Guides: WGST 2239: Race, Medicine, and Gender (Danylevich): Finding, Using, and Citing Images

Finding Images

Wellcome Images
Over 100,000 high resolution historical images including manuscripts, paintings, etchings, early photography and advertisements. Images available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license.
Openverse
Formerly, Creative Commons Search. A platform for searching and using openly licensed images from around the internet.
Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons is an online repository of free-use images, sound, and other media files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Pexels
Includes free stock photography, much of which is licensed under a CC0 License -- free to use for any purpose without attribution.
Unsplash
Includes lots of free to use stock images. Includes both rights-free and rights-restricted images.
Flickr
Use the Licensing dropdown on the Advanced Search page to filter by types of use
Google Images
Use the Usage Rights filter to find images with Creative Commons licenses

Creative Commons Licenses
An overview of the 6 types of Creative Commons licenses that can be applied to images.
Best Practices for CC Attribution
Provides discussion and examples of best practices in Creative Commons (CC) attribution with emphasis on core elements: Title, Author, Source, and License.
Wikipedia Image Use Policy
Guidelines from Wikipedia about which images may be used in its platform.

Citing Images

Required Elements

Author. "Image Title." Image Source, publication date, URL. Accessed date (optional, use when no publication date is given)

Examples

"Obstetrics: Specula." Wellcome Collection, wellcomecollection.org/works/yrzabv3y. Accessed 3 April 2024.
Designecologist. "Angel Wings." Unsplash, 2018, unsplash.com/photos/womens-blue-and-white-floral-surplice-neckline-camisole-P1sMtXL4jow.

Required Elements:

Title, Author, Source (linked from title), License (linked from licensing terms)

Examples: