Category Archives: Creative Commons Sources

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National Archives (Netherlands)

Our national memory | National Archives (nationaalarchief.nl)

Open data | National Archives (nationaalarchief.nl)

The National Archives of the Netherlands offers CC0 images of documents, photographs, maps and public records. The collection includes extensive World War 2 (experienced as an occupied country) records, as well as those dealing with the aftermath. The archive also boasts an extensive stamp collection. Part of the archives site is dedicated to the international archival networks it is partnered with to ensure its citizens have the ability to access information.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

The Library Company of Philadelphia – America’s oldest cultural institution, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731.

Rights and Reproductions – The Library Company of Philadelphia

The Library Company of Philadelphia offers open access to digitized images of selections from the collections. Digitized artifacts include books, paintings, prints, posters, databases, photographs and more. The collection’s date from the early 18th century to contemporary times. The images are open access and free for use, with the citation information on the linked page above as well as links provided in the image metadata.

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Prelinger Archives

Prelinger Archives : Free Movies : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archivehttps://archive.org/details/prelinger

https://archive.org/details/prelinger

The Prelinger Archive offers video collected from a variety of sources. The Prelinger Archive notes that its focus in recent years has been home movies, however it also has an extensive archive of industrial, educational and advertising videos and tapes. They are available under creative commons and the public domain, with the exception of reproduction of stock footage, handled through Getty Images. The descriptions are under copyright by the Prelinger Archive. The films that are covered under the public domain and creative commons are clearly marked as such, although some will require extra research to determine permissions for use.

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NASA on the Commons

NASA on The Commons | Flickr

Flickr: The Commons

NASA on the commons makes digital images available to the public spanning its history. They are using the Flikr platform, which is not entirely part of creative commons as Flikr users can put restrictions on their own work. The NASA images on the NASA page on Flickr are all noted as having no known copyright restrictions. The images include astronauts, craft, test sites, training, views from satellites and pictures from unmanned exploratory spacecraft. NASA does have caveats for comments, restricting use of URLs in comments to ensure there is no perception of commercial use.