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The secret is in the search term. Instead of typing "poster", try "travel poster 1930s lithograph" — the more specific you are, the richer the results from archives like the Library of Congress and Wikimedia.
Read more →Both mean "free to use", but they get there differently. Public domain images have had their copyright expire. CC0 images have been explicitly released by their creator. Here's why it matters.
Read more →Most people search Wikimedia first — but the Smithsonian's Open Access portal has millions of CC0 items that almost nobody talks about. We dug in and found some extraordinary things.
Coming soon →Hitting Open All launches a tab for every archive at once — which is powerful, but can feel overwhelming. Here's a simple workflow for managing 14 tabs without losing your mind.
Coming soon →From 18th-century hand-coloured engravings to the meticulous plates of Curtis's Botanical Magazine — the world's botanical archives are a goldmine for designers, educators, and art lovers alike.
Coming soon →Why we built this tool, what makes it different from a standard image search, and where we're headed next. A short introduction from the team behind the project.
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