"The 1,280 images in this collection have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period of slavery. This collection is envisioned as a tool and a resource that can be used by teachers, researchers, students, and the general public - in brief, anyone interested in the experiences of Africans who were enslaved and transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World."
"Harvard's Widener Library is the repository of many scarce and unique Latin American pamphlets published during the 19th and the early 20th centuries."
From site: "The Latin American Visuals Online Repository is a unique resource featuring materials gathered by Latin Americanist scholars from multiple institutions for use by students and scholars alike. By combining these materials on one web site, individuals will be able to experience the rich culture, heritage, and natural beauty of Latin America and Antarctica."
"Vistas brings the visual culture of Spanish America online, offering a unique collection of paintings, sculptures, architectural monuments and objects from daily life. "
Finding Historical Images - General
You might find images of objects in museums, photographs, or other images that could be analyzed as primary sources.
ARTstor
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A digital library that provides access to thousands of digital images derived from a variety of museum, library and archival collections. Images support a variety of disciplines including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Coverage varies.
The collections of the Prints & Photographs Division include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the American people.
"NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art. On this website you can search, browse, share, and download images."
NYPL Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.
"Search over 12 million records of museum objects, archives and library materials including more than 2.4 million online media files." Includes sections such as "Hispanic Women Artist", "Mexican Migrant Workers"
This collection is particularly strong in World War I French and American posters, and World War II American "home front" posters. War bonds, rationing, enlistment, security, and morale are all topics treated by these artworks. (There are other digitized war poster collections available online, too.)
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. You can search or browse by topic, time, place, or document type (e.g. manuscripts, images, maps, motion pictures).
"Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license"
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