Smithsonian
Rights Statement
The Smithsonian website provides the public with millions of images, audio recordings, and three-dimensional and two-dimensional objects. Not only does the Smithsonian provide these resources through open-access media, but they also provide resources from their more than twenty museums and other valuable research resources. Beyond the vast amount of material provided, the Smithsonian also provides insights into historical subjects and cultural movements, and it even analyzes popular media throughout time. In terms of my own research on Victorian-era British pet ownership, I was able to find hundreds of images to use for future research. The Smithsonian website and its vast amount of resources provide free, accessible media tools for any research imaginable.
Prelinger Archives
Rights Statement
In the Prelinger Archives, one can find a vast resource of films whether they be pertaining to advertising, educational, or even amateur films. Having more than thirty thousand items in their collection, one could find almost anything they want. If one is interested in historical war films or film examples from other countries. The collection dates all the way back to 1903 and has films that are from the present as well. Beyond the historical value of the Prelinger Archive, the preservation of culture is also present and can be shared freely in the public domain. Historians, educators, and researchers alike can use the many valuable resources.
NASA on The Commons
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On this section of the website, Flickr, NASA on The Commons provides the public with many different media forms pertaining to the history of NASA. These images, videos, and films are offered free of use to the public for educational and news publication purposes. With various images ranging from the very beginning of space exploration to the present, this site seeks to inform everyone about the intricacies and complexity of space exploration. Beyond collections of each varying space mission, other collections include important subjects such as Women in Space and the multiple research centers that fueled NASA throughout the decades. They even have collections of photos of missions to Mars.
J Paul Getty Museum
Rights Statement
This website provides images and other resources from the John Paul Getty Museum and Getty Center collections. Within these collections are art pieces from many different time periods, some dating all the way back to before the common era. One such piece is a sculpture of the god Hercules from Ancient Rome. Another is a painting by Vincent Van Gogh entitled Irises. The website provides images of several pieces of artwork for the public to engage and interact with. The over eighty thousand images of the artwork and other features provided by the Getty Museum are allowed to be shared by the general public through Creative Common License, which means they can share the importance of art through their images.
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