1. Internet Archive >>
Watch full-length feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, World War II propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours: These options are all featured in this diverse library! Many of these videos are available for free download.
2. Buy Out Footage >>
Huge collection of contemporary and historical public domain and royalty free stock footage. These contemporary footages were beautifully captured on 35mm motion picture film and documenting politics, lifestyles, modern military, tragedies and disasters, nature and wildlife, news, and many more. Interestingly, the historical footages include old newsreels, wars, flashbacks, classic cuts, ad cuts, classic cartoons, films and many more. Free streaming and downloads in various formats.
3. Flickr Photos >>
Large collection of thousands of high quality images of significant historical interest scanned at high resolution in several sizes. This collection is intended for the media, publishers, and the general public looking for high quality photographs. Free to download.
4. Pixabay >>
Large collection of thousands of high quality images released under Creative Commons. All these amazing photos are free for personal and commercial use.
5. PikWizard >>
Stunning library of over 1 million stock images and videos – Abstract, Animals/Wildlife, Backgrounds/Textures, Beauty/Fashion, Buildings/Landmarks, Business/Finance, Celebrities and many more! Royalty free and safe for commercial use, with no attribution required.
6. StockSnap >>
Beautiful copyright-free stock photos. Hundreds of high resolution images added weekly. Free download.
7. Unsplash >>
Uploaded photos by the world’s most generous community of photographers for free download to the public.
8. Kaboompics >>
Everything you need to create fabulous content. Free images of the highest quality, constantly growing image database, a powerful search-engine – all these for free at Kaboompics.
9. Gratisography >>
Free high-resolution pictures you can use on your personal and commercial projects. Click on an image to download the high-resolution version. New awesome pictures added weekly!
10. ISO Republic >>
Lots of free high resolution stock photos for creative work. Free downloads for everyone.
11. Morgue File >>
This site provides the public and creative community with free raw photo materials. Don’t let the name fool you. There are a lot of great images here. They are NOT in the Public Domain but ARE still free to use privately and commercially apart from photos apart from premium items.
12. New York Public Library Digital Gallery >>
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 415,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library.
13. Historical Maps And Charts >>
The Office of Coast Survey’s Historical Map & Chart Collection contains over 20,000 maps and charts from the late 1700s to present day.
14. New York Public Library Digital Gallery >>
NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 415,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library.
15. Public Domain Photo Database >>
This is a large repository for free public domain photos. Unless something is clearly marked as being copyrighted, you can assume it is free to use.
16. Prints With A Past >>
Large gallery of antique prints dating from late 1700s through early 1900s. The original antique print include engravings and lithographs featuring botanicals, natural history prints, children’s prints, sports, landscapes, maps fashion prints and more. Free digital downloads but they may charge for printing, matting and framing.
17. Clip Art Etc >>
ClipArt Etc provides students and teachers with over 71,500 pieces of quality educational clipart. Every illustration comes with a choice of image size as well as complete source information for proper citations in school projects. All images are appropriate for classroom use.