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Browse our list of files, streams, channels, sites, and other spaces where you can access information and free resources to use in your project.

Sound Libraries

Loops, Sounds, and Music

Historic speeches and famous words

Archival and News Footage

Images (contemporary and Archival stock)

Photo Collections

Some Notes about Copyright

  • Familiarize yourself with the types of rights restrictions on the types of media you are using.
  • Learn to recognize the Creative Commons symbols, to make your collecting easier:
  • Since you are building upon, or modifying, the original work, you want to look for licenses that allow derivative works, identified by this symbol. Since this is a non-commercial project, you can use media licensed for both non-commercial  and commercial  uses. Many CC licenses require attribution, so be sure to give credit somewhere in your final piece.
  • Since this is a non-commercial project, you can use media licensed for non-commercial uses .
  • All CC licenses require attribution, so be sure to give credit somewhere in your final piece.
  • When using images from social sharing sites, be sure to check the usage restrictions.
  • Using the Creative Commons search filters can help surface images that can be used for non-commercial use.
  • Just because an image is available on a US Government Web Site, like LOC.gov, does not mean it is in the public domain.
  • Check copyright information for the separate items as you go.
  • The music provided on this site is a primary source, too, and is distributed using a limited license. Read more about what you can and cannot do with the tracks on our using the music page.