Databases

CAMIO (Art Museum Images Online)

Includes images of photographs, prints, sculptures, paintings,  decorative arts and utilitarian objects, drawings and water colors, costume and jewelry, textiles, architecture and more from around the world.

Sanborn Maps

Provide digital access to large-scale maps of American towns and cities that include details of street patterns, lot lines, and the placement, size, shape, construction materials, and use of buildings in American cities.

Selected Image Websites

New York Public Library Digital Gallery

Free and open online access to hundreds of thousands of images from the original and rare holdings of the library. Spanning a wide range of historical eras, geography, and visual media, NYPL Digital Gallery offers digital images of drawings, illuminated manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, prints, rare illustrated books, and more.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online

The collections of the Prints & Photographs Division include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people. 

Life Magazine Archive

Various collections of photos from several decades.  The same photos are also hosted by Google with a different interface.

Image Search Tools

• Google Images
• Bing Images