Free Images Sites - included in Intel® Teach to the Future Materials

The following sites offer images that can be freely used on most Web sites and other publications. However, many of these images are not in the public domain and have some use restrictions. Be sure to check the use restrictions at each of these Web sites. If you use any of these images, be sure to provide credit to the source, which should be noted underneath the image as well as a full citing on a separate page.

Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html
"Permission is granted to download no more than ten different clip art images for non-revenue-producing use on hard copy documents or on Web sites with the following restrictions: Any reproduction must be unaltered from its original downloaded form. This includes, but is not limited to, colorization, cropping, or editing. Any use of clip art images on Web sites must credit Discoveryschool.com or include a link to the Discoveryschool.com Web site."
Provide credit to Discovery School for clip art used:
Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
Pics4Learning
http://pics4learning.com
"The Pics4Learning collection is intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an education setting. The original photographers of each image retain the copyright to these images and have graciously allowed their use in this collection. Images in the Pics4Learning collection may be used by teachers and students in print, multimedia, and video productions. These could include, but are not limited to, school projects, contests, web pages, and fund raising activities for the express purpose of improving student educational opportunities."
Provide credit to Pics4Learning for images used:
Images provided by pics4learning.com
Image Collections
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/types/images.htm
An unbelievable annotated list of image resource sites appropriate for education-132 different sites at last count. When using these images for purposes beyond your classroom, be sure to check each site's use restrictions. Although many of these sites contain images that are in the public domain or are freely available for non-commercial use, some have restrictions on their use. Also see its subject index (not just for images): http://bubl.ac.uk/link/menus.html .

Microsoft* ClipGallery Live
http://dgl.microsoft.com/
"Provided for the purpose of granting rights to licensed users of Microsoft Office… Examples of permissible use include, but are not limited to: newsletters, brochures, web sites, presentations, flyers, postcards, trade show materials, newspaper advertisements, product catalogs, and reports."
The Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs Reading Room
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/pphome.html
The catalog includes about 250,000 records representing over five million items. About 90% of the records are accompanied by one or more digital images. Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law or restricted by terms of Library of Congress gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners.
Images of American Political History
http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/index.htm
A collection of over 500 public domain images of American Political History

FreeFoto
http://www.freefoto.com/
"FreeFoto.com is one of the largest collections of free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet. The site features 40 main sections with over 600 sub headings. The photographs are free to private non-commercial users and for sale to commercial users. FreeFoto.com contains over 12,000 images with new pictures being added every week." Credit images used to the FreeFoto.com web site using its logo linked back to freefoto.
FreeStockPhotos.com
http://www.freestockphotos.com/
Download stock photographs absolutely free. Arranged in a variety of categories. Use in any website or publication you wish - personal or commercial, but must include the domain name: FreeStockPhotos.com along with each FreeStockPhotos.com picture used.
Zettweb Photo Site
http://www.zettweb.com/grab-a-picture/
More than 3000 jpg pictures arranged by subject. Non-commercial use: web site, online, and multimedia designs; advertising and promotion campaigns; presentations and brochures; packaging for anything except software, books, CDs and cassettes, and videotapes. For all uses of images at this site, provide a credit: "Image © 1999 ZettWeb. All rights reserved." to appear adjacent to the images or in a credits comment.
AICT
http://www.mcad.edu/AICT/index.html
AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community. Arranged in the following categories: Ancient, Medieval Era, Renaissance & Baroque, and Non-Western.
Lantern Slides of Classical Antiquity
http://csanet.org/lanterns/lantindx.html
Bryn Mawr College grants the right to use these images for non-profit, non-commercial use in educational or academic settings to any scholar or student. The College does, however, retain the right to control use of these images in any printed product or for any commercial or fund-raising purpose.
The Society of Architectural Historians
http://www.sah.org/imagex.html
Somewhat difficult to navigate, but has a huge amount of resources for photographs and drawings of historical buildings. Most images can be used for non-profit educational use; republication must preserve the original credit for the source of the image. If any image is identified as "PR" (permission required), those images cannot be used without permission from the image provider. For easier access, categories are listed below:
American Survey
[1600-1779] [1780-1849] [1850-1899] [1900-1944] [1945-1976] [addendum of less consensual pedagogical favorites].
NIX (NASA Image eXchange)
http://nix.nasa.gov/
"Photographs are not protected by copyright unless noted. If copyrighted, permission should be obtained from the copyright owner prior to use. If not copyrighted, photographs may be reproduced and distributed without further permission from NASA."
Making of America
http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/
The Making of America collection is comprised of the digitized pages of books and journals. This system allows you to view scanned images of the actual pages of the 19th century texts. All materials selected in the MOA project are no longer covered by copyright.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Photo Library
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/collections.html
Well-organized site containing albums and catalogs of over 16,000 images. Great site covering 18 different subject categories. "Most NOAA photos and slides are in the public domain and CANNOT be copyrighted. Although at present, no fee is charged for using the photos credit MUST be given to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce unless otherwise instructed to give credit to the photographer or other source."
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pictures/Images
http://pictures.fws.gov/
http://images.fws.gov/
"Most of the images on our Web pages are in the "public domain" (which means they have no copyright restrictions). If an image on our Web site is not restricted and does not say it is copyrighted, then you can assume it is in the public domain. You may download and use those copyright-free images in your print and electronic publications. There's no fee to pay (i.e., they're free), and no need to get permission from the Service for reusing them."
American Memory
http://memory.loc.gov/
"The nature of historical archival collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Whenever possible, the Library provides information about copyright owners and other restrictions in the catalog records, finding aids, special-program illustration captions, and other texts that accompany collections. The Library provides such information as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron."
American Memory: Selected Civil War Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html
"There are no known restrictions on these photographs."
American Memory: America from the Great Depression to WWII (1935-1945)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
"Photographs in this collection were taken by photographers working for the U.S. Government. Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. While the Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright in the FSA/OWI Black-and-White Photos, there is a narrow possibility that a very small number of items may have copyrights associated with them Suggested credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USF35-1326]"
American Memory: Map Collections 1544-1999
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
"The maps in the Map Collections materials were either published prior to 1922, produced by the United States government, or both (see catalogue records that accompany each map for information regarding date of publication and source). The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection or any other restrictions in the Map Collection materials."
FDR Library & Digital Archives
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/photos.html
Copyright-free pictures of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the depression and New Deal, and World War II.

U.S. Air Force Photos
http://www.af.mil/photos/
"Information presented on Air Force Link is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested."
U.S. Navy Online Library
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm
"To the best of our knowledge, all Online Library pictures are in the public domain and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose without requesting permission."
Icon Bazaar
http://www.iconbazaar.com/
Lots of clip art and animations. "Limited permission is granted for institutional use of up to twenty (20) images in toto from these archives by WWW developers representing not-for-profit organizations, governmental organizations or educational institutions. Copyright notification should be included wherever appropriate."
Provide credit to Icon Bazar for clip art used:
Some images here provided by:
Icon BAZAAR     www.iconbazaar.com  
 
 
 

Graphics Libraries
http://www.net-ads.com/development/graphics.html
Nice list of links to graphics libraries with extensive annotations of each.

Amazing Instant Online Animated 3D Text Maker
http://www.3dtextmaker.com/
Creates a text banner with your own text, then you can save the image as you would any other online image (right-click...). Animations only work on Web pages and PowerPoint 2000 (and PowerPoint 97 if you have a special plug-in).
Animated Text Created at: www.3dtextmaker.com