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Over a million free vintage prints

Rain 2Looking for some unique images to assist with presentations or displays? Or maybe just searching for some inspiration?

The British Library has a large, free collection on Flickr of vintage images from the 17th – 19th century, all of which are copyright-free and downloadable.

The images are of subjects including buildings, civilians, farming, shipping, and much more! If you are overwhelmed by the options, simply select “Highlights” to browse through a mixture.

Read the article here.

Image credit: http://tinyurl.com/qz9m8hz, licensed under CC BY 2.0

 

 

Free Images from the Getty Center

UncertainThe Getty Center’s Open Content Program now provides nearly 100,000 images (and counting) for anyone to use!  Open Culture provides a brief intro to the program and links to related resources.  The Getty Center, a California-based organization, said that they “recognized the need to share images of works of art for free and without restriction, so that all those who create or appreciate art … will have greater access to high-quality digital images for their studies and projects.”  Learn more about the program out on the Getty Center’s website, or jump right in with the Getty Search Gateway.

Image credit: http://tinyurl.com/ntzrb64, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0