[Jamie]

Was wondering if anyone has a resource recommendation for images for my students to use in their portfolios. I have 3 history students and looking online for images when it comes time for portfolios is time-consuming and can be frustrating for all. I was thinking about having printed images available for them to choose from without the searching. Thanks.

[anorton]

We are having the same issue. Also printer ink is going to cost a fortune at this rate. I love the example portfolio pages that are submitted under photos in the group. I would love to see more people upload examples. It would help my kids to see different types of examples that are possible.

[Ben Crist]

While I don’t have a repository of images to share, I can share the tools we use to find images for our projects (including Antiquity). Hope these are more helpful than just searching Google images.

Start Here

Artvee: relatively new. Maybe the best? Download hi-res PD artworks from Reijk, Smithsonian, etc.

Open Image Collections: just found this—looks like a great place to start. you have to use the filters up top to get public domain works

DuckDuckGo: already set to search Wikimedia Commons

Public Domain Review: resource posts can be fantastic gems with great images, but a few unsavory items can get focus

Pixabay: royalty-free stock images

Unsplash: Freely usable images (Boston PL link example)

Raw Pixel: high resolution images from antique books, plates and museum collections, each image is 100% copyright free for personal or commercial use. Check out awesome marine life plates, collections by artist, or by the British Library

Museo: searches PD images from some of the great museum open collections. Writeup here

Heritage Library: free vintage illustrations

Images (Fine Arts)

The MET: search open access images

Smart History: curated collections of links—similar to our resource pages

WikiArt: a visual art encyclopedia (search by genre, school, movement)

Google Arts & Culture: aggregator with hi-res images and some articles

Art Institute of Chicago: 50k+ works in the public domain

The Art Story: artists, movements, and works with short descriptions

James Tissot: high quality

N.C. Wyeth: a high quality collection

Images (History)

National Archives Exhibits: some really useful collections

National Gallery of Art

LIFE Photo Archive: iconic American persons, history, and Americana

USA.gov: search for images across government Web sites

Library of Congress: search only for photos

NYPL Digital Collections: primary sources, images, and more

Old Maps Online

Images (Science)

NASA: official search tool

Sungate: Scientific events, data, and search tools

Library of Congress: narrow search to scientific images & videos

U.S. Agricultural Research Service: use categories for narrow searches

NASA flickr: NASA hi-res images on flickr

USGS: U.S. Geological Survey