Public Domain Image Archive
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Public Domain Image Archive
Explore our hand-picked collection of 10,742 out-of-copyright works, free for all to browse, download, and reuse. This is a living database with new images added every week.
Pixnio
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Pixnio - Public Domain Images & Free Stock Photos
Public domain images, royalty free stock photos. Pictures free for personal and commercial use. No need for attribution.
Videos
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New PD image resource: “Public Domain Image Archive”, a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images. Some very cool browsing interfaces! Well sourced, and with good re-usage info.
It's another very useful resource, but still contains some of the same (slightly infuriating) problems which other resources seem to be happy to live with - artists, especially some notable ones, aren't credited, with the images being refereed to as 'by Anonymous', making searches for specific creators hit or miss. If the site is simply reusing information from online sources this is understandable, but still... some of the images are signed. There are also very notable works omitted - a search for "curate's egg" doesn't turn up the source of the saying, although the drawing has been referenced somewhat extensively. A good start, all the same, and it can always improve in future. Really not sure how I feel about the search interface at the moment, though... I'll have to return to the site later and ponder why that feels somewhat awkward. More on reddit.com
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January 9, 2025Is there any good website for sourcing public domain images and only public domain images?
That really depends on what kind of images you're looking for. I know there are a few museums that put their galleries up as free image resources, and a few niche-purpose sites like OpenGameArt with PD resources like those in this search , but those might not meet your use needs. More on reddit.com
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September 25, 2024What are the best sites to get public domain images?
Pexels, Pixabay (note these are not true public domain but more similar to unsplash where it’s just free license) and I also like New York Public Library (NYPL) public domain search engine for images and stuff. Check out r/publicdomain as well. More on reddit.com
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September 28, 2020What are the biggest/best resources for public domain artwork and pictures?
We should try to work up a FAQ for this and similar questions. Meanwhile, try these: Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/discover Smithsonian Open Access https://www.si.edu/openaccess Rijks Studio https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/collection/collection-search.html NY Public Library public domain collections https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/digital-collections/public-domain Museums that give open access images of public domain work https://creativelawcenter.com/museums-open-access-images/ "The Commons" on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/commons Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Public_domain Public domain resources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_resources More on reddit.com
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February 18, 2021Free Images
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Free Images - Millions of public domain/cc0 photos and clipart
Search Millions Public Domain/CC0 stock images, clip-art, historical photos and more. Commercial use OK. No attribution required. No login required.
LOC
loc.gov › free-to-use
Library of Congress Free to Use and Reuse | Library of Congress
This page features items from the Library's digital collections that are free to use and reuse. The Library believes that this content is either in the public domain, has no known copyright, or has been cleared by the copyright owner for public use.
Unsplash
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Public Domain Pictures | Download Free Images on Unsplash
Choose from a curated selection of photos shared on Unsplash with a similar license to the Public Domain. Every image can be used for free for both commercial and personal uses thanks to the Unsplash community's photographers.
University of Texas at Austin
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Finding Public Domain Images - Public Domain - LibGuides at University of Texas at Austin
November 10, 2025 - See the Finding Creative Commons content page for images that are licensed for reuse. Also, be sure to check out the Federal Government Websites page because there are several government image databases. ... The Public Domain Review has created a curated collection of over 10,000 historical images.
scrappapercircus
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Public Domain Imagery You'll Love!
October 15, 2024 - Public domain imagery is isn't owned by anyone--unlike the majority of images you see on the internet--and can be reproduced and incorporated into your work without legal consequences.
Public Domain Pictures
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Public Domain Pictures - Free Images & Stock Photos for Commercial Use
Download high-quality public domain images and free stock photos for private and commercial use. No copyright restrictions, no attribution required.
Pexels
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Public domain images · Pexels
You can find thousands of public domain images on Pexels. Search for various keywords and images of all kinds of topics.
A Home Is Announced
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Public Domain Print Shop - A Home Is Announced
October 5, 2025 - Because I think it’s important for you to know where this public domain artwork is coming from, and because I think it’s important to make sure that these archives receive the hits and web traffic to their site that they deserve as thanks for hosting these public domain paintings and providing the service that they do, I’ve designed this gallery as a sort of curated collection of links. So what you’ll find in each of the galleries above are low res image preview files of the public domain art that I’ve curated.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/publicdomain › new pd image resource: “public domain image archive”, a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images. some very cool browsing interfaces! well sourced, and with good re-usage info.
New PD image resource: “Public Domain Image Archive”, a ...
January 9, 2025 - Seems more focused on unusual ephemera / lesser-known works (things that appear on The Public Domain Review basically). Kind of niche in that way, where you go to stumble across something strange and new, but yeah also something where it's likely not to have a specific image you are looking for (though might!).
Reddit
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r/publicdomain on Reddit: Is there any good website for sourcing public domain images and only public domain images?
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I have been using Wikicommons, which has alot of good old and new public domain photos which are of course free to use. However as everything on there is user uploaded and things put on there are usually on uploaded to be Wikipedia articles themselves, it has a very limited library I find.
And looking up Public domain image websites, you get a bunch of different ones charging you $30 for stock images lol.
So does anyone know if there is such a place that hosts all/nearly all public domain images that are accessible for free, or is such a place in the same realms of Narnia in terms of its reality
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That really depends on what kind of images you're looking for. I know there are a few museums that put their galleries up as free image resources, and a few niche-purpose sites like OpenGameArt with PD resources like those in this search , but those might not meet your use needs.
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Start here: https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/public-work-a-smoothly-searchable-archive-of-100000-copyright-free-images.html This article has a lot of good leads.
The Public Domain Review
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Medium: Images — Collections — The Public Domain Review
Search The Public Domain Review · Support PDR · + Filter Options · Browse Media · AllImagesBooksFilmAudio · Filtered By · AllEpochStyleTheme · Browsing by MediumAllImagesBooksFilmAudio · Filter Images by · All · Epoch · Style · Theme · Images / Animals & Beasts, Death, Music & Arts ·
Wikimedia Commons
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Category:Public domain - Wikimedia Commons
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Pixabay
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Download free media from PublicDomainPictures | Pixabay
Discover the best free images, stock photos, free HD/4K videos, music, sound effects, GIFs, and more from PublicDomainPictures on Pixabay
99designs
99designs.com › home › 31 free public domain image websites (use with care)
31 Free Public Domain Image Websites
January 5, 2023 - Worldwide, archives and libraries partner with FlickrCommons and contribute their own public domain images. It’s a great resource for finding free public domain images from all over the world, not just from the United States.
The New York Public Library
nypl.org › research › resources › public-domain-collections
Public Domain Collections: Free to Share & Reuse | The New York Public Library
Famous Literary Locales, Visualized by Gwen Glazer Public domain images from Digital Collections that remind us of classic books.
Google Docs
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Public Domain Images - Google Docs
Prepared by Melissa De Witte for UC Santa Cruz staff and faculty who use images on the web (email [email protected] with any additions or questions) BE SURE TO READ THIS! UCOP’s Frequently Asked Questions about copyright: http://copyright.universityofcalifornia.edu/faqs/index.html#a Resources ...
Medium
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The Best Ever List of Public Domain and Copyright Free Image Websites (Thirty-three with Links) | by Paula Marie Orlando | Medium
1 month ago - Flickr (check license, some are free to use but some are copyrighted or require attribution) Wikimedia Commons Flickr Commons Openverse (CC or public domain) Pexels (free stock images shared by creators) Pixabay Life of Pix (free hi-res photography/photographer shared) Kaboompics Morguefile Free Stock Image Collection StockSnap (mostly CC) Gratisography (“Truly unique.
Art Institute of Chicago
artic.edu › open-access › open-access-images
Open Access Images | The Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago offers image file downloads for artworks in the public domain. These are accessible on the individual artwork pages. Adjacent to the image will be action buttons allowing you to zoom in, download the image file, or share the artwork on social media.