Research Guides: History: Image and Sound Collections

Image and Sound Collections: Art and Archtectural Images

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Presents fine art and architectural images collected in international museums.
Saskia Art Images Collection This link opens in a new window
Presents fine art and architectural images from collections and sites in Europe and the Near and Middle East.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text scholarly journal articles and ebooks related to the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Coverage: 2-5 years from current.

AP Newsroom This link opens in a new window
Provides photographs taken by photojournalists between 1826 and the present; note Historical Photos option under Editorial Images drop-down menu in upper left corner of search screen.

Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933
Provides photographs taken for this Chicago newspaper.
Vogue Archive
Provides full image access to Vogue magazine from 1892 to present.

Chicago Public Library Digital Collections
Provides images from the Chicago Public Library's collections.
Illinois Historical Aerial Photography, 1937-1947
Provides access to photographs taken from aircraft for the purpose of agricultural research.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
Facilitates access to photographs in the collections of the Library of Congress.
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
Provides images from the New York Public Library's collections.
Old Maps Online
Provides access to digitized maps in the collections of participating libraries.
Sanborn Maps of Illinois, 1867-1970
Provides access to maps created for the purpose of assessing fire risk; the maps document changes to a geographic area over time.
Sanborn Maps from the Library of Congress
Provides a a searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed in the collections of the Geography and Map Division.
United States Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Photographs
Provides photographs documenting America during the period 1935-1945.