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A gateway to primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. Includes a sampling of early American films, including works by the Edison Company, recordings of vaudeville and other popular entertainments, early animated films; recordings of early 20th Century presidents, and scenes of American work and leisure.

Movie clips from the archives of the British Broadcasting Corporation and CBS News.

Includes over 5,000 images from daguerreotype portraits to Ansel Adams.

Feature more than 50,000 images that reflect the range of the British Museum's collections.

Collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums.

Supplementary and original pictorial research for the study of fine arts from antiquity to the modern period. The archive's strength lies in the photographic reproduction of western art, architecture, and decorative arts.

Images from the NYPL in the public domain.

Find and share images free of copyrights. All pictures are published under Creative Commons public domain deed CC0.

Collection of spoken word recordings, including political and cultural leaders and minor players in the human drama are captured.

Archive of public domain and Creative Commons licensed songs managed with a curatorial approach.