Image Sources and Credits
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We only use images that are in the public domain or that we are allowed to use under a free licence. Our images come from:
- Museum open-access collections, such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution. These images are released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).
- Free photo libraries, such as Unsplash, whose licence allows free use. We credit the photographers anyway.
We never embed images from other websites. Each image is downloaded, compressed to WebP, given a descriptive file name and hosted on our own server. We keep a log of every image with the page it appears on, its source, author, licence and the date we downloaded it. The list below is generated from that log.
If you are the author of one of these images and something is wrong, please contact us.
Father and son in matching outfits by the sea
- Author
- Emmanuel Black
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Agbada
agbada-white-father-son.webp
Woman's Informal Jacket with Antiquities in Medallions, 19th century
- Author
- Unknown artist (China)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- China
china-womans-jacket-black-embroidered.webp
Autumn Portrait in Traditional Dress
- Author
- Ahmet Yüksek
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Dirndl
dirndl-red-bodice-white-blouse.webp
People in traditional Bavarian clothing standing on a city sidewalk in Munich
- Author
- Vivian Arcidiacono
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Germany
germany-munich-lederhosen-dirndl.webp
A woman in traditional Korean clothing crosses the street in Seoul
- Author
- Axel Heuillard
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Hanbok
hanbok-pastel-seoul-crosswalk.webp
Woman wearing Korean traditional dress at Gyeongbokgung Palace
- Author
- Johen Redman
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- South Korea
hanbok-red-jeogori-gyeongbokgung.webp
Pictures of Ten Styles (Jittaiga Fuzoku): A Young Woman with a Dog, ca. 1790–91
- Author
- Torii Kiyonaga
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Japan
japan-woman-kimono-ukiyo-e-kiyonaga.webp
Long-Sleeved Robe (Furisode) with Phoenixes, Cherry Blossoms, Peonies, and Maple Branches, mid-19th century
- Author
- Unknown artist (Japan)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Kimono
kimono-furisode-red.webp
Mexican woman in a vibrant pink embroidered dress and sombrero
- Author
- Alexis Quiroz Aguilar
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Mexico
mexico-pink-embroidered-dress-sombrero.webp
A man and woman wearing traditional clothing
- Author
- Tope. A Asokere
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Nigeria
nigeria-traditional-wedding-couple.webp
Woman in blue and red dress wearing red and white hat
- Author
- Deb Dowd
- Source
- Unsplash
- Licence
- Unsplash License
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Peru
peru-women-spinning-yarn.webp
Poncho, Quechua, 17th century (?)
- Author
- Unknown artist (Quechua)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Poncho
poncho-andean-striped-wool.webp
Red floral sleeveless qipao, ca. 1960
- Author
- Dynasty (maker)
- Source
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Qipao
qipao-red-floral-sleeveless.webp
Serape, Saltillo, 1800–1850
- Author
- Unknown artist (Saltillo)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Sarape
sarape-saltillo-wool.webp
Sari, ca. 1875
- Author
- Unknown artist (India)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- Sari
sari-magenta-gold-paisley.webp
Sari, 18th century
- Author
- Unknown artist (India)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain (CC0)
- Downloaded
- Used on
- India
sari-silk-brocade-18th-century.webp