Copyright-Free Images of the Founders?
May 24, 2006 2:43 PM Subscribe
Looking for copyright free color images of some of Revolutionary figures
I am working on an educational series for the local newspaper. We will have weekly educational pages for school kids examining the American Revolution through biographies of some of the players. Now we need decent quality images of the subjects. There is a very small budget for buying copyright permission, but the more we can get for free the better. In particular, we need images of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Paul Revere, The Howe Brothers, Thomas Hutchinson, Phylllis Wheatley, Betsy Ross, the Marquis de Lafayette and Benedict Arnold.
I poked around the Library of Congress American Memory site and came out wanting. Any ideas?
I am working on an educational series for the local newspaper. We will have weekly educational pages for school kids examining the American Revolution through biographies of some of the players. Now we need decent quality images of the subjects. There is a very small budget for buying copyright permission, but the more we can get for free the better. In particular, we need images of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Paul Revere, The Howe Brothers, Thomas Hutchinson, Phylllis Wheatley, Betsy Ross, the Marquis de Lafayette and Benedict Arnold.
I poked around the Library of Congress American Memory site and came out wanting. Any ideas?
Wikipedia's George Washington page has at least 8 color pics of the guy. Start there.
posted by mediareport at 4:02 PM on May 24, 2006
posted by mediareport at 4:02 PM on May 24, 2006
Did you try clipart.com? (Disclaimer: I worked there, years ago). It's not completely royalty-free, but for most practical purposes it is.
posted by ldenneau at 6:06 PM on May 24, 2006
posted by ldenneau at 6:06 PM on May 24, 2006
I often use Google Image search with site:.gov For example here is a search result for Phyllis Wheatley.
Not every image in the .gov domain is public domain, but most are, so it's a good place to start (along with wikipedia which is mentioned above...)
posted by Philbo at 7:45 AM on May 25, 2006
Not every image in the .gov domain is public domain, but most are, so it's a good place to start (along with wikipedia which is mentioned above...)
posted by Philbo at 7:45 AM on May 25, 2006
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posted by LarryC at 3:16 PM on May 24, 2006