LibGuides: Images, Music, & Copyright: 'Free' Images from Commercial Sites

Stock photo websites

The following stock image sites have CC0 licensed images and photographs available for use both with and without attribution, though it's always a good idea to credit your sources. Be sure to check the licenses associated with any images you use.

Ancestry Images
Ancestry Images is provided by the commercial site Antique Prints & Maps as a free image resource for anyone undertaking family history, ancestry or local history research.
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The originals of these images are for sale at Antique Prints & Maps. Images of prints, maps, and portraits that have been sold are still available; consequently Ancestry Images contains over 27,800 images of old and antique prints, maps and portraits, some from the 17th century and many from the later 18th century and 19th century.

You may use the images on your own non-commercial web pages. Personal websites on family history, genealogy, or other historical research etc. are welcome to copy any of the images for their own use, as also are charity and non-profit organizations. A link back to Ancestry Images, or a credit such as 'Image courtesy of ancestryimages.com' is necessary. Please contact Antique Prints & Maps if any images are wanted for commercial purposes.
Big Foto
"This site really does offer you free download of all the pictures in our massive and constantly growing photo gallery. You can use big photo images just as you wish for personal or commercial purposes (see Copyright for details) and there are no watermarks or complicated rules. All we do ask is a link back to our website!"
Dreamstime
Dreamstime is a stock photography retailer offering millions of "high resolution Royalty Free stock images". While many are free to use, this site also offers purchase options for licensed content.
FreeDigitalPhotos.net
FreeDigitalPhotos.net offers small-sized (400 pixels on the longest side) photos and illustrations free of charge. Larger sized versions and unwatermarked versions are available to buy. Attribution is required for all free images.
FreeImages
FreeImages describes itself as "a free pictures website, offering a diverse collection of high-quality images, including photos, vectors, clipart, icons, and PSD files." Any relevant restrictions are visible with the image preview, right next to the Download button.
FreeMediaGoo.com
"We provide a way for developers to gather royalty-free photography that can be used in print, film, TV, Internet or any other type of media both for commercial and personal use."
Freerange Stock
"All images are licensed for broad commercial use without attribution, providing dynamic visual tools to fuel our members’ success."
Gratisography
Royalty free HD stock photos and images. "You may use Gratisography pictures as you please for both personal and commercial projects."
Little Visuals
"Little Visuals began life as a passion project of Nic Jackson. . . all of the images will remain available and free for commercial use."
picjumbo
"Viktor Hanacek is 30-year-old photographer, online entrepreneur and designer living in the Czech Republic. In 2013 he has created this stock photo site called picjumbo with free pictures that are today used by millions of bloggers, designers and marketers all around the world.?
RGBStock
More than 120,000 stock photos available. Free membership required to download images.
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All images available for download from the galleries are completely free, if they are being used within the Terms of Use and Image License rules:
http://www.rgbstock.com/license
http://www.rgbstock.com/termsofuse
StockVault
The photographs and images are submitted by photographers and artists from around the globe, with hundreds of new images added weekly, many of which have a Creative Commons License. License information is unique to each image, so be sure to check before downloading!