Open Image Collections & Image Use Guide

Bassett and Gruber collaborated on a seventeen-year project of creating three-dimensional photographic images of human anatomy using innovations in dissection pioneered by Dr. Bassett.
Image Use: These images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.

This Image Library is a repository for images and movies of cells from a variety of organisms. It demonstrates cellular architecture and functions with high quality images, videos, and animations.
Image Use:: Contains Copyright images please use the License filter in Advanced Search to limit to either public domain, CC-BY, or CC-BY-NC images.

An extensive collection of clinical ophthalmic cases and their pathology for use by researchers and clinicians to aid in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases of the eye and visual system.
Image Use: Images in the collection are not copyrighted and may be reproduced without permission. However, we do ask that credit be given to the "Cogan Collection, NEI/NIH."

Over 500 images from the Plates from the public domain (1918) textbook Gray's Anatomy.
Image Use: Public Domain, no restrictions on use

The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) is a collection of over 22,000 freely available digital materials for health sciences education. The collection is now housed at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Digital Library.
Image Use: (HEAL) is a collection of over 22,000 freely available digital materials for health sciences education. Remain in the HEAL collection for free images.

The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) is a collection of over 22,000 freely available digital materials for health sciences education. The collection is now housed at the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Digital Library.
Image Use: See "Rights" section on each image for CC license info and terms of use

Representation in medical illustration.
Image Use: The images in this library are available to use for educational and training purposes.

the Images from the History of Medicine collection, including fine art, photographs, engravings, and posters that illustrate the social and historical aspects of medicine dating from the 15th to 21st century. Our unique digital collections are freely available for download worldwide and in the public domain unless otherwise indicated.
Image Use: NCI Visuals Online Web site is labeled either "Public Domain" (free to use) or "Copyright Protected" (restricted, obtain permission before use).

Over 2,000 photos, diagrams, and drawings that can be used to help communicate meaning describe concepts, and tell stories of biomedical, science, and patient-care topics.
Image Use: NCI Visuals Online Web site is labeled either "Public Domain" (free to use) or "Copyright Protected" (restricted, obtain permission before use).

An online searchable database of photos and illustrations. There is an advanced search feature with drop-down menus for graphic type and keywords used to describe images.
Image Use: NCI Visuals Online Web site is labelled either "Public Domain" (free to use) or "Copyright Protected" (restricted, obtain permission before use).

NIBIB's multimedia collection contains a video, audio and image library. The video collection is larger than the audio and photo collections.
Image Use: NCI Visuals Online Web site is labeled either "Public Domain" (free to use) or "Copyright Protected" (restricted, obtain permission before use).

The NIDCR image gallery consists of images in three categories: Science, Oral Health, and NICDR Staff. It contains both photographs and illustrations.
Image Use: NCI Visuals Online Web site is labeled either "Public Domain" (free to use) or "Copyright Protected" (restricted, obtain permission before use).

Images in this collection are sorted into three main categories: Anatomical and Medical, Instructional, and Lifestyle and Activity. Most images in the collection are black and white illustrations.
Image Use: NCI Visuals Online Web site is labeled either "Public Domain" (free to use) or "Copyright Protected" (restricted, obtain permission before use).

A collection of photographs, illustrations and videos. Images are downloadable in small, medium or large format.
Image Use: NCI Visuals Online Web site is labeled either "Public Domain" (free to use) or "Copyright Protected" (restricted, obtain permission before use).

A substantial list of databases and open image collections on a variety of allied health subjects.
Image Use:Please review each collection for its individual licensing and permissions.

PHIL contains photos and illustrations that can be used by educators, researchers, and health care providers to easily communicate public health messages. the public
Image Use: available for personal, professional and educational use in electronic or print media, with appropriate citation. No restrictions on Public Domain materials.

A collection of medical illustrations that address the lack of representation in women’s healthcare, celebrate all forms of motherhood, and accurately reflect the diversity of women.
Image Use: non-exclusive, limited, personal, non-transferable, revocable, license to access and use Our Content, without the right to sublicense,No commercial use.

Gross and microscopic images of pathology specimens.
Image Use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licenses.Click "Some rights reserved" to view full terms.

The Wellcome Library is one of the world's greatest collections for the study of the history of medicine. Wellcome Images is one of the world's richest and most unique collections, with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science. Search for free, downloadable images taken from our library and museum collections, including paintings, illustrations, photos and more. They contain an array of topics relating to health and the human experience
Image Use: Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

A peer-reviewed digital media center for microbiology educators. Material is intended for an undergraduate audience, but the images may be applicable to wider audiences.
Image Use: The collection is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.