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Public Domain Guide

Defining and exploring the public domain.

Public Domain & Open Access Collections

Agricultural Research Service Gallery
- Requests credit for images when used
Digital Public Library of America
- Use the "copyright status" filter to find public domain content
Europeana Images from European History
- Filter search by "Can I use this?"
National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Filter search by "Open Access"
Library of Congress Free to Use and Reuse Sets
Openverse
- Free stock photos, images, and audio
National Gallery of Art Open Access Images
New York Times Public Domain Images
New York Public Library Public Domain Collections
Smithsonian Institution Public Domain Images
The Met: Images of Artwork in the Public Domain
- Look for the OA Public Domain icon
Public.Work
Public Domain Image Archive from The Public Domain Review
Images Guide from the UT Libraries

Free Music Archive
Librivox Free Public Domain Audiobooks
Library of Congress National Jukebox
- Some songs and recordings are in the public domain, while others are not. Check the copyright for each song or recording before using.
Internet Archive
- Search "public domain"
Musopen
- Free recordings, sheet music, and textbooks

National Park Service B-Roll Video Index
POND5
- Free stock videos, photos, and music
Public Domain Videos from Pexels
Public Domain Review Films
Internet Archive
- Search "public domain"
Videvo
- Free stock video footage

HathiTrust [Digital Library With Public Domain Collections]
Public Domain Poems from Poets.org
Project Gutenberg eBooks and Audiobooks
Internet Archive
- Search "public domain"

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Last Updated: May 7, 2025 2:35 PM
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