the death of author), or the work was ineligible for copyright. The latter includes U.S. national government publications, such as from the USDA, USGS, NASA, NOAA, NSF, etc..
<font=large> Public Domain Image Sources </font>
The following is a list of sites where public domain images can be found. However, many of these sites may contain some copyrighted materials, and it is the users obligation to investigate and abide by the required use conditions.
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General (Photos, Clipart, etc.)
- Wikimedia Commons The Wikimedia Foundation central repository for free photographs, diagrams, animations, music, spoken text, video clips, and media of all sorts.
- Flickr Photo sharing gallery. (copyright and creative commons licensed photos). Use the Advanced Search with "Only search within Creative Commons" checked.
- Stock Xchng Use advanced search for "Restricted OK" set to "No".
- Public Domain Images by Alexander Media LLC
- Open Clip Art Library
- morguefile Public photo gallery. Massive archive of photos.
- Library of Congress
- The National Archives
National Government Agencies
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Library of Congress
- Mineral Management Service
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration
- National Institutes of Health
- National Park Service
- The National Science Foundation
- Recreation.gov
- Office of Surface Mining
- US National Archives and Records Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- US House of Representative Committee on Resources
- US Geological Survey
- National Human Genome Research Institute
Subjects
Bible
- Free Bible Clip Art Collection Massive collection of Bible images, but no search engine. To search gallery use the following via Google - site:thebiblerevival.com keyword
- Free Bible Picture Gallery
- Christian Theological Seminary Image Library Large collection of Old and New Testament characters, archealogy, maps, etc. (all images are public domain)
- Wikible Media Pool
Biology
- Biology Photo Gallery by the USGS
- Biology Resources by National Park Service
- NP Species Species archive by the National Park Service
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- NOAA Photo Library by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration
- National Estuarine Research Reserve System by NOAA
- National Marine Sanctuaries Photo Gallery by NOAA
- NOAA's Ark Animal photos by NOAA
- Coral Kingdom Coral Reef photo by NOAA
- Other Photo Sites by NOAA
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms by NHGRI
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
Earth Science
- Bureau of Land Management
- Digital Library for Earth System Education funded by the National Science Foundation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Minerals in Your World image gallery by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Mineral Information Institute.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NOAA Photo Library by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Geology Resource by the National Park Service
- Geology Resources by the USGS
- Energy Resources by the USGS
- Mineral Resources by the USGS
- National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program by the USGS
- Coastal and Marine Geology Program by the USGS
- Water Resources by the USGS
Electron Micrographs
- Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility by Dartmouth College
- Beltsville Electron Microscopy Unit by Beltsville Agricultural Research Unit (USDA)
Geography
- Map Collections: 1500-2004 Library of Congress
- Bible Maps
- National Park Service
- Recreation.gov
- Geography Resources by the USGS
- The National Map Nations topographic map by the USGS
- GISDATA Map Studio by the USGS
- Wikible Maps
Prehistoric Life
- EarlyImage A Collection of Illustrations From Popular Sources Published Prior to 1923
- Prehistoric Life (Before KT) Dinosaurs and other
- Prehistoric Life (After KT) Wooly Mammoths, Sabre Tooths, etb.
- Photo Gallery by Dinosaur National Monument
Portraits
- Images from the History of Medicine by the National Library of Medicine
- Portrait Gallery by the University of Texas at Austin
