Color – Black

Art - Painting - Black Seascape

Dark Seascape, 1881. James Ensor. Belgium. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Disaster - Painting - Shipwrecked mother and infant

Mother and infant, washed up on shore; stormy sea scape. Painting. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Illustration - Drawing - Two figures at night

MILLET Jean-François
Titre La Fuite en Egypte

Art - Painting - Moonlight on lake with boaters

"Promenade de Julie et Saint-Preux sur le lac de Genève" Moonlight boating on Lake Geneva. Charles Edouard Le Prince. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Anatomy - heart - Planche d'enseignement

Planche d'enseignement
Domaine : Anatomie / Enseignement. 19e siècle
19e siècle 2e moitié
Auteur de l'image : Delagrave Librairie
Taille originale : H x L en cm : 100 x 80.5
Matière : Papier / Toile / Bois Planche roulée sur une barre en bois : schéma représentant la coupe d'un coeur. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Flamingo - Italian - (2)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Martinet - Ardea egretta

Egret. Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc (1770) [Histoire naturelle des oiseaux planches coloriées sans texte]. [s.n.]. Ardea egretta

Art - Painting - NGA Jan Davidsz de Heem, Vase of Flowers

Flemish floral. Black background. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Haeckel - 80

Haeckel's forms of nature. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Haeckel - 81

Haeckel's forms of nature. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Haeckel - Echinidea

Sand dollars and other animals. Kunstformen der Natur; select images. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Haeckel - Echinidea_2

Kunstformen der Natur; select images. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Haeckel - Calcispongiae

Kunstformen der Natur; select images. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Haeckel - Stephoidea

Kunstformen der Natur; select images. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Haeckel - Haeckel-71

Haeckel's forms of nature. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Curiosity - Nudibranchia - Russian

Nudibranchia, or sea slugs. Illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary(1890?1907). Graphic bright colors on black background. Russian educational plate. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use with out restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - WPA Visit the Aquarium

WPA poster. For the large size please see; http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaposters/wpahome.html Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Anatomy - Brain - Comparative anatomy

Illustrated table showing brain comparative anatomy. Black background; black and white illustration. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4). A Plain Story Simply Told by J.Arthur Thomas, 1922. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Science - Physical science - Magnetic force

Diagram of magnetic force between the poles of two magnets. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Science - Chemistry and light text book 1855

Youmans, Edward Livingston (1855) Chemical atlas. D. Appleton. Decomposition of Light; structure of solar ray. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Architectural - Paris Exposition 1900 - (3)

Eiffel Tower at night, lit up. Paris Exposition, 1900, color photos. Images of buildings. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. Via Flickr Commons.

Science - Astronomy - Meterological Satellite

NOAA image spac0261 Graphic of the Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, the forerunner of the GOES satellites. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Science - Astronomy - Rise of Tide due to Moon's Attraction

Diagram, moon between sun and Earth, showing effects on the tides. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Advertisement - Adler Typewriters

Adler (typewriters), advertising poster, 1909. Lucian Bernhard (German graphic designer, 1883 - 1972 ); original as color lithograph. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Advertisement - Jello - Cookbook cover

Vintage advertising art, American. Jello cook book illustrations. Color. Via Duke University. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Advertisement - Kellogs Corn Flakes

Person hugging corn. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Stamp Art - Katanga_1961_fair_50c

Stamp warning against forest fires. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Advertisement - Wrigleys Gum

Wrigleys making unsupported claims pre FDA? Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Stamp Art - Russia - Santa 1972

Russian stamp, 1972, Santa and sled. These look like horses not reindeer. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Water color - Edwardian Woman at beach

Woman on Beach. Thomas Pollock Anshutz. American, 1851 - 1912. 19th century.
Watercolor on paper. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain belived to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Painting - African man in dark place

Odilon Redon, "Primitive Man (Seated in Shadow)." Painting. Scan of 2 d objects in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction.

Portrait - Medical - Melancholy - Muench

Woodblock print of depressed person by the artist who did "the Scream." Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restiction in the US.

Art - Stamp Art - UN - Namibia 1975-263-264

UN stamp of upreaching hand, Nambia 1975. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Medical - Public Health - Art - Poster - Smallpox Vaccine

Public health poster, smallpox vaccination. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Face - Young man with a dog and a cat

Dossi Dosso, Portrait of a Young Man with a Dog and a Cat. All have the same expression of blankness. The puppy's eyelashes are well done. Scan of 2 d image in public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Dog - Bulldog woodcut

Bulldog graphic. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Advertisement - British - Man with bulldog

British man, top hat, bulldog. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Face - Graphic - Dutch - Art Nouveau - Poster 1922

Jungenstil. Dutch art nouveau style graphics. Chinois art nouveau poster of stylized face. Red and black with weird white teeth. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905 - crowd scene

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905 - male revolutionary group

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905 - elderly revolutionary group

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905 - Riot, police

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905 - male revolutionary

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905 - displaced persons

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Illustration - Political - Russian Graphic art of the revolution 1905 - allegorical father and baby

Publications from the Russian revolution. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Painting - Illustration - Pirosmani - Feast of the Five Princes

Niko Pirosmani. The Feast of Five Princes. 1906. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Portrait - Painting - Family 1600s

Painting of large family in 1600s, with children in strollers being pulled by billy goats. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Advertisement - Entertainment - Art Nouveau - Faust

Jungenstil. Dutch art nouveau style graphics. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Face - Art - Dadism 1920

Theo van Doesburg 1920. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Public Service - British - When in Doubt take the Tube

British Chaplinesque individual looking undecided and underwater; caption"When in doubt take the Underground". Prescient. 20th Century poster. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Color - German - Malvaceae

Unsere Unkräuter (1923)
Sammlung naturwissenschaftlicher Taschenbücher. Band VII. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Ludwig Klein 1923

Botanical - Catesby - vine

The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. Catesby, Mark (1683-1749), and Edwards, George (1694-1773). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Color - German - Compositae dandelion

Botanical - Color - German - Compositae

Botanical - Color - German - Compositae3

Botanical - Color - German - Convolvulaceae

Botanical - Color - German - Cruciferae

Botanical - Color - German - Euphorbiaceae

Botanical - Color - German - Gramineae

Botanical - Color - German - Geraniaceae

Botanical - Color - German - Umbelliferae

Botanical - Color - German - Ranunculaceae

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Vanilla planifolia Andrews

Vanilla. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Color - German - Papilionaceae

Botanical - Color - German - Scrophulariaceae

Botanical - Color - German - Solanaceae

Botanical - Flower - Monotropa - Orobancaceae

Botanical - Educational plate - Black - Pineapple

Black background educational plate, pineapple, poster. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Olea europaea L.

Olive tree. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Nicotiana tabacum Linnä

Tobacco. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Ficus carica

Fig. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. See more under "Botanical - Educational Plates"

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black -- Cinchona calisaya

Quionine bush. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Bamboo

Bamboo. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black -Palaquium Gutta

Gutta percha, latex. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Prunus amygdalus

Almond, Prunus amygdalus. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Laurus nobilis Linnä

Bay laurel. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Ginger root. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Strychnos nux vomica L.

Strychnine tree. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Educational Plate - Black - Piper nigrum Linnä

Peppercorn. German educational plate, botany, black background. 19th Century. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Iris - Blue Iris on Black (1)

Bayer, Johann Christoph. Iris. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Iris - Blue Iris on Black (2)

Blue Iris (germanica) caterpillar and red backed beetle
drawing (bodycolour and watercolour on prepared black ground within gold border, on vellum). Barbara Regina Dietzsch. 18th Century. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Iris - Blue Iris on Black (3)

Iris germanica (Blue Iris) with a dragonfly and beetle
drawing (bodycolour on prepared black ground on vellum, surrounded by gold border). Johann Chrisoph Dietzsch. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Floral - Photograph - British Floral decoration (2)

British floral decoration (1910). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Floral - Photograph - British Floral decoration (1)

British floral decoration (1910). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Floral - Photograph - British Floral decoration (4)

British floral decoration (1910). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Floral - Photograph - British Floral decoration (3)

British floral decoration (1910). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Textile - Embroidery 4

Color photo of embroidered fabric. Singer instructions for art embroidery (1911). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Passion flower - Night blooming Ceres

Night blooming ceres. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Tree - Catesby - Magnolia

Design - Textile - Metal Stamp Prints of Java (1930) Design 01

Block Prints of India. Color textile pattern prints. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US

Graphic - Educational plate - Botanical - Grains, types

Grocer's Encyclopedia, 1911. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Graphic - Educational plate - Botanical - Grains, types, rye

Grocer's Encyclopedia, 1911. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Graphic - Educational plate - Pasta

Grocer's Encyclopedia, 1911. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Painting - Interior - Atalier

The interior of an art shop, France, 1850-1875 or so. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Painting - Interior - Russian house, Dr. Zhivago rustic

19th Century Russian style interior decor; Dr. Zhivago rustic. Grigorij Wassiljewitsch Soroka, Room in the house on Ostrovki. Painting. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Ephemera - Advertisement - Printing and Lithography

Example for bisquit and molasses advert. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use with out restriction in the US.

Art - Painting - Russian - Animal - Black lion

Niko Pirosmani. Black Lion. Oil on oilcloth. Private collection. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Folk Art - Russian - Animal - Boar

Niko Pirosmani. Boar. Oil on oilcloth. State Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Animal - Range and Farm - Horse - Suffok Black Horse

Horse illustrations; color engravings, 19th Century. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bear - Woodland - Buffon - Bear - Brown Bear

Brown and black bear, with long tongue.Vintage French Animal Print. Complements de Buffon, 1838. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bear - Woodland - Buffon - Bear - Black bear

Charitably drawn American black bear. Vintage French Animal Print. Complements de Buffon, 1838. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Duck - Italian (1)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Rooster - Italian - 03

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Fancy Pigeon - 00 (1)

Fancy pigeons : containing full directions for their breeding and management, with descriptions of every known variety ... Lyell, James C. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Italian (1)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Martinet - Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Martinet - Pheasant - Orax Pauxi

Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc (1770) [Histoire naturelle des oiseaux planches coloriées sans texte]. [s.n.]. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Martinet - Pigeon couronne

Vintage French Bird Print. Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc (1770). Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. [Planches coloriées sans texte]. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Martinet - Pipra

Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc (1770) [Histoire naturelle des oiseaux planches coloriées sans texte]. [s.n.]. Pipra apilla, Pipra pareola Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Buffon - Cat - Chartreux

Buffon's Quadrupeds. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Buffon - Dog - Le Gredin

Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc (1754) [Collection des animaux quadrupèdes planches coloriées sans texte]. [s.n.].

Animal - Bird - Catesby 12 Redwinged Starling

Early American bird print. Catesby. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Buffon - Dog - Le Pyrame

Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc (1754) [Collection des animaux quadrupèdes planches coloriées sans texte]. [s.n.].

Animal - Bat - Italian - (1)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Buffon - Range and Farm - Bison

Buffalo from Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc (1754) [Collection des animaux quadrupèdes planches coloriées sans texte]. [s.n.]. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Dog - Barbet - Italian

Black furry dog. Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Dog - Buffon's Quadrupeds (12)

Buffon's Quadrupeds. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Dog - Doberman - Italian

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Engraving 1785 - German - Black Ferret

Ferret. Buffon, Naturgeschichte der vierfusigen. 1785. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Goat - Italian - (1)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Range and Farm - Black sheep - Italian

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Art - Poster - US Fuel Administration - Light consumes coal

US Fuel Administration poster, "Light Consumes Coal; Save Light Save Coal." Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Non-human primate - Monkey

Illustration; monkey. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Prickly - Woodland - Porcupine 3

Porcupine with oddly human-like profile. Viviparous Quadrupeds. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Prickly - Woodland - Porcupine

Porcupine looking like it is drawn by someone who has never seen a porcupine. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Woodland - Squirrel group 10

Squirrels, cute. Viviparous Quadrupeds. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Woodland - Squirrel group 13

Squirrels, cute. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Woodland - Squirrel group 9

Squirrels, cute. Viviparous Quadrupeds. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Woodland - Rabbit - Italian (3)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Woodland - Italian (2)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Sloth - Australia - Hepoona Roo

19th Century Australian Animals, naturalist illustrations. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Fish - Angel Fish

Vintage fish print; cabinet of curiosity style. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Sea mammal - Whale - Italian - (2)

Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Specimen01 (9)

Butterfly illustration; graphic. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Blue - Collection 6

Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. (1864). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Collection - (2)

Vintage butterfly print. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Collection - (9)

Butterfly illustration. Scan of 2 d image in public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Collection - (10)

Vintage butterfly print. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Collection - (13)

Vintage butterfly prints. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Medieval Herbal

Medieval manuscript; herbal. Black moth on flowers; lilly of the valley. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Butterfly - Monarch

Monarch butterflies. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Ladybug - Educational plate (2)

Lady bugs, educational plate. Color. Fauna Germanica (1911). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Ladybug - Educational plate (3)

Lady bugs, educational plate. Color. Fauna Germanica (1911). Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Insect - Ladybug

Ladybug illustration. Faunae Insektorm Germanica Initia. Deutschlands Insekten. (1793). Georg Wilhelm Franz Panzer. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal acting human - Grandville Metamorphoses (31)

Grandville, J.J. Metamorphoses du Jour.ca. 1840. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal acting human - Grandville Metamorphosis Cover (1)

Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal acting human - Grandville Metamorphoses (60)

Grandville, J.J. Metamorphoses du Jour.ca. 1840. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Juvenile - Illustration - Tiny girl big vole

Children's book illustrations. Small causian girl in white dress dwarfed by overgrown vole and mole; pile of nut shells. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Advertisement - Wiener Werkstatte Exhibition

Wiener Werkstatte, exhibition poster. Art nouveau (Jungenstil).Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - WPA - The old book man

WPA poster. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Asian - Floral design - The garden of Japan - dedication page

Black and yellow illustration of blossom; inscription, "For all of those who have wondered in the garden." Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Architectural - Spiral Staircase

Architectural design for spiral staircase. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Face - Photo - Reference print for 'Hound of the Baskervilles' Nat'l Media Museum Flickr Commons

Photo of man holding dog's face to camera in screen test for "Hounds of the Baskervilles." Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Stamp Art - Russia - Sputnik era moon graphic with satellite

1969._50_???_??????????_????????????????. Russian stamp 1969 with moon graphic and satellite. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Graphic - Paper animal cut outs

Booklet with paper cut outs/silhouettes (p. 1) created by H.A. Rey [ca. 1908-1911]. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Photo - Cultivated rubber tree

Photo of big blocks of rubber from a rubber tree. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Hen and egg - Woodblock

Woodblock print of animals. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. Via LOC collection.

Animal - Bird - Swan - Woodblock

Woodblock print of animals. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. Via LOC collection.

Design - Art Nouveau - Book cover - (6)

Jungenstil. Art nouveau style, graphic, for book; black and white. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Color - German - Fumariaceae

Design - Graphic - Mapping handbook - symbols - hills topography

Topographic features; mountains. Graphics for drawing maps. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Graphic - Modern - Italian

Page of four modern, color graphic prints. Modern Decorative Art, ca. 1910. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Interior - Color Scheme Blue Black and Ivory

Interior decor cheat sheets, matching wallpaper, fabric, and rugs. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - WWI - French - Poulet du Guerre, manger peu et produic beaucoup

Vintage French WWI poster to induce public economizing through chickens. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Photo - Nurse at Bellevue Hospital

Bellevue Hospital, New York City: a nurse's sitting room; nurse with cat on lap talks to man; black and white photo 1885-1898,.
Via Wellcome Images. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Graphic - Educational plate - Botanical - Botanical - Melon, watermelon

Grocer's Encyclopedia, 1911. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Landscape - Photo - Field of Daisys

Color photo of field of daisys, via USDA. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Paper - Marbleized Black (1)

Black and white marbleized paper. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Paper - Marbleized brown and black

Vintage paper, brown fan pattern. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Art Nouveau - Book cover - (5)

Jungenstil. Dutch art nouveau style graphics. Portion of book cover. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Textile - Art Deco

Art deco textile design; book lining paper ,"The circus of Dr. Lao." Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical -Botanique de la Jeunesse - (25)

Botanique de la jeunesse (1812); Paris] : De l'imprimerie de Fain. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Catesby - 14. Cupresses Americana. The cyress of America

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Botanical - Flower - Orchid - Dark purple looking black

Blackish flower. Orchids and how to grow them in India and other tropical climates. (1875) Samuel Jennings. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Dragon Arum

Temple of Flora. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flore des Seres et Des Jardins de L'Europe - Dahlia

Flore des Seres et Des Jardins de L'Europe. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flore des Seres et Des Jardins de L'Europe - Hyacinth (Jacinth)

Flore des Seres et Des Jardins de L'Europe. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Black Ranunculous

Black flower. Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz (1885). Black flowers. Color engraving. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Auruncula

Botanical art. Flowers and landscape. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Leaf - Flower - Pitcher plant - Zebra flower

Black and white striped flower. Botanical art. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Carnation - Italian (3)

Iris. Botanical illustration, medieval Italy by Ulisse Aldrovandi. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - La Flore Des Environs De Paris - (49)

Vintage French Botanical, pre-Revolution. Flore des Environs de Paris, 1776; Bulliard. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Iris - Iris Susaniana

Black iris; Iris Susiana; Maria Sibylla Merian. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Flower - Iris - Iris germanica, black

Iris. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Genetics - Botanical - Colored corn

Plant genetics; colored corn. Dr. Barbara McClintock won a Nobel Prize for figuring out that this is caused by a transposable element, the AC/DS system. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - Grains and Grasses - Italian - Pathology

Ergot of Rye? Was that the problem? Some kind of black fungus growing on a grass. Ulisse Aldrovandi, animals; Italian illustration. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - La Flore Des Environs De Paris - (38)

Vintage French Botanical, pre-Revolution. Flore des Environs de Paris, 1776; Bulliard. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Graphic - Educational plate - Botanical - Grapes, red, black

Grocer's Encyclopedia, 1911. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Botanical - La Flore Des Environs De Paris - (12)

Vintage French Botanical, pre-Revolution. Flore des Environs de Paris, 1776; Bulliard. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Painting - Portrait - African_Woman_with_Peonies

African woman with Peonies. Jean Brazille. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Poster - Advertisement - Boots and shoes

Advert for John Kelly's Fine Shoes Rochester, NY. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US

Design - Apparel - Footwear - British - Beatles Boot design

Shoes. Shoes. Shoes. Design patent for the Beatles boot. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Apparel - Costume - The Hornet

"The Hornet." Fancy Dresses Described or What to Wear at Fancy Balls. 1884. Holt, Ardern; T. T.; E. Meyerstein. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Tarot - The Emperor of Swords

Vicsconti Tarot card; Venice 1600s. Via Yale University, Beineke Library (see source for full set). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Tarot - Fortitude (Batons)

Vicsconti Tarot card; Venice 1600s. Via Yale University, Beineke Library (see source for full set). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Tarot - Hope (Batons)

Vicsconti Tarot card; Venice 1600s. Via Yale University, Beineke Library (see source for full set). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Painting - Woman ordering dinner

Edwardian attired woman in restaurant with menu; appears to be Marla Singer of Fight Club but the first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club so nevermind. Painting by Leon Bakst. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Design - Apparel - Black pyjamas - color woodblock

Woman with improbably colored red braids, in black pyjamas, sitting on side of bed in black and red and ivory bedroom, British arts and crafts style. "Black Pyjamas" by Margarite Janes, Colour lithograph. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Juvenile - Mother Goose - Bo Peep sheep

Mother Goose illustrations; Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Juvenile - Mother Goose - Black sheep

Mother Goose illustrations. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Swan - Black swans

Cygnes noirs du détroit de Bass. Pierre Dandelot. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Bird - Swan - Black Swan

The black swan. Did you expect it? Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US

Portrait - Painting - Woman in orange cape with black kitten in garden (1912)

The Bridge (1912); Carl Larsson. Painting of a woman in a spring green garden wearing an orange cape with a black cat, with an easel, looking at a boy looking over the side rail of a small bridge into some water. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - Water color - Girl with cat - watercolor

Edouard Manet, Study for Young Woman Reclining in Spanish Costume (Jeune femme couchee en costume espagnol)
French, 1832 - 1883; watercolor. Scans of 2 d images in public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. Spanish girl reclining on recamier while kitten plays. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - People with Animals - Ballerina with black cat

Ballerina with black cat. Portraits, paintings, girls with cats. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Portrait - People with Animals - Ballerina with cat

Pierre Carrier Balleuse, Young Ballerina Holding Black Cat. Neither one of which looks particularly comfortable. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US

Animal - Cat - Painting - Cat fight

Two house cats fighting; painting. J.J. Audubon. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Painting - Animal - Cat - Little cat, Gauguin

The little cat, Paul Gaugin, 1888. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Animal head - Cat - cat peering from darkness portrait

Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Juvenile - Illustration - A boy and his kitten

Book cover, hebrew. A boy and his kitten. Dos ?etsele, L. ??i??o ; tseykhenungen fun Y. Dayts Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. Via Jewish Library.
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Animal - Cat - Black cat woodcut

Black cat licking paw; graphic wood cut silhouette. Arts and crafts style. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Art - Stamp Art - Animal - Bulgakov_1991 - Cat

Stamp art, Russia. Black cat. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Cat - Black Cat Graphic

Black Cat publication, graphics. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Cat - Black Cat Graphic 2

Black Cat publication, graphics. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

Animal - Cat - Black cat - Italian

Black cat, gold eyes, with mouse. Ulise Aldrovani Animals, cats. Paintings. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.

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