Internet Graphics Links

NOTE: the websites below will have a mix of public domain images and copyrighted images. Some sites may have ONLY copyrighted images. Always look for the copyright statement link and review the site's copyright information. Some sites may not feature a copyright statement. A good rule of thumb to follow is if you are not sure about the copyright issues send an email or otherwise contact the site owner. Many times you can secure permission to use a copyrighted image. It's often just a matter of sending an email explaining how you will use the image.

Graphics Sources
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  1. Yahoo's Main Web Graphics Page
  2. Yahoo's web page background directory
  3. Yahoo's animated GIF image directory

Sources of Public Domain Photographs (may be mixed with copyrighted images)

  1. The NOAA Photo Library - a large and diverse collection of images.
    http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
  2. USDA Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery - beautiful high quality photographs. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/index.html
  3. The NASA Image Exchange
    http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/
  4. The National Archives & Records Administration
    http://www.nara.gov/
  5. The National Fish & Wildlife Service Images Directory
    http://pictures.fws.gov/
  6. USDA Agricultural Graphics
    http://www.usda.gov/nass/aggraphs/graphics.htm
  7. USDA Online Photography Center, scroll down to the bottom for an index to hundreds of great photographs. http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opclibra.htm
  8. Library of Congress Home Pafge - click on "American Memory ."
    http://www.loc.gov/
  9. 500 pictures of American Political History
    http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/
  10. Yahoo's Directory to US Government Agencies
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Executive_Branch/Departments_and_Agencies/
  11. US Geological Survey - on the home page, search using keywords like photos, photographs, images, earthquake photographs etc. http://www.usgs.gov/

Stock Photography Sources

  1. Fotosearch - http://www.fotosearch.com/
  2. Creatas - http://www.creatas.com/home/default.htm
  3. Corbis - http://pro.corbis.com/
  4. Getty Images - http://www.gettyimages.com/
  5. Comstock Images - http://www.comstock.com/web/default.asp
  6. About.com's Stock Photo Source Links - Excellent site.
Icon & Clip Art Sources
Web Clip art will normally be in GIF format, sometimes called "GIF'S. They can be imported into PowerPoint.
  1. Yahoo's Main Icon Page
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Design_Arts/Graphic_Design/Web_Page_Design_and_Layout/Graphics/Icons/
  2. Yahoo's web clip art directory
    http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Graphics/Clip_Art/
  3. Barry's clip Art Server
    http://www.barrysclipart.com/index.html
  4. The "Cool Clip Art Archive" - Make your own logos, try out their neat logo generator.
    http://www.coolarchive.com/
  5. About.com's web clip art links
    http://webclipart.about.com/arts/webclipart/mbody.htm

Maps Online

Keywords; maps, map links, map archives, map servers, map resources, cartography, cartography links, free maps, europe maps, china maps etc.

  1. The Perry-Castaneda Collection at the University of Texas
    http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
  2. US Library of Congress Map Collection, 1500 - 1999
    http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
  3. Map Libraries and Map Archives - worldwide
    http://www.maps.ethz.ch/coll-int3.html

Clip Art For Teachers & Kids

  1. DiscoverySchool.com's extensive school clip art collection
    http://school.discovery.com/clipart/
  2. School Clip Art from About.com
    http://webclipart.tqn.com/internet/webclipart/msub64.htm

Web Graphics Optimization Sites
Use these tools to compress your images to reduce file size for faster page loading time.

  1. JPEG Wizard - Crunches your jpegs for free!
  2. GIF Cruncher - Crunch your GIF's, Create fast loading GIF's

How to Search The Web for Photographs

Keywords; public domain pictures, public domain photos, public domain photographs, public domain images, government public domain images.

For photographs in general, the word pictures paired with a specific subject seems to work best. Use combinations like these; dolphin pictures, earthquake pictures, us presidents pictures, space pictures, winston Churchill pictures, bug pictures, insect pictures, bear pictures, flower pictures, yellowstone park pictures and so on.

Use the word photographs and photos too in conjunction with descriptive words as in african wildlife photographs, wildlife photographs, whale photos, airplane photos, food photos, historical photos, john kennedy photographs, etc.
How Search The Web For Clip Art
Use one of the search engines below.
  1. Google - use keywords like those listed below.
    http://www.google.com

Use search keywords like these, or invent your own key words tailored to your needs.

  • clip art
  • school clip art
  • free clip art
  • animal clip art
  • map clip art
  • clip art archives
  • science clip art
  • chicken clip art
  • presidents clip art

Updated October 2005