A list of unconventional and free stock images by Mel Choyce in her CSS-Tricks article:
- British Library (unsplash)
- New York Public Library
- The State Library of New South Wales (flickr), this one is very good for presentations!
- Library of Congress (unsplash)
- Library of Congress
- National Library of Ireland (flickr)
- Birmingham Museums Trust (unsplash)
- National Museum of Asian Art
- Met
- Art Institute of Chicago
- NASA
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (e.g. Corona virus visualizations)
- Open Parks Network (nature photos)
Added later (not mentioned in Mel´s article):
- Old Book Illustrations, wich for example Robin Rendle is using in his essay on newsletters.
- Stanford Libraries Data Visualization, old visualizations which date back into 18th century.
- openverse.org
- Public Domain Image Archive
Jul. 27, 2025
- Beautiful Public Data, curated by Jon Keegan