History of Medicine: Heroes & Villains Project

Websites with Free Images:

Wellcome Images - "Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we all think and feel about health." (About us, para.1). This biomedical colllection holds over 40 000 clinical and biomedical images. 

National Library of Medicine Digital Collections - "Digital Collections provides access to the National Library of Medicine's distinctive digital content in the areas of biomedicine, health care and the history of medicine. Our unique digital collections are freely available for download worldwide and in the public domain unless otherwise indicated." (About Digital Collections, para. 1) 

Public Health Image Library - "Created by a Working Group at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the PHIL offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures. We welcome public health professionals, the media, laboratory scientists, educators, students, and the worldwide public to use this material for reference, teaching, presentation, and public health messages." (About, para. 1)

Unsplash - "All photos published on Unsplash can be used for free. You can use them for commercial and noncommercial purposes. You do not need to ask permission from or provide credit to the photographer or Unsplash, although it is appreciated when possible." (License, para. 1)

Pixabay - "Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. All contents are released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes." (FAQ, para. 1)

Wikimedia commons - "The Wikimedia Foundation owns almost none of the content on Wikimedia sites — the content is owned, instead, by the individual creators of it. However, almost all content hosted on Wikimedia Commons may be subject to certain restrictions (in many cases). You do not need to obtain a specific statement of permission from the licensor(s) of the content unless you wish to use the work under different terms than the license states.” (Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia, para. 1)