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ARTstor
2.5+ million high-resolution images of the world’s cultural heritage: anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art history, fashion & costume, literature, religion, theater, world history, and much more. All rights-cleared for use in education.
Oxford Art Online
Thousands of art images, maps, line drawings, artists’ signatures, monograms, stamps of sale, artists’ portraits and self-portraits. For educational use.

All Go
People of all sizes and abilities
Disabled and Here
Celebrating disabled Black, Indigenous, people of color
The Gender Spectrum Collection
Images of trans and non-binary models
Nappy
Features black and brown people
Picnoi
Diverse multi-racial images

Burst
High resolution, royalty-free images
Everystockphoto
Nearly 30 MILLION free photos from around the world. Mostly amateur photography, some professional.
Flickr Commons
Publicly-held photography collection from Flickr.
Google Arts & Culture
High-resolution images of artworks & historical sites from over 1,000 museums & cultural institutions from around the world.
Gratisography
Quirky, creative collection of free high-resolution pictures.
Life of Pix
Free high-resolution stock photography site: find images and share your own.
Pixabay
Over 1.6 million royalty free stock photos and videos shared by the Pixabay community.
Picjumbo
Free high-resolution images for personal and commercial use.

Getty Search Gateway
The Getty Search Gateway allows users to search across several of the Getty repositories, including collections databases, library catalogs, collection inventories, and archival finding aids. Search over 1 million books and 2.5 million images!
Google Arts & Culture
High-resolution images of artworks & historical sites from over 1,000 museums & cultural institutions from around the world.
Internet Archive
Search millions of primary sources, including books, images, audio, film, webpages, etc.
Library of Congress Photos
Search nearly 1 million photos, prints, and drawings. Images unavailable for download can be requested; rights vary.
Life Magazine Photo Archive (hosted by Google)
Millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time here.
The New York Public Library Digital Collections
This resource "provides free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more."

Adobe Stock
Choose from millions of high quality images, videos, web templates, and more.
Getty Images
Millions of professional stock images, videos, and music to choose from.
iStock
Millions of user-generated stock photos, vectors and illustrations, and video clips for license.

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