Welcome to our copyright free images section. On this page is a list of sites that offer creative commons, public domain, and other nonrestrictive copyright licensed images. These sites are ranked mostly according to how expansive their collections are.
This is a custom Google search that only searches the image sites listed below. While a great way to find a file quick make sure you check the licensing as a lot of these sites have paid sections.
| Wikimedia Commons Rank:  (5/5)
Large list of images used by wikimedia that are in the public domain or creative commons licensed. |
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| U.S. Government Graphics Rank:  (4/5)
Directory listing of images available from various departments of the U.S. Government. |
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| Karen’s Whimsy Images Rank: (4/5)
Quite a large selection of copyright free images in the public domain. Mainly focused on fantasy type images. |
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| Zorger’s Illustrations Rank: (4/5)
Various free images from cartoons, books, etc. Lots of very interesting illustrations. |
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| 1914 Puzzle Book Images Rank: (4/5)
Full scan of a 1914 puzzle book has lots of interesting copyright free images of puzzles and such. |
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| EduPics Images Rank: (4/5)
Coloring pages, black & white images, color images, large selection of public domain and other free images of all types. |
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| National Health Biotech Graphics Rank:  (3/5)
Diagrams and graphics used by National Health Museum. Lots of copyright free images related to biology. |
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| Library of Medicine Free Images Rank: (3/5)
Free images about the history of medicine. Very big collection of these copyright free medical images. |
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| New York Library Free Images Rank: (3/5)
Pictures made available by the New York Public Library. Decent amount of categories with large selections. |
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| TIGER Map Images Rank: (3/5)
Copyright free map images made available by the U.S. Census Dept. Has a lot of interesting map layers as well. |
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| Historical Public Domain Images Rank: (3/5)
Historical images in a variety of categories. All images in the public domain mainly due to expiration of copyright. |
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| Public Domain Images Rank: (3/5)
Decent amount of free images in the public domain that look like engravings. A lot of very nice images though. |
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| USGS Map Generator Rank: (3/5)
Generate copyright free maps of various places. Includes topographical images. |
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| GoGraph Images Rank: (3/5)
Large list of multiple types of copyright free images. Lots of different categories but not much in each category. |
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| 1800s Fashion Plate Images Rank:  (2/5)
Fashion plates from the 1800s show various types of fashion. |