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When ever using free items from these sources you must cite the artist, if provided, and the source.

MorgueFile
The morguefile contains photographs freely contributed by many artists to be used in creative projects by visitors to the site. To acknowledge the artist's accomplishments, they ask that you credit the photographer when possible.
Created by Michael Connors as a college student in 1996. It is currently a collaborative effort between brothers Kevin Connors and Michael Connors, with Johannes Seemann.
Wikimedia Commons
Includes audio, video, and other multimedia files. Users can choose from multiple images sizes when downloading, and each image is often accompanied by information about the work depicted as well as copyright information.
Flickr: The Commons
A public photo collection that began in 2008 as a collaboration between Flickr and the Library of Congress. It has since expanded to include the collections of over 45 institutions, including NASA, the Imperial War Museum, and the New York Public Library.
Photobucket
Burst
Burst is a free stock photo site that is powered by Shopify. All the photos on the site are offered under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license, which means you’re welcome to use the photos for any purpose.

Licensed Databases with Images

A&AePortal
Books in the fields of art and architectural history published by The Art Institute of Chicago, The MIT Press, Yale University Press, Harvard Art Museums, and the Yale University Art Gallery.
ARTstor on JSTOR
Comprehensive database of art images to view, analyze, download, or save for use in presentations. To save images you must set up a personal account with JSTOR.
Oxford Art Online
Long encyclopedia entries on artists and topics in art.
Vogue Archive
Complete archive of American Vogue, from 1892 to present, in high-resolution color images. Use Advanced Search to search by garment type, designer, or brand name and limit to a specific document type or date range.

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Attribution

Attribution means:

You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work - and derivative works based upon it - but only if they give you credit.

Noncommercial means:
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work - and derivative works based upon it - but for noncommercial purposes only.

No Derivative Works means:
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it.

Share Alike means:
You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.