It's so easy to find images on the internet, but that doesn't mean that you can freely use them without the permission of the creator / owner of the image, be it a photographer, an artist, a museum or other group, organization, or institution. Use the resources we provide below to find images you can freely use in your project.
Please note:primary sources including images are a reflection of the time and culture in which they were created and may contain language or other content that is considered offensive today.
We recommend that you start your image search with the subscription database
Access millions of images which are rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use. To cite an image, choose Database. Then choose the source type that most accurately describes your image (for example: Work of Visual Art OR Photo or Illustration OR Map or Chart).
Search individually or all together the complete content of hundreds of reference books and monographs in all disciplines. Browse subject collections in the left sidebar. Use this especially when you are researching a subject that may straddle disciplines to maximize your results. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Overview essays, biographies, events and topics, primary source documents, timelines, maps and charts, images and videos from the mid-15th century to the present. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Chronicles influential world events and developments since the 16th century to support research and analysis of global trends, causal relationships, and current conflicts; with reference articles, peer-reviewed essays written by scholars, and thousands of primary and secondary sources. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Click on Size and chooseLarge so you get a clear, sharp image for your slide.
Click on Usage Rights and choose Creative Commons Licenseswhich allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format,so long as attribution is given to the creator.
If you found a picture on a website that you'd like to use in your presentation, you can try a "reverse image search":
On your computer, open the Chrome browser.
Go to the website with the picture you want to use.
Right-click the picture.
Click Search Google for image. You’ll see your results in a new tab.
Follow steps above to limit your results to find Large-size images with Creative Commons Licenses.
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