An image search service with more than 3,000,000,000 pictures. Thumbnail size only but great variety and quality. Free for education and non-commercial use.
The internationally recognized WorldImages database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It has just been selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in its historic collection of Internet materials. It contains approximately 80,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery.
Includes free animated gifs, ppt templates etc. Great source of design ideas.
Scienceimage is an image library specialising in science and nature images. It is presented by CSIRO, Australia's major science research organisation.
A copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers. Unlike many Internet sites, permission has been granted for teachers and students to use all of the images donated to the Pics4Learning collection
The Trove website is focused on Australia and Australian - historical data. If you are researching in the fields of the social sciences, literature, local or family history, or need inspiration for your school assignment, then this is the tool for you. It includes genuine Australian photos, recordings, newspapers, historical records.
Images are free. You may:
Remix — to adapt the work.
Commercial — to use this work for commercial purposes.
Without Attribution — to use without attributing the original author.
Under the following conditions:
Stand alone basis — You can not sell, license, sublicense, rent, transfer or distribute this image exactly as it is without alteration.
Ownership — You may not claim ownership of this image in its original state.
Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the contributor.
Excellent collection of images, many unusual, suitable for wallpapers and backgrounds. \nYou CAN modify our images and textures in any way you see fit.\nYou CAN use our images and textures in your own work, whether it be for personal or commercial use.\nYou CAN redistribute or sell our images and textures ALTERED OR UNALTERED as part of printed work (e.g. posters, cd-covers, postcards etc)
Searches Flickr to find free images. Select the Creative Commons ONLY option to find images for classroom work, inspiration or research.
Lower resolution web image is free. If you use a free Image you must acknowledge the Image creator and FreeDigitalPhotos.net as the Image source.
These images are free for use in a number of different ways - online use, education etc. Important to read the 'rules for use'.
The key goals of The Commons on Flickr are to firstly show you hidden treasures in the world's public photography archives, and secondly to show how your input and knowledge can help make these collections even richer. The collection draws on resources available from numerous international libraries and museums and organisations such as NASA and the Australian War Memorial. Free. Institutions who participate agree to a "no known copyright restrictions" on the content they share.
This is a photography enthusiasts community site. Browse through the categories of our huge gallery containing over 350,000 quality stock photos by more than 30,000 photographers! Share your photos with fellow designers! SXC is a community of photographers who generously offer their works to those who need them free of charge. Chat with other members in the forum!
A search engine for free photos. These come from many sources and are license-specific. You can view a photo's license by clicking on the license icon, below and left of photos. Membership is free, without advertising, and allows you to rate, tag, collect and comment on photos.
Many free images in addition of commercial. Suitable for school.
This site is dedicated to providing you with a wide range of illustrations scanned from old books. Most of these vintage pictures are originally wood engravings or woodcuts, fewer are etchings or metal engravings; visitors looking for nineteenth century or victorian clipart might just find it here. You are welcome to use our pictures in your school or educational projects, as well as in your artwork or in your scrapbook; you can also use them to make CD sleeves, banners or any part of a website.
According to the copyright laws in many countries, all illustrations in our galleries belong to the public domain and as such, they are free to use for personal or commercial purpose.
Scanned Images, Engravings and Pictures From Old Books\nOver 2,880 high-resolution free images scanned from more than 160 different old or rare books, with extracts, by Liam Quin.