Can I use photos from the Library of Congress?

The Library does not grant or deny permission concerning the use of images. While many images are unrestricted, it is not true that all images in the Prints & Photographs Division are in the public domain.

Are Library of Congress images free?

These sets are just a small sample of the Library’s digital collections that are free to use and reuse. The digital collections comprise millions of items including books, newspapers, manuscripts, prints and photos, maps, musical scores, films, sound recordings and more.

How many photos does the Library of Congress have?

Includes a growing proportion of the original negatives in the National Photo Company Collection as well as some photographic prints for which copy photos have been produced. (About 35,000 photographs; all negatives and a selection of photographic prints; records being added.)

How many photographs are in the Library of Congress?

Included are photographs, paintings, sculptures, engravings, artifacts, banners, and broadsides that were central to the debate and the formation of the antislavery movement. This collection from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division contains nearly 700 ambrotype and tintype photographs of both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Who is the reference librarian for the Library of Congress?

The following is a guest post by Ryan Brubacher, Reference Librarian, Prints & Photographs Division.

What are the collections of the Library of Virginia?

Portal to the Library of Virginia’s digital image collections, including 1939 World’s Fair Photograph Collection, School Buildings Service Photographs, Virginia Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection and more. Collaboration between LIFE and Google has resulted in this database of millions of photographs dating from the 1860s.

Where can I find photos of the Civil War?

The Prints & Photographs Division holds thousands of images relating to the Civil War, found in many different collections. This category allows research across those collections in one easy search.