Rights & Permissions

• Using Images guide.
• Photographs are often licensed for specific uses.
• Royalty-free images: images can be purchased for broader and unlimited uses.
• Creative commons licenses

Citations

• General Citation Information
• ASME Reference Guidelines
• Guide to citing images

For more places to search for images, see the Finding Images guide.

The collections below focus on more historical images, and are mostly free with attribution. Remember to always check the Rights Statement for the individual image you want to use prior to using it. 

For a more complete list of image databases by subject area, visit the Finding Images: Selected Image Sources guide page.