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19th-Century Photography of Ancient Greece: Offers 19th and early 20th century photographs of ancient Greek and Roman architecture, focusing on Greece, Asia Minor, the Aegean islands, Cyprus, South Italy, and Sicily. Arranged by location and monument.
Author: J Paul Getty Trust
Subjects: european archaeology, greek history, photographs
DeweyClass: 938
2MASS Second Incremental Data Release Gallery: Gallery containing celestial images, including the centre of the Milky Way, the Sombrero galaxy, the Crab Nebula, and the Dark Nebula. Images are offered as thumbnails which link to full-sized images.
Author: Two-Micron All Sky Survey
Subjects: astronomy education, stars
DeweyClass: 523.8
Act of Union Virtual Library: Collection of digital images and transcriptions which relate to the 1801 Act of Union between Britain and Ireland. Features British and Irish parliamentary papers, newspapers and manuscripts. Document text is fully searchable.
Author: Act of Union Project
Subjects: irish history
DeweyClass: 941.5
Alexander Palace Time Machine: Tour of the Alexander Palace outside St. Petersburg and extensive information on the family of Tsar Nicholas II.
Author: Atchison, Bob
Subjects: russian history
DeweyClass: 947
Amazing Picture Machine: Extensive searchable index to graphical resources on the Internet, particularly photographs.
Author: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Over 45,000 images from American history 1935-1945. Can be searched by state, by subject, or by creator index. Subjects include farming, schooling, rural towns, small towns and ranches.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.9
American Memory: Historical collections for the national digital library from the Library of Congress. Includes text, photographs, film clips, cartoons, and other memorabilia.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: united states history - general
DeweyClass: 973
American Photography: A Century of Images: Centres on the power and critical appreciation of photography and uses specific photographs to make points about cultural identity, social change, and war. An 'Image Lab' provides an interactive educational presentation which is available on video, with transcriptions for teachers.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: photographs, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 779.097
America's First Look into the Camera: A collection of 600 daguerreotype photographs, mainly portraits by the Mathew Brady Studio, but also early architectural views by John Plumbe. Part of the Library of Congress American Memory collections, this resource provides access to a database of these images, searchable by keyword or browsable by subject. It provides information on the daguerreotype as a medium, photographers in the collection, a glossary, a timeline of the Daguerreian era and a bibliography.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: photographs, united states history - general, united states history to 1900
DeweyClass: 770
Ansel Adams: A photographer and conservationist, Adams composed visionary western landscapes that were inspired by a boyhood trip to Yosemite. He won three Guggenheim grants to photograph the national parks and founded the f/64 group with Edward Weston in 1932. Here, many images, a bibliography of his publications and works about Adams, as well as useful links, are provided.
Author: San Francisco History Index
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Arachnida, Spiders of North-West Europe: Over 100 pictures of over 70 common spiders found in north-west Europe. All photographed spiders have a short description about their habitat, size and other interesting facts. Includes common spider information, the anatomy of a spider, list of spider families, genera and species from north-west Europe by name.
Author: Nieuwenhuys, Ed
Subjects: spiders
DeweyClass: 595.44
Araldo de Luca: Photographic Archive of Works of Art: Over 70,000 images of historical objects, artefacts and art works mainly pertaining to antiquity and religion and mostly from Europe, North Africa and Central Asia. Taken by award-winning photographer Araldo de Luca during major photographic campaigns to document issues in those regions. Lightboxes can be created to store selected images and details of the objects and images are provided. Can be searched in Italian, Spanish or English.
Author: Araldo de Luca
Subjects: art research, ethnic art, history of art, religious art
DeweyClass: 709
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: A digitised collection of over 29,000 photographs taken by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner between 1935 and 1955. Entries can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject. Images returned depict architectural subjects including agricultural buildings, airports, banks, city and town halls, dams, government buildings, housing, ironwork, plumbing fixtures, and theatres, focusing largely on the northeastern United States, particularly New York City and Florida.
Author: Gottscho, Samuel & Schleisner, William
Subjects: architecture education, history of art
DeweyClass: 720
Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall: A gallery of graffiti art from more than 80 cities around the world.
Author: Farrell, Susan & Webb, Brett
Subjects: art exhibitions, photographs
DeweyClass: 751.73
Art of the Book: Exhibition of rare printed books exploring the significance of the advent of printing and its impact on the development of western civilization.
Author: Liverpool University Library
Subjects: book studies, rare books
DeweyClass: 090
Artizana: A showcase of contemporary British arts and crafts selected by the Crafts Council since 1985. Artizana covers all major arts and crafts disciplines including calligraphy, furniture, glass, ceramics, sculpture, silver, wood, textiles and jewellery.
Author: Ghazoul, Jemila & Ghazoul, Ramez
Subjects: artists, furniture, pottery, sculpture, textiles
DeweyClass: 730
Artn Virtual Photography: (Art)n Laboratory is a collaborative art group which created a photographic process called PHSColograms (pronounced skol-o-grams), an acronym for photography, holography, sculpture and computer graphics.
Author: Art to the Nth Power Inc.
Subjects: photography
DeweyClass: 779
ArtToday: Online Image and Font Archive: Fee-based service offering over 1,200,000 images, including clip-art, photographs and animations and 1,700 fonts. Free access to the service is available for a three day period.
Author: Zedcor
Subjects: computer art, computer graphics
DeweyClass: 006.6
Asian Historical Architecture: Photographic Survey: Brought to fruition by a number of professors and graduate students from Columbia, Yale, and the University of Virginia in the USA, this resource provides access to a growing collection of photographic images relating to Asia's diverse architectural heritage. Offers over 6450 photos of 457 sites across seventeen countries. The resource limits photographs to those areas influenced by Buddhism, Confucianism, or Hinduism. Users can browse by country by clicking on an interactive map, before narrowing their search to cities or provinces. Several highlights among the photographic images include those locales in Afghanistan, such as the Citadel of Heart, the Borobudur temple in Indonesia, and the Great Wall at Badaling, China.
Author: Ciccone, Timothy
Subjects: archaeology, archaeology education, asian studies
DeweyClass: 726.1
Association of Illustrators: Information about the trade association dedicated to the promotion of illustration and the interests of freelance illustrators, agents, students, and lecturers. Includes a searchable online gallery of illustrations.
Author: Association of Illustrators
Subjects: art exhibitions, graphic design
DeweyClass: 706
Australian National Plant Photographic Index: A large collection of photographic slides of the activities of the Australian National Botanic Gardens and Australian botany. The bulk of the collection consists of identified Australian plant species. It is possible to browse and search images of flowers and leaves from over 80 plant families, from Acanthaceae to Winteraceae.
Author: Australian National Botanic Gardens
Subjects: australian natural resources, flowering plants, plant distribution, plant images, trees
DeweyClass: 580.94
Australian Plant Images: Set of pictures of Australian native plants taken by digital camera, flat-bed scanner or Photo CD.
Author: Australian National Botanic Gardens
Subjects: australian natural resources, plant images
DeweyClass: 580
BBC Wild: The commercial arm of the BBC Natural History unit. Includes a collection of 10,000 online images which are available for unlimited use on payment of a single fee.
Author: BBC Natural History Unit
Subjects: wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Beneath the Waves: A selection of underwater photographs of marine life from the waters around the British Channel Islands.
Author: Daly, Sue
Subjects: channel islands, marine biology education, marine science
DeweyClass: 914.23
Berinstein Research: Information Resources for Businesses and Professionals: Extensive collection of material indexing relevant sources for business and professional use. Incorporates statistical and pictorial data covering a variety of topics, and from countries around the world, including a large UK section.
Author: Berinstein Research
Subjects: business research, statistics research
DeweyClass: 330
Beyond Face Value: Depictions of Slavery in Confederate Currency: Collection of bank note images depicting scenes of slavery in Civil War America. Material is organised alphabetically by state or according to activities associated with slave labour. Also contains an overview of the Civil War.
Author: US Civil War Center
Subjects: currency, slavery, united states civil war
DeweyClass: 326
Big Picture Book of Viruses: Presents a collection of virus pictures. Pictures are accessible by taxonomy, name of virus, structure or genome, host, and disease. Also offers a guide to virus structures.
Author: Tulane University Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Subjects: virology
DeweyClass: 616.01
BIODIDAC: Offers a collection of digital resources for teaching biology, including organismal biology, human biology, and histology. Resources can be searched by subject, type, taxonomy, and keyword.
Author: BIODIDAC
Subjects: biology education
DeweyClass: 570
Birds of the World on Postage Stamps: Searchable collection of images of postage stamps showing birds, organised by species and by country of issue. When accessing a particular country's stamps, selection of an image takes the user to the species index, showing all stamps featuring the species selected.
Author: Gibbins, Chris
Subjects: postage stamps
DeweyClass: 769.56
BJP Online: Virtual Photo Gallery: An online collection of photographs in JPEG format, submitted by numerous individual photographers, selected and published by the British Journal of Photography.
Author: Timothy Benn Publishing
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Bob's Rock Shop for Mineral Collectors and Rockhounds: A non-commercial gallery of over 150 specimen images of rocks and minerals plus associated magazine.
Author: Keller, Bob
Subjects: gems, mineralogy
DeweyClass: 549
Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection: Collections of images arranged by topic including plant geography, plant morphology, phloem development, xylem development, floral ontogeny, lichens, economic botany, carnivorous plants, organography, pollen, paleobotany, plant defense mechanisms, plant anatomy, and cellular communication channels.
Author: Botanical Society of America
Subjects: botany, plant biology, plant images
DeweyClass: 580
CalPhotos: California Plants and Habitats: Image collection of native and naturalised California plant species and habitats. Each photograph is accompanied by details of the photographer, date taken, location, and distribution of the species. Images can be browsed by scientific or common names.
Author: University of California Berkeley Digital Library Project
Subjects: plant distribution, plant images, united states natural resources
DeweyClass: 580.9
Canadian Heritage Gallery: Presents images illustrating aspects of Canadian heritage. Galleries are arranged in categories such as places, groups of people, politics, structures, natural resources, and artwork. Each image is accompanied by a brief description of its source and subject.
Author: Canadian Heritage Gallery
Subjects: canada, canadian history
DeweyClass: 971
Carnivorous Plants and Their Habitats: Carnivorous plants shown in their natural habitat. Includes pictures and a brief description of habitat.
Author: Nerz, Joachim; Rischer, Heiko; Schmidt, Oliver & Schmidt, Matthias
Subjects: plant biology, plant images
DeweyClass: 583.75
Catalog of Botanical Illustrations: An online illustrated catalogue of about 500 scientific drawings. Includes the families of Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, and Melastomataceae.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: plant images
DeweyClass: 580
Celtic Art and Cultures: Image collection depicting Celtic art and cultures from several European countries, together with maps, timelines, a glossary, and quizzes. Topics include Hallstatt Elite Burials, Celtic High Crosses, and Irish Monasteries.
Author: University of North Carolina
Subjects: celtic archaeology, design research, irish history, religious art, scottish history
DeweyClass: 936.2
Center for Algal Microscopy and Image Digitization: An archive of more than 180 digitised images of algae. The archive consists mostly of light images of cleaned diatoms and diatom scanning electron micrographs. The light images are archived by collection site.
Author: Bowling Green State University Department of Biological Sciences
Subjects: algae
DeweyClass: 579.8
Chemistry Art Gallery: Collection of chemistry images, including organic, inorganic, physical, and surface science art, with some animated and interactive images.
Author: Liverpool University Department of Chemistry
Subjects: chemical data, computer art
DeweyClass: 540
CHILDE: Children's Historical Literature Disseminated Throughout Europe: Digitisation project which preserves images taken from early children's books in Europe. Material is searchable by author, title, illustrator, subject, literary genre, and book type.
Author: CHILDE Project
Subjects: children's books
DeweyClass: 808.899
Chinese in California 1850-1925: Offers over 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials illustrating nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California between 1850 and 1925. Includes photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations, letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents, as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed materials. Aforementioned documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions and highlight the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture, industry, and cultural and social life in California. Although the collection concentrates on Chinatown in San Francisco as the oldest and largest community of Chinese in the United States, documentation of smaller Chinese communities throughout California is also included.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: chinese history, united states culture, united states history - local, united states population
DeweyClass: 304.8794051
Chiro Org Image Archive: Collection of medical drawings, diagrams, symbols and xray images related to chiropractic.
Author: Chiropractic Resource Organization
Subjects: bones, medical imaging, x-rays
DeweyClass: 616.7
Cichlid Fishes of Lake Malawi: An extensive collection of over 280 images of cichlidae from Lake Malawi in south-eastern Africa. Also includes satellite photographs of Lake Malawi, checklists, bibliography of cichlid systematics and an alphabetical index.
Author: Oliver, Michael
Subjects: fish, malawi
DeweyClass: 597.74
Clip Art Index: Selection of images relating to US events and activities. Pictures for summer, Father's day, graduation, Halloween, Easter, and those of animals, space, and flags are amongst the art included.
Author: Kid's Domain
Subjects: computer graphics
DeweyClass: 006.68
Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Searchable collection of photographs, depicting the brains of over 100 species of mammals. Includes a picture of each animal, distribution maps, whole and sectoral brain images, and provides information about brain evolution, collection and preparation of specimens, and the importance of this research.
Author: Noe, Adrianne; Welker, Wally & Johnson, John Irwin
Subjects: brain, medical imaging, veterinary science
DeweyClass: 612.82
Degree Confluence Project: Venture aiming to create a collection of photographs depicting scenes taken from each latitude/longitude degree intersection in the world. Publishes pictures and accompanying narratives for each confluence, and presents an interactive map pinpointing those successfully captured on film.
Author: Jarrett, Alex
Subjects: geography research, world maps
DeweyClass: 910.02
Dermatology Online Atlas: Large collection of photographs of skin conditions, organised by medical name, with descriptive information.
Author: University of Erlangen Department of Dermatology
Subjects: dermatology, skin cancer
DeweyClass: 616.5
Digital Archive of American Architecture: A guide to architecture in America from the 17th century to the present, with particular emphasis given to local architectural monuments. Houses, churches, commercial buildings, skyscrapers and public buildings such as libraries, museums and universities are featured, together with examples of different architectural styles and information on individual architects.
Author: Boston College
Subjects: architectural research, architecture education, united states history to 1900
DeweyClass: 720
Digital Image Access Project: A collection of over 1,000 images depicting urban life of various times. Include descriptive summaries, content notes, the William Gedney documentary photograph collection and the Philippine Island and Far East Photograph Albums, 1899-1902.
Author: Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Subjects: philippines, photographs
DeweyClass: 770
Digital Image Library - Photography by Ian Dagnall: Online portfolio of small photographs from around the world, including sections on people, cities, skiing and properties, as well as general travel photographs.
Author: Dagnall, Ian
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 778
Digital Scriptorium: Collection of digitised Medieval and Early Renaissance manuscripts and documents from the Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) and the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University. The database enables searching by shelfmark, country, author and title, and manuscripts are displayed as thumbnail images and in small, medium and large sizes.
Author: University of California Berkeley
Subjects: digital library collections
DeweyClass: 025.0
DoubleTake Magazine: Magazine featuring work by writers and photographers from around the world illustrating social issues via photography, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Offers a gallery of images from past issues, a subject index to articles for teachers, and suggested classroom activities. Back issues are available from 1995 onwards.
Author: DoubleTake
Subjects: international news, journalism, photographs
DeweyClass: 770
EAA - Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920: Images pertaining to the history of US advertising, arranged into categories including J Walter Thompson Company 'House Ads', Ellis Collection of Kodakiana, Scrapbooks, and Tobacco Advertising. Each category is fully browsable and searchable via an interface which highlights different types of illustrations and special features.
Author: Duke University
Subjects: advertising, media studies, united states culture
DeweyClass: 659
Edmund Nagele Photography: Online catalogue of numerous small photographs from round the world, including sections on Americana, castles, concepts, Europe, flora, landscapes and moods, as well as digital art derived from photographs then manipulated via PhotoShop and Painter.
Author: Nagele, Edmund
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
EIKON Image Database: Provides digital images for teaching and research in the field of Bible studies. Images can be browsed by categories such as biblical books, geographical locations, and cultural affiliation, while image descriptions can be searched by keyword.
Author: Yale Divinity School
Subjects: biblical studies
DeweyClass: 220
English Emblem Book Project: Scanned versions of the complete texts of nine emblem books printed in early modern England, providing a source for the study of daily life in the 16th and 17th centuries, and for the analysis of reading practices, printing history, the use of allegory, and the relationship of word to image.
Author: Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Subjects: book studies, british history 1100-1800
DeweyClass: 942
Entomology Image Gallery: Pictures of beetles, butterflies, moths, caterpillars, flies, mosquitoes, crickets, and ticks, as well as plant disease and damage.
Author: Iowa State University
Subjects: beetles, butterflies, entomology, flies, insects, moths, plant pathology
DeweyClass: 595.7
European Butterflies: Offers photographs and information about butterfly species belonging to the Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae, Libytheidae, Nymphalidae, Satyridae, and Lycaenidae families. Gives details of metamorphosis and the life cycle of each species.
Author: Maier, Mario
Subjects: butterflies
DeweyClass: 595.78
Explore the Unicorn Tapestries: Concentrates on collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York pertaining to the Unicorn Tapestries. Provides an opportunity to examine these medieval masterpieces by allowing users to magnify any section of any tapestry by selecting with the mouse, while providing both close-ups and extensive information about the tapestries. The resource is divided into themed sections to facilitate browsing. Other sections of the resource provide audio and video clips of Metropolitan Museum director Phillipe de Montebello and David Rockefeller, who recounts how his father acquired the tapestries and donated them to the Museum. Also contains information on how tapestries are woven, the sport of hunting in medieval times, and the Cloisters.
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subjects: art education, art exhibitions, art museums
DeweyClass: 746.72
Exploring Themes in American Art: Essays investigating artistic styles including abstraction, figure drawing, historical subjects, landscape and marine art, portraiture, still life, and topographical views. A selection of annotated images, biographies of artists, and related glossaries accompanies each section.
Author: American National Gallery of Art
Subjects: art research, artists
DeweyClass: 750
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum: Offers primary data chronicling the 1933-1945 Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, providing information on World War II and the Great Depression period. Photographic, sound, and video materials have been digitised and include images of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor. Also features information on diplomatic dealings between the United States and Germany and the Vatican prior to America entering World War II.
Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
Subjects: political history, warfare
DeweyClass: 973.9
FreeFoto.com: Collection of over 8000 photographs provided free for non-commercial use on the Internet. Photos are arranged by categories which include animals, church, food and drink, industry, nature, and transport, and countries such as Australia, France, Japan, the USA, and the UK. Pictures are also available for sale to commercial users.
Author: FreeFoto.com
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Gems and Gemology Image Gallery: Collection of hundreds of gem images including examples of agate, amber, azurite beryl, coral, cordierite, corundum, crysoberyl, feldspars, garnet, ivory, lapis lazuli malachite, olivine, opal, pearls, pyroxenes, quartz, rutile, spinel, tagua tanzanite, topaz, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.
Author: Banfield, Jill
Subjects: gems, petrology
DeweyClass: 553.8
Glasgow Digital Library: A distributed digital library based in Glasgow which aims to produce a coherent digital learning and information environment for Glasgow's citizens, through the development and implementation of a common collection development policy and an agreed technical and inter-working infrastructure.
Author: Centre for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University
Subjects: digital library collections, digital library management
DeweyClass: 025.0
Glasgow Guide: Images of the City of Glasgow: Collection of over 200 photographs of buildings in the city of Glasgow, as well as maps of the city centre and related resources.
Author: Smith, Martin
Subjects: architecture links, scottish travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 914.14
Google Image Search: A search engine which returns twenty thumbnail images per screen. Upon selection, a larger version of the graphic, together with the Web page in which it appears, are displayed to the user. Images with a specific filetype extension can be retrieved using the advanced search box.
Author: Google
Subjects: computer graphics, internet resource discovery
DeweyClass: 004.678
Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age: Selections from the Merrill C Berman Collection: Exhibition which tracks the development of graphic design from 1910 to the 1930s. Exhibits are arranged in four sections: Avant-Garde, Commerce, Politics, and Social Change. Merrill C Berman's collection includes anonymous political posters, commercial advertisements, original collages, montages, sketches, and maquettes.
Author: Merrill C Berman and the National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: graphic design
DeweyClass: 760
H. A. A. Hartill Art Associates: Image collection illustrating architecture, sculpture, and the decorative arts from prehistoric through to contemporary periods. Offers details of slide sets held by the organisation, photographic specifications for material, reproduction information, digitisation policy, and ordering procedures.
Author: Hartill Art Associates
Subjects: architecture links, art links, sculpture
DeweyClass: 700
HELIX: Higher Education Library Image eXchange: A collection of over 52,000 images which are free for educational use by the UK higher education community. The collection comprises images of textiles, paintings, ceramics, metalwork, Chinese and Japanese art, Indian art, furniture, glass, photography, sculpture, costume, theatre and manuscripts, Picture Post magazine images (covering social history in Britain from 1938 to 1957), six areas of British history (the Irish troubles, history of sport, women's history, development of the mass media, UK politicians and Labour history), with editorial input from academics, journalists and archivists, and images from the James Valentine collection (a postcard archive of photography over the past 100 years), plus items from the George Cowie and Robert Adam photographic collections.
Author: eLib
Subjects: british history from 1800, computer graphics, ethnic art, media studies, northern ireland, photographs, political history, pottery, sculpture, textiles
DeweyClass: 080
Henry's Gallery: Collection of photographs taken by Henry Diltz, the official photographer of the Woodstock and Monterey pop festivals, and of many album covers from the late 1960s onwards. Includes coverage of Chuck Berry, Booker T and the MGs, The Byrds, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and James Taylor.
Author: Diltz, Henry
Subjects: musicians, photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Historical Significant Events Imagery: Database of hundreds of selected satellite images capturing some of the more important weather and environmental events over the last 30 years. You can search for images of a specific type of event for the date range you desire.
Author: National Climate Data Center (NCDC)
Subjects: hurricanes, weather
DeweyClass: 551.552
Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures: A collection of images produced by the Hubble Space Telescope. Pictures are organised in year groupings from 1994 and by subject, with press releases and copyright details.
Author: AURA: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
Subjects: astronomy education, space observation, stars
DeweyClass: 523.8
Human Anatomy Online: Divided into Interactive Anatomy and Anatomy Lessons. The first allows close examination of ten anatomy systems including muscles, reproduction, nerves and the cardiovascular area. The second includes a general lesson on human anatomy and one on the skeleton system. The site includes over one hundred illustrations of the human body with many descriptive links.
Author: Informative Graphics
Subjects: bones, heart, human anatomy, reproduction
DeweyClass: 611
I Dig Sheffield: Provides an online guide to archaeology from the UK's Sheffield and Peak District. More than 400 objects excavated in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire have been preserved, photographed, and incorporated as part of this resource. Archaeological finds can be browsed by category, including dress and accessories, food and farming, and conflict and war. The collection can also be searched by keyword, by time period, find material and other associated archaeological characteristics.
Author: Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust
Subjects: archaeology, archaeology education, british archaeology - local
DeweyClass: 930.142821
Iconography of Saint Sebastian: Images of iconography dedicated to Saint Sebastian, which are catergorised by type into paintings, sculptures, and drawings, miniatures, mosaics, and stained glass. A brief description of each object indicates the approximate date when it was created, its dimensions, and the location where it is held.
Author: Giua, Alessandro
Subjects: history of art, religious art
DeweyClass: 246
Images Canada: Searchable collection of images from Canadian cultural institutions. Entries can be searched using title, date, description, format, language, source, and subject fields. Available in English and French.
Author: National Library of Canada
Subjects: canadian history, canadian museums
DeweyClass: 971
Images of American Political History: Searchable collection of images depicting political scenes in the US, also browsable by era or by topic including tolerance, abolition, civil rights, the Capitol and related buildings, and presidents. Each entry is accompanied by a brief description and keywords.
Author: Ball, William J
Subjects: united states political history
DeweyClass: 320.9
Images of London: Commercial resource with photographs, original paintings, and watercolour reproductions of prominent London locations. Users are free to browse or search the images, and are also able to purchase them online.
Author: London Northwest
Subjects: english travel and tourism, painting
DeweyClass: 942.21
Imaging Everest: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953, this resource presents a collection of pictures taken on the nine Mount Everest expeditions between 1921 and 1953. These are arranged in broad subject areas, including the history of Everest, expeditions in the 1920s and 1930s, Tibetan people, religion in Tibet and Nepal, Tenzing and Hillary, and the 1953 expedition. Also offers biographies of Everest expedition members.
Author: Royal Geographical Society
Subjects: mountaineering
DeweyClass: 796.52
International Photo Gallery Project: A collection of photo gallery links, related to nature, wildlife and history. Pictures are grouped by their country of origin. Includes facility for users to contribute new sites to the collection.
Author: Zane, Mark S
Subjects: photographs, wildlife
DeweyClass: 779
Japanese Old Photographs: Searchable collection of photographs taken during the Bakumatsu-Meiji Period (1860-1899), from the end of the Edo era to the beginning of the Meiji era. The pictures show changing images of Japan including foreigners' settlements, urban and rural scenery, tourist spots, customs and people in Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Various search methods can be applied, including searching by keyword or geographic location.
Author: Nagasaki University Library
Subjects: japan, photographs
DeweyClass: 952
Ken's Fluorescent Minerals: Set of pictures of fluorescent minerals photographed under long wave or short wave ultraviolet light.
Author: Colosky, Kenneth
Subjects: gems, mineralogy, petrology
DeweyClass: 549
Laparoscopy.com: Provides up-to-date information about laparoscopic surgery. Includes details of conferences, and a multimedia library of pictures, movies and audio conference resources relating to laparoscopy.
Author: Gandsas, Alex
Subjects: human anatomy, physiology, surgery
DeweyClass: 617.55
Last Expression: Art From Auschwitz: Exhibit of survivors' essays, interviews, and biographies. Material relates to the artists themselves, music, theatre, art, architecture, and performance. The history of Auschwitz before, during, and after the war is also documented. Art is searchable by artist, title, year, nationality, medium, collection, or theme, and articles are available in PDF format in English, German, and Polish.
Author: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Subjects: art exhibitions, holocaust
DeweyClass: 940.5318
Latin American Plant Gallery: Collection of images of Latin American plants. Includes family, Latin name and location.
Author: Missouri Botanical Garden
Subjects: latin america, plant distribution, plant images
DeweyClass: 580
Learning about the Holocaust through Art: Presents art work produced during the Holocaust, browsable by artist, or by an associated ghetto or camp. Outlines the history of locations pictured, and offers biographies of the artists. A teacher's guide and student activities are also included.
Author: World ORT
Subjects: holocaust
DeweyClass: 940.5318
Lost Gallery: Situated in Aberdeenshire, this gallery is dedicated to the work of Scottish contemporary artists. Background information accompanies images of selected works from the featured artists such as Peter Goodfellow, Hector McNeil, Nael Hanna, Susan White-Oates, and Pat Semple. Additional works are represented by outdoor or indoor sculpture, and paintings by other housed artists.
Author: Lost Gallery
Subjects: art museums, modern art, sculpture
DeweyClass: 708
Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman: Collection of art work by Mary Cassatt, the only American artist to exhibit with the Impressionists. Compositions explore the lives of women, depicting female figures attending the opera, drinking tea, writing letters and caring for children.
Author: Museum of Fine Arts
Subjects: artists
DeweyClass: 700
Mathematics and Art Project: Order in Space: Collaborative project which brings together research mathematicians with artists, attempting to create a synthesis of their ideas. Describes the vision, motivations and goals of the project, provides details of seminars, and a gallery of images.
Author: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Subjects: computer art, mathematics research
DeweyClass: 740
Mathew Brady's National Portrait Gallery: Information about portrait photographer Mathew Brady with a biographical timeline, details of photographic techniques and processes he employed, and a comprehensive index of his sitters. Provides a guide to making a photograph detailing steps involving plate preparation, exposure, and development.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Medicine and Madison Avenue: Searchable collection of modern advertisements used in the promotion of medical products. The resource's browse facility highlights key categories covering household products, over the counter drugs, personal and oral hygiene, vitamins and tonics, food, nutrition and diet aids, institutional and pharmaceutical, and cigarette ads. In addition, a timeline from the 1840s onwards shows significant medical and advertising events.
Author: Duke University
Subjects: advertising, media studies, medical links
DeweyClass: 659
MesoWeb: Mesoweb is devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and its cultures: the Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs, Toltecs, Mixtecs, Zapotecs and others (the word Mayan is used for the language and Maya for the people and their culture). Includes an archive of Maya imagery, an Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mesoamerica, recent archaeological news, and an animation interface.
Author: Cultures.com
Subjects: american archaeology, central america, mexico
DeweyClass: 972.01
MicrobeLibrary.org: Searchable database of visual resources depicting microbes. Users can select species group, stain, media, or keywords, and are then presented with microscopic stills, animations, or QuickTime film footage.
Author: American Society for Microbiology
Subjects: microbiology education
DeweyClass: 579
Mineral Gallery: A collection of mineral descriptions, images, and specimens, with an electronic index to a mineralogical database. It provides multiple cross linked indexes into the set of common minerals, plus a full text search index which aids in mineral identification.
Author: Amethyst Galleries
Subjects: mineralogy
DeweyClass: 549
Missouri Botanical Garden: The Missouri Botanical Garden is home to over 30 different gardens, the Climatron Botanical Research Center and an active education division. Its mission is to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life. Online displays include an arboretum, horticulture, image galleries and plants in bloom, as well as access to the VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatural database and associated authority files (W3TROPICOS).
Author: Missouri Botanical Garden
Subjects: botanical gardens, natural history, plant data, plant images
DeweyClass: 580
MoMA Online Projects: Listing of online projects which explore some of the properties and possibilities of the Web, such as interactivity, motion and sound. Includes a time capsule made for the tenth anniversary of World AIDS Day, Peter Halley's Exploding Cell, and Robert Cumming's Academic Interactive Exercise.
Author: Museum of Modern Art, New York
Subjects: computer art
DeweyClass: 700
Moments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky: Exhibition of the work of Russian typographer, designer, and architect El Lissitzky (1890-1941), well known for his work on book design and in particular for his illustrations in Yiddish books. Features designs from his Futurist beginnings to his propagandist work for the Soviet Government.
Author: Getty Research Institute
Subjects: art exhibitions, artists, graphic design
DeweyClass: 700
Moths of the United States: Pictures and distribution maps of US moths, organised by state.
Author: US Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Subjects: moths
DeweyClass: 595.78
Mount St Helens: Extensive resources relating to the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens, with over 1500 images and related resources.
Author: North Dakota University
Subjects: alaska, volcanoes
DeweyClass: 551.21
Museo Picasso Virtual: Gallery and tour of the paintings of Pablo Picasso, officially recognised by the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Foundation. Also offers details of the Picasso's life through studies, books, movies, museums and news.
Author: Mallen, Enrique
Subjects: art exhibitions, artists, painting
DeweyClass: 759.6
Mythology in Western Art: Project aiming to create a collection of art images of mythical characters. Project prepared in University of Haifa Library. Includes images of mythical characters, a bibliography of classic mythology in western art, and links to other Internet sources on mythology.
Author: University of Haifa
Subjects: ethnic art, folklore, mythology
DeweyClass: 398
naturepl: Online service of the Nature Picture Library which incorporates the BBC Natural History Unit Picture Library collection and BBCwild. Thousands of searchable medium resolution images are available free of charge, with fee-based access to high resolution images offered.
Author: BBC Nature Picture Library
Subjects: wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
New York Public Library Photograph Collection: Collection contains 200,000 original photographic prints representing an international range of photographers, and comprising a thorough survey of processes, from the medium's 150+ year history. Online photography exhibitions are available to give a flavour of the collection.
Author: New York Public Library
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page: Collection of articles addressing issues relating to mad cow disease, and its effect on humans and other species. Explores the relationship between Alzheimer's and CJD, and provides relevant news articles.
Author: Sperling Biomedical Foundation
Subjects: biomedicine, medical research databases
DeweyClass: 616.83
Ovid Project: Metamorphosing the Metamorphoses: Born in Italy in 43 BC, the work of Publius Ovidius Naso has contributed to many aspects of western art and civilisation. This resource provides access to illustrations depicting the poetry of Ovid, most notably in the form of 17th century engravings of Johann Wilhelm Bauer and the 1640 translation by George Sandys, both representing Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. The Ambrose Collection supplies additional material consisting of illustrations and artefacts relating to the work of Ovid.
Author: Greenberg, Hope
Subjects: history of art, mythology, poetry links, roman history
DeweyClass: 850
PastPix: Source for Historical Images: A catalogued and downloadable collection of photographs dating back to the 1850s. Images are organised into various groupings entitled, for example, British Isles, overseas, industry and commerce, political, recreation and leisure, and rural. These then lead to sub-categories before providing annotated images, complete with dates.
Author: Pastpix
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Peace Gallery: Collection of photographs from around the world taken by Peace Corps volunteers. Images are organised by region and country and presented in thumbnail indexes with short captions. A free monthly email newsletter with Gallery updates and information is also available.
Author: Peace Gallery
Subjects: peace and conflict
DeweyClass: 327.172
Pedsdermatlas: Your Dermatology Digital Image Resource: Collection of paediatric dermatological images for educational use by health care professionals, parents, and patients.
Author: Cohen, Bernard A. & Lehmann, Christopher U.
Subjects: dermatology, paediatrics
DeweyClass: 616.5
Perseus Project: An interactive multimedia digital library for teaching and research designed to expand the ways in which ancient Greek literature, art and archaeology can be examined. The full text collection of Greek and Latin literature includes Julius Caesar, Cicero, Ovid, Vergil, Aeschylus, Aristotle, Euripides, Homer, Plato and Sophocles.
Author: Tufts University
Subjects: ancient philosophy, greek history, greek literature, latin, pottery, sculpture
DeweyClass: 880
Photograph Archives: There are approximately 800,000 photographs, representing almost all historic formats such as daguerreotypes, tintypes, cartes-de-viste, ambrotypes, albumen prints, panoramas, and cyanotypes, as well as more modern colour and black and white prints, slides, and negatives.There are over 650 collections available online and each link to a photograph collection contains a photograph from the collection, bibliographic information, and a brief description of the contents.
Author: J Willard Marriott Library, Utah University
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Picture Australia: Searchable and browsable image collection of people, places, events, and objects relating to Australia. Includes pictures of Sir Donald Bradman at the Adelaide Oval, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Great Australian Bight of 1841, and a convict's uniform, and also presents 'trails' to follow relating to the Olympics, artists, wildflowers, authors, and birds.
Author: National Library of Australia
Subjects: australia, australian culture
DeweyClass: 994
Picture Collection Online: Searchable and browsable assemblage of images taken from books, newspapers and magazines, as well as photographs, prints and postcards. Material is arranged in categories such as American history, costume, New York City, pioneer life, shoes, and snakes.
Author: New York Public Library
Subjects: united states history - general, world history
DeweyClass: 080
Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore: Photographic archive commemorating the work of Charles Moore, with additional information on Moore's career. The images represent 1960s America and the civil rights issues of the time, providing important visual historical data. The collection features images of events such as Ku Klux Klan gatherings, the actions of Martin Luther King, and the Freedom March of 1963. Explanatory text accompanies each photograph.
Author: Moore, Charles
Subjects: civil liberties, historical data, human rights, photographs, racism
DeweyClass: 973.9
Primate Image Resources: Collection of photographs and illustrations showing gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, old and new world primates and prosimians. Drawings by non-human primates are included.
Author: University of Wisconsin
Subjects: primates
DeweyClass: 599.8
Propaganda Postcards of the Great War (World War 1): ollection of World War 1 propaganda postcards from both the Central and Allied powers. Examples depict heads of state and military leaders, troops at war, wartime atrocities, and scenes mocking the opposing side. Short biographies and samples of the work of prominent artists are also included. English, French and Dutch translations are available.
Author: Hageman, Paul & Kosanovich, Jerry
Subjects: first world war
DeweyClass: 940.3
Protist Image Data: Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa, with links to resources in protistology and related fields.
Author: University of Montreal
Subjects: algae, bacteria
DeweyClass: 579.4
Quality Control : Art of Bad Photography: Quality Control is an exhibition of images and text launched by Christian Alderson, Neil Edmundson and Jonathan Legender. The resource comprises a presentation of prints through which the creators hope to explore the cultural significance of photography and to raise questions about the shared values which make a picture good or bad.
Author: Alderson, Christian; Edmundson, Neil & Legender, Jonathan
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 771
Quilts and Quiltmaking in America 1978-1996: Material from two American Folklife Centre collections that explore America's quilting traditions, including photos and recorded interviews with quiltmakers. Users can search the collections by keyword, browse by quiltmaker or subject, or browse galleries of photos and sound recordings directly.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: ethnic art, textiles, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 746.46
Rare Books from the MBG Library: This web site, presented by the Missouri Botanical Garden Library and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features 46 digitized volumes from our Rare Book collection.
Author: Freeland, Chris
Subjects: plant images
DeweyClass: 615.321
Reading Wilde, Querying Spaces: An Exhibition Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Trials of Oscar Wilde: Digitized version of the exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the trials of Oscar Wilde. Encompasses a tour of the literary influences on Wilde's life and work, and includes images of original material such as first editions and autographs.
Author: New York University
Subjects: american literature - general, irish literature, literary studies
DeweyClass: 820
Religious Christmas in Art: Index of religious art on the theme of Christmas. Includes Botticelli's Cestello Annunciation, Correggio's Nativity (Holy Night) and Albrecht Durer's Adoration of the Magi.
Author: Muth, Tim
Subjects: religious art
DeweyClass: 246
Renaissance and Baroque Architecture: Collection of several hundred digital images, mainly covering architecture in Italy in the 15th-17th century, with some images from France and England.
Author: University of Virginia Digital Image Center
Subjects: architectural research, historical geography, italian history, renaissance history
DeweyClass: 720
Review and Atlas of Palaeovegetation: A set of preliminary, broad-scale ecosystem map reconstructions is presented for the world at the Last Glacial Maximum (18,000 years ago) and the early Holocene (8,000 years ago), the mid Holocene (5,000 years ago) and for comparison 'present-potential' maps that may be regarded as approximating the late Holocene vegetation distribution as it would - or might - have been without agricultural modification.
Author: Adams, J. M. & Faure, H., Quaternary Environments Network
Subjects: botany, palaeontology
DeweyClass: 561
Revolutionary Art of Peru: Examples of Peruvian art, mainly created by imprisoned fighters and supporters of the PCP, the Communist Party of Peru. Includes titles and dates of work, and also features a selection of revolutionary music from Peru.
Author: Committee to Support the Revolution in Peru
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 980
Sandia MEMS Image Gallery: A set of images of micromachines so small that they are imperceptible to the human eye, some with gears no bigger than a grain of pollen. Many of the black and white images include dust mites or spider mites to provide a sense of scale. Also some moving images, in Quicktime format.
Author: Sandia National Laboratories
Subjects: nanotechnology
DeweyClass: 620.5
Science Service Historical Image Collection 1926-1976: Images providing an insight into the presentation and status of scientific research, from the rise of electronic technology through to the modern nuclear age. Original captions from the Science Service's magazines, bulletins, and newswires are provided alongside the images, and the resource is keyword searchable.
Author: National Museum of American History
Subjects: history of science, science museums
DeweyClass: 500
Scrolls from the Dead Sea: An exhibition at the Library of Congress on the Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship.
Author: University of North Carolina
Subjects: israel, world archaeology
DeweyClass: 933
Sea Turtle Postage Stamps of the World: Information about postage stamps with pictures of sea turtles. Includes over 400 images, date of issue, value at issue and country of origin. Stamps are listed by country or turtle species.
Author: Linsley, Nancy B. & Balazs, George H.
Subjects: postage stamps, reptiles
DeweyClass: 769.56
Selected Civil War Photographs: An exhibit of over 1100 electronic images of the US Civil War. Includes portraits of military personnel, battle scene landscapes, and preparations for battle. The site also includes a time-line for the civil war, bibliographic and technical details for the photographs.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: united states civil war
DeweyClass: 973.7
Shakespeare Illustrated: Collection of artwork comprising paintings, watercolours, ink and pencil drawings, and steel engravings based on the plays of William Shakespeare. Each work is accompanied by information about its size, medium, date of production, and current location. Material is accessible via a listing of artists, or according to the play which they illustrate.
Author: Rusche, Harry
Subjects: art exhibitions, artists, english drama, painting
DeweyClass: 750
SignatureHelp: Fee-based database of artist signatures and monograms, offering 142,000 signature examples from more than 65,000 artists. Signatures are mainly from paintings produced since the 14th century, with some coming from sculptures, watercolours and prints.
Author: Signaturehelp.com
Subjects: art research
DeweyClass: 700
South Wales Coalfield Collection: Collection of documents which provide an insight into the social, economic and cultural history of South Wales during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The documents mainly concentrate on the employee side of the industry and particularly to trade union activities. The material is held in many media: manuscript documents, photographs, audio and videotapes, posters and banners. Links to a small number of images of documents in the collection have been provided, in particular to a series of photographs from the 1984/85 Miners' Strike.
Author: University of Wales Swansea
Subjects: trade unions, welsh history
DeweyClass: 942
Special Collections and Archives Image Database: Catalogue of photographs, searchable by creator, title, subject, and collection. Includes images of life on the Navaho Reservation between 1895 and 1945 and photographs documenting four decades of people and events in southwest US. A finding guide helps with identifying and accessing digitised materials.
Author: Northern Arizona University Cline Library
Subjects: american indians, anthropology, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 305.8
Special Collections Historic Photograph Collection: Historical photographs depicting Californian counties including Butte, Glenn, Nevada, Sierra, Trinity, and Yuba. Thumbnail images are retrieved via keyword, and people, place, photographer, or donor name searches.
Author: California State University Library
Subjects: united states history - local
DeweyClass: 978.405
SYMBOLS.com: Encyclopaedia of Western Signs and Ideograms: A collection of more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into over 50 groups according to their graphic characteristics. Includes the symbols' histories, uses, and meanings. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.
Author: HME Media
Subjects: customs, graphic design
DeweyClass: 302.2
Tarantulas.com: Collection of tarantula images with information about the origin, habitat, and appearance of each. Species shown include the Brazilian Black, Chilean Rose, Giant Vinegaroon, Indian Ornamental, King Baboon, and Pink Toe.
Author: Tarantulas.com
Subjects: spiders
DeweyClass: 595.44
Tete a Tete: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson: Exhibition celebrating the work of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, including portraits of Coco Chanel, Truman Capote, and William Faulkner. Accompanied by a narrative explaining Cartier-Bresson's place in the history of photography.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Theatre Images: Collection of links to theatrical pictures. Includes Ballets Russes, English actors at the turn of the twentieth century, an illustrated Kabuki manuscript and Korean mask dramas and puppetry
Author: Russell, Barry
Subjects: theatre links
DeweyClass: 790.2
Time & Life Pictures: Searchable collection of some of the world's most recognizable imagery. Contains illustrations, prints, photographs and archival materials from photojournalists, documenting past and present political and cultural events, as well as celebrities and the American experience. This online collection comprises over 425,000 digital files, representing millions of original prints and negatives archived by the Time Inc. Picture Collection.
Author: Time
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 070.49
Time.com Photoessays: Image resource depicting world events such as life in Afghanistan, the World Trade Centre attack, and warfare between the Israelis and Palestinians. Coverage is presented as a series of photographs, with weekly round-ups available. Past photoessays and pictures of the week available from 1999.
Author: Time
Subjects: international news
DeweyClass: 070
Traders: Voices from the Trading Post: Examines the trade history of Native Americans of the southwest through photographs from the special collections of the university's Cline Library, maps of Indian territories, and oral histories from Native American and white traders and residents who interacted with the Navaho. Includes information on products made and traded such as livestock, weaving, jewellery, and pinon nuts, and features a silent film of Navaho rug weaving.
Author: Northern Arizona University Cline Library
Subjects: american indians, anthropology, economic history, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 305.8
Travel Images: Organised by region then country, this collection of images depicts landmarks, cultural scenes, buildings, markets, and people from around the world. Photographs can be accessed via a pull down menu, or an interactive map.
Author: Torres, Miguel
Subjects: world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Truth in Advertising: Collection of cigarette advertisements from the 1940s and 1950s. Each image displays the polemic war and post-war eras, providing an insight into how social consciousness has changed with regard to the tobacco industry.
Author: Wooden, John A., Chickenhead Productions
Subjects: advertising, tobacco
DeweyClass: 659
Victoria and Albert Museum: Photography: Shows works from the Victoria and Albert Museum's (V&A;'s) photography collection, which began in 1852, and now includes over 300,000 images. This online resource includes special displays from the birth of photography in 1839 to the present day, illustrating a range of processes, techniques and imagery from classic and contemporary photographers.
Author: Victoria and Albert Museum
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Victorian Times: Project providing access to over 1400 digitised documents relating to social conditions in Victorian Britain (1837-1901) These are mainly Parliamentary papers from the time, together with selections from the pamphlet collection of the London School of Economics. The collection comprises over 95,000 individual images, and is complemented by educational resources designed for users from primary school level, through to researchers and lifelong learners, allowing users to tailor the service to deliver material appropriate to their educational level. The site covers six major topic areas; health, transport, education, trade unions, work and housing.
Author: Victorian Times Project
Subjects: british history from 1800, social policy
DeweyClass: 941
Virtual Atlas of Opaque and Ore Minerals in their Associations: An atlas of full-colour photomicrographs of the major ore-forming associations and opaque minerals in non-mineralized rocks. It describes typical examples of each material from many classical localities throughout the world. For each association there is a listing of the major (and important minor) primary ore minerals, alteration products and gangue, typical textures, a brief discussion of the geology of the association and a list of references.
Author: Ixer, Robert A. & Duller, Paul R.
Subjects: mineralogy
DeweyClass: 549
Virtual Cave: Collection of text and photographs describing phenomena found within four different types of cave; sea caves, lava tube caves, erosional caves, and solution caves which are dissolved from limestone by acidic water.
Author: Bewley, Djuna and Bunnell, Dave
Subjects: geomorphology
DeweyClass: 551.447
Virtual Mitchell Library: Thousands of digitised photographs of Glasgow's past from the archives and holdings of the Mitchell Library and Glasgow Museums. Images are searchable by area, street and subject. Images can be ordered online and useful links are also provided.
Author: Glasgow City Council, Mitchell Library
Subjects: digital library collections, glasgow
DeweyClass: 025.0
Warbirds: Collection of photographs of historical warplanes, depicting those of the Royal Air Force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force, and the Indian and Thai Air Forces.
Author: Sarup, Arjun
Subjects: aviation, military history
DeweyClass: 358
Web Nebulae: Collection of images of gaseous nebulae. Each image is complemented by descriptive text, including details such as the type of nebula, and its distance from Earth.
Author: Arnett, Bill
Subjects: astronomy research, space observation
DeweyClass: 523.1
WebMuseum, Paris: Collaborative work which features an exhibition of paintings representing major artistic themes and works from over one hundred artists. Also includes a glossary of painting styles and a small illustrated tour of Paris.
Author: Pioch, Nicolas
Subjects: art exhibitions, artists, painting
DeweyClass: 708
Webpath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education: Electronic laboratory including over 1800 images along with text and tutorials that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease states.
Author: University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Subjects: medical education, pathology
DeweyClass: 616.07
Welcome to the Planets: A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
Author: McGill University
Subjects: astronomy education, planetary exploration, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.2
Witness and Legacy: Contemporary Art about the Holocaust: Collection of art work by Holocaust survivors and descendants. Includes information about artists, analysis of their work and photographs. Also provides a collection of essays and animated tours, discussion forums, and examples of ways in which Witness and Legacy has been used to teach about the Holocaust in schools.
Author: University of Tennessee
Subjects: holocaust
DeweyClass: 940.5318
World Art Treasures: The principal purpose of World Art Treasures is to promulgate the discovery and love of art. Thanks to the 100,000 slides belonging to the Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation, devoted to art, and including the civilizations of Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe, its purpose is to offer a different approach to art via the World Wide Web.
Author: Jacques Edouard Berger Foundation
Subjects: art exhibitions, egyptian history, ethnic art
DeweyClass: 708
XTALENT Image Gallery: Gallery of images both of the microscopic world and macroscopic world. Includes the Nanoworld Image Galeery, which contains images taken with Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopes, and photographs from Light or Optical Microscopes. Can register to get additional features such as uploading, having a favorite list, rating pictures and posting comments etc.
Author: University of Queensland Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis
Subjects: blood, cell biology, insects, nanotechnology, plankton, plant images, yeast
DeweyClass: 570
Zoonet Image Archives: Numerous images of endangered species and other animals, with associated documents. All images available for download on ZooNet are for the enjoyment and enlightenment of the Internet community.
Author: Zoonet
Subjects: zoology
DeweyClass: 590