You have heard it before… “A picture is worth 1000 words”. But, let’s face it. History can be a dry subject.
No matter how interesting the events, it is sometimes a real challenge to make historical stories appealing. Yet there is much we can learn from history.
Pictures and images can tell a story much better than words can. Let public domain images help you tell a story.
The Library of Congress has created a beautiful collection of images which they call “American Memory.” You can find the website here http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/index.html
The site is organized so you can browse by category like religion, sports, war, literature, maps and so on. You can also browse by time period, region, or by medium like photos, sound recordings, books and so on.
This website alone is a fantastic source to create visual history books.
For example, the architecture category offers 9 collections including one titled Panoramic Photographs which has amassed almost 4000 photographs from 1851 to 1991. Within the larger collection of 4000 images there are smaller divisions such as national parks, disasters or farms.
Each image has listed the copyright and reproduction rights to the image. For example, this image about National Conference, World Wide Prohibition, Columbus, O., Nov. 19th-22nd, 1918.
Visit their rights and reproductions page for information about identifying rights. As a side note if a photo is cataloged as a ‘government photo’ there are no copyrights associated with the image.
This collection of photographs lends itself quite nicely to visual historical books, coffee table books and niche history buffs.
Browse the amazing images, note the ones you’d like to use for your public domain product, and then take the necessary steps to make sure the image is free and clear. It’s a little more work than standard “Public Domain Content” sites however the images are spectacular and quite worth the effort.
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About The Author:
 Debra Conrad is an online entrepreneur, information publisher, and author that has been using Public Domain material to create profitable products and businesses since 2007. She is also co-author of "The Public Domain Treasure Hunter's Survival Kit" available here. For more info Debra, click here. |
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