#publicdomain — Public Fediverse posts

Crater of Brown Sponge Spring. (1883) by Thomas Sinclair and Son, from Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of The Territories: Part II. Yellowstone National Park.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f1194e86-bc62-40de-ade8-8d66b6d126a4

#geothermal #america #surveying #geology #bookillustration #lithography #photography #art #publicdomain

Crater of Brown Sponge Spring. (1883) by Thomas Sinclair and Son, from Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of The Territories: Part II. Yellowstone National Park.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f1194e86-bc62-40de-ade8-8d66b6d126a4

#geothermal #america #surveying #geology #bookillustration #lithography #photography #art #publicdomain

Crater of Brown Sponge Spring. (1883) by Thomas Sinclair and Son, from Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of The Territories: Part II. Yellowstone National Park.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f1194e86-bc62-40de-ade8-8d66b6d126a4

#geothermal #america #surveying #geology #bookillustration #lithography #photography #art #publicdomain

Crater of Brown Sponge Spring. (1883) by Thomas Sinclair and Son, from Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of The Territories: Part II. Yellowstone National Park.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f1194e86-bc62-40de-ade8-8d66b6d126a4

#geothermal #america #surveying #geology #bookillustration #lithography #photography #art #publicdomain

Crater of Brown Sponge Spring. (1883) by Thomas Sinclair and Son, from Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of The Territories: Part II. Yellowstone National Park.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f1194e86-bc62-40de-ade8-8d66b6d126a4

#geothermal #america #surveying #geology #bookillustration #lithography #photography #art #publicdomain

As mentioned before, the topic of historical games is currently reorganized on our #wiki. And that line of work brought us the latest subpage, a transcription of a #publicDomain article "Musical Games of Antiquity" by J. F. Rowbotham from 1899:

http://musicgames.wikidot.com/source:rowbotham-musical-games-of-antiquity

The central activity in the text is "The Cottabos" consisting of throwing wine to a cup and listening to the sound...

If you see any flaws on the page you'll need to say here -- "sources" category is editable only for moderators.
Suggestions always welcome! :)

#ethnomusicology #musicHistory #ancientGreece

The Corinthian Maid (1782–84) by Joseph Wright.

Source: US National Gallery of Art

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/1897b500-3d44-40fb-88a8-e5c28df1c660

#dogs #shadows #shepherds #painting #love #lamps #drawing #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Paul Franck, from The Proper Art of Writing (1655).

Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bc3f8ce8-d665-447a-8be4-ed4294f784be

#alphabets #letters #calligraphy #typography #orthography #design #writing #lettering #bookillustration #woodcut #art #publicdomain

Attitudes of the Head (1886), from Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8892660b-866d-44f9-9101-2d10bffdd0cd

#charts #posture #diagrams #drama #acting #man #notation #gesture #faces #theatre #dramaticpose #expression #facialexpressions #woman #bookillustration #printmaking #line #art #publicdomain

Attitudes of the Head (1886), from Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8892660b-866d-44f9-9101-2d10bffdd0cd

#charts #posture #diagrams #drama #acting #man #notation #gesture #faces #theatre #dramaticpose #expression #facialexpressions #woman #bookillustration #printmaking #line #art #publicdomain

Attitudes of the Head (1886), from Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8892660b-866d-44f9-9101-2d10bffdd0cd

#charts #posture #diagrams #drama #acting #man #notation #gesture #faces #theatre #dramaticpose #expression #facialexpressions #woman #bookillustration #printmaking #line #art #publicdomain

Attitudes of the Head (1886), from Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8892660b-866d-44f9-9101-2d10bffdd0cd

#charts #posture #diagrams #drama #acting #man #notation #gesture #faces #theatre #dramaticpose #expression #facialexpressions #woman #bookillustration #printmaking #line #art #publicdomain

Attitudes of the Head (1886), from Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8892660b-866d-44f9-9101-2d10bffdd0cd

#charts #posture #diagrams #drama #acting #man #notation #gesture #faces #theatre #dramaticpose #expression #facialexpressions #woman #bookillustration #printmaking #line #art #publicdomain

#DoeiDag tip: ik hou van lezen & download regelmatig Engelstalige #PublicDomain boeken voor op mn PocketBook #ereader.

Zonder Kobo of Amazon kun je dan toch heel makkelijk gratis legaal boeken lezen.

De prettigste website voor Engelstalige boeken is @standardebooks Standard Ebooks:

https://standardebooks.org/

Een andere die wat minder prettig werkt, maar ook Nederlandstalige #PubliekDomein
#boeken heeft is @gutenberg_org Project Gutenberg:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=l.nl

Jouw tips?

#diDay #DiDit

#DoeiDag tip: ik hou van lezen & download regelmatig Engelstalige #PublicDomain boeken voor op mn PocketBook #ereader.

Zonder Kobo of Amazon kun je dan toch heel makkelijk gratis legaal boeken lezen.

De prettigste website voor Engelstalige boeken is @standardebooks Standard Ebooks:

https://standardebooks.org/

Een andere die wat minder prettig werkt, maar ook Nederlandstalige #PubliekDomein
#boeken heeft is @gutenberg_org Project Gutenberg:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=l.nl

Jouw tips?

#diDay #DiDit

#DoeiDag tip: ik hou van lezen & download regelmatig Engelstalige #PublicDomain boeken voor op mn PocketBook #ereader.

Zonder Kobo of Amazon kun je dan toch heel makkelijk gratis legaal boeken lezen.

De prettigste website voor Engelstalige boeken is @standardebooks Standard Ebooks:

https://standardebooks.org/

Een andere die wat minder prettig werkt, maar ook Nederlandstalige #PubliekDomein
#boeken heeft is @gutenberg_org Project Gutenberg:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=l.nl

Jouw tips?

#diDay #DiDit

#DoeiDag tip: ik hou van lezen & download regelmatig Engelstalige #PublicDomain boeken voor op mn PocketBook #ereader.

Zonder Kobo of Amazon kun je dan toch heel makkelijk gratis legaal boeken lezen.

De prettigste website voor Engelstalige boeken is @standardebooks Standard Ebooks:

https://standardebooks.org/

Een andere die wat minder prettig werkt, maar ook Nederlandstalige #PubliekDomein
#boeken heeft is @gutenberg_org Project Gutenberg:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=l.nl

Jouw tips?

#diDay #DiDit

#DoeiDag tip: ik hou van lezen & download regelmatig Engelstalige #PublicDomain boeken voor op mn PocketBook #ereader.

Zonder Kobo of Amazon kun je dan toch heel makkelijk gratis legaal boeken lezen.

De prettigste website voor Engelstalige boeken is @standardebooks Standard Ebooks:

https://standardebooks.org/

Een andere die wat minder prettig werkt, maar ook Nederlandstalige #PubliekDomein
#boeken heeft is @gutenberg_org Project Gutenberg:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=l.nl

Jouw tips?

#diDay #DiDit

A new datasets portal for bulk downloads of all 23+ million pages in the collection. It also provides direct access to over 425,000 pages of newly upgraded OCR text. New batches added to Chronicling America will be included in this portal soon after they are ingested:

https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/datasets/

More information:
https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2026/08/yarasavage-new-ocr-reprocessing/

#books #publicdomain

Anonymous, 1894–1920.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7069f038-6ccf-42e9-8bcb-782bc93986dd

#museums #animals #feline #skeletons #photography #art #publicdomain

Anonymous, 1894–1920.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7069f038-6ccf-42e9-8bcb-782bc93986dd

#museums #animals #feline #skeletons #photography #art #publicdomain

Anonymous, 1894–1920.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7069f038-6ccf-42e9-8bcb-782bc93986dd

#museums #animals #feline #skeletons #photography #art #publicdomain

Anonymous, 1894–1920.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7069f038-6ccf-42e9-8bcb-782bc93986dd

#museums #animals #feline #skeletons #photography #art #publicdomain

Anonymous, 1894–1920.

Source: The Field Museum Library / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7069f038-6ccf-42e9-8bcb-782bc93986dd

#museums #animals #feline #skeletons #photography #art #publicdomain

Ague & Fever (1788) by Thomas Rowlandson, James Dunthorne.

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/58c1e6fe-e6aa-40a4-be80-203b2794bbfd

#caricatures #curtains #science #furniture #medicine #etching #art #publicdomain

Ague & Fever (1788) by Thomas Rowlandson, James Dunthorne.

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/58c1e6fe-e6aa-40a4-be80-203b2794bbfd

#caricatures #curtains #science #furniture #medicine #etching #art #publicdomain

Ague & Fever (1788) by Thomas Rowlandson, James Dunthorne.

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/58c1e6fe-e6aa-40a4-be80-203b2794bbfd

#caricatures #curtains #science #furniture #medicine #etching #art #publicdomain

Ague & Fever (1788) by Thomas Rowlandson, James Dunthorne.

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/58c1e6fe-e6aa-40a4-be80-203b2794bbfd

#caricatures #curtains #science #furniture #medicine #etching #art #publicdomain

Ague & Fever (1788) by Thomas Rowlandson, James Dunthorne.

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/58c1e6fe-e6aa-40a4-be80-203b2794bbfd

#caricatures #curtains #science #furniture #medicine #etching #art #publicdomain

@WeirdWriter

Used to know more about this, less so now. ATM:

Tip: Creative Commons #CC0 = #PublicDomain

https://openclipart.org/search/?query=cat
e.g. I use that to make cover images for collections on NeoDB

RawPixel
https://www.rawpixel.com/public-domain?sort=trending&tab=sources

Pixabay PD
https://pixabay.com/images/search/public%20domain/

US Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/cats/

US govt images are PD
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PD_US_Government
https://federalphotos.com/

I can't guarantee no slop in user-upload sites like OpenClipArt or Pixabay. Try search terms like "vintage"

M.73.5.581h: (Not able to provide a translation) (19th century), from LACMA M.73.5.581.

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/383106b7-d47f-43da-b4ff-1f9fcd86a917

#islam #serpentine #hell #punishment #afterlife #sufism #drawing #manuscript #art #publicdomain

M.73.5.581h: (Not able to provide a translation) (19th century), from LACMA M.73.5.581.

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/383106b7-d47f-43da-b4ff-1f9fcd86a917

#islam #serpentine #hell #punishment #afterlife #sufism #drawing #manuscript #art #publicdomain

M.73.5.581h: (Not able to provide a translation) (19th century), from LACMA M.73.5.581.

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/383106b7-d47f-43da-b4ff-1f9fcd86a917

#islam #serpentine #hell #punishment #afterlife #sufism #drawing #manuscript #art #publicdomain

M.73.5.581h: (Not able to provide a translation) (19th century), from LACMA M.73.5.581.

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/383106b7-d47f-43da-b4ff-1f9fcd86a917

#islam #serpentine #hell #punishment #afterlife #sufism #drawing #manuscript #art #publicdomain

M.73.5.581h: (Not able to provide a translation) (19th century), from LACMA M.73.5.581.

Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/383106b7-d47f-43da-b4ff-1f9fcd86a917

#islam #serpentine #hell #punishment #afterlife #sufism #drawing #manuscript #art #publicdomain

Looking for a place where I can browse public domain images, so I can make one image like my official profile picture across several places. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I can find non generated public domain images? I did find this, but unsure if any of these are generated slop. Looking for cat images. https://unsplash.com/images/stock/public-domain #Picture #PicturesPures #PublicDomain

Doctor Syntax, Rural Sport (1813) by Thomas Rowlandson, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque.

Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/44099387-37e7-480f-a4cc-ff430bce94bb

#musicians #dogs #picturesque #dance #dancing #aquatint #etching #art #publicdomain

Project Gutenberg News - September 2026

Contents
Usage of Project Gutenberg Offline
Cover Images
100th Anniversary of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
100th Anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
New Releases at Gutenberg.org — August 2026

https://www.gutenberg.org/newsletter/

#ebooks #publicdomain

Blemmyes and other “monsters” (1696), from Specula physico-mathematico-historica (A physico-mathematical-historical mirror).

Source: Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/09a721de-b54d-4191-a5d8-b8236f0a9b61

#hairy #exploration #ears #clubs #bestiary #humananimalhybrid #faces #deformity #monsters #tails #bookillustration #engraving #art #publicdomain

Lewis Larsson, John D. Whiting, 1917.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2e5a7a0-b4bc-4534-bc80-b49691c93ccb

#judaism #mountains #stereographs #religion #israel #holyland #rituals #hebrew #palestine #sacrifice #bible #photography #art #publicdomain

Lewis Larsson, John D. Whiting, 1917.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2e5a7a0-b4bc-4534-bc80-b49691c93ccb

#judaism #mountains #stereographs #religion #israel #holyland #rituals #hebrew #palestine #sacrifice #bible #photography #art #publicdomain

Lewis Larsson, John D. Whiting, 1917.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2e5a7a0-b4bc-4534-bc80-b49691c93ccb

#judaism #mountains #stereographs #religion #israel #holyland #rituals #hebrew #palestine #sacrifice #bible #photography #art #publicdomain

Lewis Larsson, John D. Whiting, 1917.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2e5a7a0-b4bc-4534-bc80-b49691c93ccb

#judaism #mountains #stereographs #religion #israel #holyland #rituals #hebrew #palestine #sacrifice #bible #photography #art #publicdomain

Lewis Larsson, John D. Whiting, 1917.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2e5a7a0-b4bc-4534-bc80-b49691c93ccb

#judaism #mountains #stereographs #religion #israel #holyland #rituals #hebrew #palestine #sacrifice #bible #photography #art #publicdomain

H.M Stanley (1873) by Frederick Watty, from Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b3f11ed5-14dc-4ca5-acc8-3676216c8898

#caricatures #tropical #cartoons #colonial #drawing #celebrities #bookillustration #art #publicdomain

H.M Stanley (1873) by Frederick Watty, from Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b3f11ed5-14dc-4ca5-acc8-3676216c8898

#caricatures #tropical #cartoons #colonial #drawing #celebrities #bookillustration #art #publicdomain

H.M Stanley (1873) by Frederick Watty, from Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b3f11ed5-14dc-4ca5-acc8-3676216c8898

#caricatures #tropical #cartoons #colonial #drawing #celebrities #bookillustration #art #publicdomain

H.M Stanley (1873) by Frederick Watty, from Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b3f11ed5-14dc-4ca5-acc8-3676216c8898

#caricatures #tropical #cartoons #colonial #drawing #celebrities #bookillustration #art #publicdomain

H.M Stanley (1873) by Frederick Watty, from Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b3f11ed5-14dc-4ca5-acc8-3676216c8898

#caricatures #tropical #cartoons #colonial #drawing #celebrities #bookillustration #art #publicdomain

Paeonia mascula by Gherardo Cibo, from BL Add. Ms. 22332.

Source: British Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/b307d9c6-47e4-403d-af37-17b0d69f444c

#herbals #botanical #floral #pharmacopoeias #landscapes #flora #flowers #medicine #plants #manuscript #painting #drawing #art #publicdomain