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The digitized images from the Library of Congress includes 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.
Over 100,000 high resolution images including manuscripts, paintings, etchings, early photography and advertisements are freely available through Wellcome Images. All CC-BY
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