The Web is not just a place for words. You can also
find great images, from copyright-friendly clip art to
breathtaking photography.
We've gathered a few great sources below. Be sure to check a site's rules
regarding use before downloading images:
- Corbis
Corbis indexes 65 million images and makes more than 600,000 available online. Users
can browse through exhibit galleries or use the image search
engine to find specific images that be printed, sent to others as
an e-card or purchased as a photographic print.
- American Memory Collection
This Library of Congress collection is rich with visuals, including photos
and prints of The
African-American Experience in Ohio, selected
Civil War photographs, photographs of
the Northern Great Plains,
Panoramic Photographs and pictures of
Turn-of-the-Century America.
- NASA's Space Science Pictures of Space
Features truly amazing photographs of planet Earth and beyond. Included in
the numerous list of links are
Nasa's Planetary Photo Journal and the
Hubble Space Telescope Public Photographs.
Find images of Mars, exploding supernovas, high redshift quasars and more.
- Pics4Learning
This resource can help teachers and students create print, multimedia or video productions. All
material on Pics4Learing is copyright-free. Images have been donated by teachers, students
and amateur photographers with the goal of enhancing student learning. You can also contribute photos for others to use.
Explore additional images at these sites:
Finally, keep in mind that your computer software may offer online upgrades
for clip art. For example,
Microsoft's
site offers an extensive database of photographs, clip art and animation
for those using Microsoft Office products.
--- M. Scarborough
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