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Subscription Databases
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JSTOR / ImagesUse JSTOR Images Tab to search over one million images, including former Artstor content.Requires University logon for off-campus access. To save image groups, register at the site using your umich email address.
Databases & Web Resources
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Ad* AccessFrom the Duke University collections, over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.
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AdViewsA digital archive of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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American Museum of Natural History Digital Special CollectionsAccess to over 7,000 digital images from the archival photographic images, art and memorabilia images and Rare Book Collection illustrations.
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Broadsides and EphemeraThousands of broadsides, pamphlets, posters, tickets and other printed items from across America. Part of Duke Digital Collections.
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Cartoon Image Database (Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum : OSU)Scanned images from the Billy Ireland Cartoon Collection at OSU.
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Charles W. Cushman Photograph CollectionThe collection of Charles W. Cushman's nearly 15,000 kodachrome slides is a photographic document of American social history in the twentieth century.
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David Rumsey Historical Maps CollectionOver 13,600 images of high resolution images with an emphasis on the American continents during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography60K photo postcards with images of Michigan and its people.
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Emergence of Advertising in AmericaAdvertising images from 1850-1920.
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EuropeanaEuropeana is a single access point to millions of books, paintings, films, museum objects and archival records that have been digitised throughout Europe.
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Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black and White NegativesOver 175,000 photographs documenting life in America between 1935 and 1944. Government agencies involved include the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937), the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942), and the Office of War Information (1942-1944). The negatives are now part of the Library of Congress Collections.
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Flickr : The CommonsPublic domain photography collections supplied to Flickr by museums around the world.
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Google Patent SearchSearch over 7 million patents, including full images.
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Heritage GatewayAccess to records and images of English archaeological, architectural, and martime heritage.
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JSTOR / ImagesClick on the Images Tab to search JSTOR Images (formerly ARTstor). Collections include historical and documentary images.
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JSTOR Primary SourcesA portal to three collections of primary source materials: one of 19th c. British Pamphlets, one of World Heritage sites in Africa, and one of political struggles and independence movements in S. Africa.
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Labadie Photograph CollectionPhotograph holdings of the Labadie Collection on social protest and radical politics, housed in the Univ. of Michigan Special Collections Research Center.
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Library of Congress Digital Image CollectionsDiverse collections of images provided by the Library of Congress.
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Life Magazine Photo ArchiveExtensive collection from the photojournalist magazine chronicling American life and events over the last century and a half.
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LUNA Commons CollectionsA variety of collections of images from various sources covering history, social science, and the arts.
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Medicine and Madison AvenueOver 600 advertising items and publications from 1850 to 1920 illustrating the rise of consumer culture in the US.
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Moving Image ArchiveThousands of digital movies ranging from broadcasts to cartoons to films.
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National Archives : Motion Pictures, Film and SoundInformation about and access to some video and audio clips from the National Archives.
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National Film Preservation FoundationProvides access to descriptions (and some clips) of early American film.
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National Park Service Historic Photos CollectionSeveral thousand images from the collections of the NPS, including park architecture, Native American heritage, roads and transportation, CCC, etc.
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Native American History and Culture: Finding PicturesA guide to finding Native American images in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.
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New York Public Library Digital CollectionsOver 685,000 images across disciplines from the NYPL Photographic Collections.
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New York Times ImagesNews photos and graphics from the New York Times and partner publications.
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NYC Municipal Archives GalleryOver 870,000 images, video and audio files from the New York City Municipal Archives featuring the history of the city. Search by collection or by keyword.
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NYPL Digital GalleryOver 700,000 images from the NY Public Library's image collection.
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Online Exhibits from the National ArchivesLinks to a range of exhibits relating to moments in US history, such as elections, work, etc.
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Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Slide LibraryOver 30,000 images of outdoor advertising and slide presentations of OAAA. From Duke University Digital Collections.
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Pedestrian Bike Information Center Image BankFree images relating to walking and biking. The site is sponsored by the PBIC at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.
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PhotogrammarA web-based platform for searching, organizing, and visualizing over 170,000 photographs dating from 1935-1945 created by the US Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information.
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Political Posters in the Labadie CollectionOver 2,100 posters covering social protest movements such as Anarchism, Civil Liberties, Colonialism, Communism, Ecology, Labor, Sexual Freedom, Socialism, Women, etc. collected over the past 100 years.
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Reuther Library (Wayne State) Image GalleriesSeveral thousand images from collections of the Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs and the relating the history of Detroit; including urban development, politics, civil rights, ethnic communities, etc.
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Ross Archive of African ImagesA searchable database of ove 5,000 images of African art published before 1921. The images are extensively catalogued.
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Russian Posters Collection (Duke Univ.)Russian political posters from 1920's forward.
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Smithsonian Institution : Collections Search CenterSearch over six million records with 536,000 images, video and sound files and other resources from the Smithsonian's museums, archives, and libraries.
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Television News Archive(U-M only) The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is an extensive archive of television news -- providing access to broadcasts since August 5, 1968.
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US Geologic Survey Multimedia GalleryView and download images, video, and audio from the entire USGS image collection.
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Wikimedia CommonsWikimedia Commons is a media file repository with public domain and freely-licensed educational media.
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World Digital Library(U-M only) An image database provided by the cooperative efforts of the Library of Congress and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Last Updated: Nov 22, 2025 3:40 PM
Subjects: Arts