Research Guides: Graphic Design Research Guide: Images by Subject

Advertising

Xanti, Parfums Bourjois, 1945. Image source: Ad*Access

Ad*Access
Advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Digital collection at Duke University.
The Advertising Archives: Historical & Current Print Ads
A searchable collection of print and TV advertisements, magazine covers, cinema posters, comics, postcards, cigarette cards, and more.
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SoniaDelaunay

Sonia Delaunay,
Dancer, 2nd Version, 1916.Albright-Knox, Buffalo, NY. Image
source: CAMIO

Mali

Abbas, Dried Onions,
Mali, 2002. Image
source: Magnum/
ARTStor

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Provides access to about one million digital images within the collection of the Library of Congress' Prints and Photographs Division. Includes architectural and historical images.
LIFE photo archive
Millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
World Images
Images for educational use from the California State University IMAGE project. Includes broad subject coverage, from art and architecture to science and technology, portraits, maps, and the natural world.
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Images from the History of Medicine
Photography, prints and graphic art from the History of Medicine Division of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

May H. Lesser, Biochemistry Lab, 1968. Image source: IHM

Wellcome Images
Over 40,000 current and historical medical images; topics include medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science.
Center for Disease Control's Public Health Image Library
Photos, illustrations, audio/visual, and animation files. Images include titles, descriptions, and subject identifiers.
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Earth Science World
American Geological Institute's collection of archaeological, geological, environmental, geophysical, and other images. Also includes plants, animals, and weather and satellite images.

Hoodoos in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, Bruce Molnia, Terra Photographics. Image source: Earth Science World

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Digital Library
Collection of over 6,000 nature and wildlife photos provided by the U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service. Includes birds, plants, habitats, environmental sciences, wildlife refuges, and more.
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ExecutiveHouse

Executive House
Hotel, Chicago,
Illinois, 1960. Milton
Schwartz & Assoc.
Image Source:
Davis/UW Image
Bank.

Cities and Buildings Database
Buildings and cities from throughout history and throughout the world. A collection begun by UW professor Meredith L. Clausen for use in the classroom, student study, or individual research purposes.
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Art and Architecture Images This link opens in a new window
Art and architecture digital images from licensed sources, plus contributions from Ohio museums, libraries, and universities.

American Memory Project
Historical documents, photographs, sound recordings, moving pictures, books, pamphlets, maps, and other resources from the Library of Congress.

Sung

Portrait of Sung Jen-tsung, hanging scroll, 11th century. Image source: ARTStor

New York Public Library (NYPL) Digital Gallery
Over 337,000 images digitized from primary sources and print rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including photographs on a variety of subjects and covering different time periods.
Smithsonian Images
Search over 12 million records of museum objects, archives and library materials.
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Maps and text description of the creation and changes in the size, shape, and location of every county in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia.

WorldEast

Pinkerton, World on Mercator's Projector, East, 1812. Image source: David Rumsey

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Over 20,000 historical maps from around the world, with focus on North America and South America.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Contains images from the more than 250,000 maps in the University of Texas-Austin, covering all areas of the world.
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Weegee

Wegee, A commuter
from New Jersey..,
1941. Image source:
ICP

International Center of Photography
Historical photography collections from the International Center of Photography, New York, including works by Wegee, Robert Capa, and Richard Avedon.
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