Month: September 2021

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Snapwire

https://snapwire.co

rights statement: https://snapwire.co/terms-of-service/

Snapwire is a website that you are able to team up with various brands to create pages, photographs, and videos. Although there is a free trial for the site, to continue your membership you must pay a monthly fee. On their website, you can find information regarding products, pricing, as well as other customer stories. Their website offers engagement with the public through the various pages created by snapwire creators. Many creators on the site discuss topics such as health and wellness, real estate, technology, etc. There is also a place where you can hire creatives from the website for your brand or business.

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The Public Domain Review

https://publicdomainreview.org

rights statement: https://publicdomainreview.org/rights-labelling-on-our-site

The Public Domain Review is a website that contains works from the fields of history, art, literature, and ideas. There are multiple essays and collections to search through on this website about those various topics. Their collections can be searched either through browsing or their provided filters. The collections they have on file include images, books, films, and audio. Their essays are sorted into various themes such as books, literature, music, painting, etc., There is also a gift shop for anyone interested in purchasing prints, books, shits, postcards, etc. There is also a blog on the website that includes various events and newsletters about the website.

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Old Book Illustrations

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com

rights statement: https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/terms-of-use/

Old Book Illustrations is a website dedicated to publishing illustrations from books from the 18th to the beginning of the 20th century. Their website is divided into four categories, ‘Browse Illustrations’, ‘Browse Articles’, ‘Site Info’ and ‘Connect’. Their illustrations provide various information, including the artist, formats, techniques, and other information regarding the illustrations themselves. The site also has articles concerning the illustrators and the books that contain the illustrations. There is also a place to discover their social media accounts as well as other contact information. Something interesting on this website is their ‘Dictionary of Printing’, which contains the various words related to the art of printmaking.

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Prelinger Archives

https://archive.org/details/prelinger

rights statement: https://archive.org/about/

The Prelinger Archives is a website mainly for films. However, they also offer books, audio, images, and software. Their films primarily include amateur films, advertisements, and educational films. The public can be involved through their Forum. This is a space where the public can ask or respond to questions concerning the material on the website. There are opportunities for jobs and volunteering. They have their blogs and on-going projects available for the public to view. You are able to search through their collections by using various filters such as media type, year, topics/subjects, and creator. They have a list of contact information and a list of staff who work on website.

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NASA Commons site on Flickr

Gus Grissom & Milt Thompson With Paresev

rights statement: https://www.flickr.com/help/terms

The NASA Commons site on Flickr provides several photo streams, albums, and galleries of photographs depicting NASA’s progress in space exploration. There are also certain tabs that contain the website’s favorite pictures. A majority of their photographs can be seen under their ‘galleries’ tab. Not only does the site provide images, there is also an ‘about’ tab that describes the history of NASA and their main idea concerning this web page. On their website, you can see the groups that are associated with their webpage, such as the Official U.S. Government. There is also a space for the public to write their thoughts about the site.

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J. Paul Getty Museum

http://www.getty.edu/museum/

rights statement: https://www.getty.edu/legal/copyright.html

The J. Paul Getty Museum’s website has various information concerning their current and upcoming exhibits. This would include the length of time that certain exhibits are on display. There are also various tools, programs, and resources for education purposes. Their website also contains a variety of events that are upcoming in the museum’s calendar. There are also separate tabs that have information concerning their conservation and research institute. Lastly, their websites provides a history of the museum itself and their primary goals they wish to achieve. There are also options available to give support, donate, or volunteer at the museum.

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