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The Smithsonian Institution has released 2.8 million high-resolution images from across its collections that anyone can view, download, and reuse free of charge, whether for “a postcard, a beer koozie, or a pair of bootie shorts.”
Gathered from all 19 Smithsonian museums, 9 research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo, the imagery is available on a new open access site launched by the American museum and research institution.
The available imagery is listed under a Creative Commons Zero license and covers subjects that include the arts, humanities, science, and engineering.
Pocahontas
“Noteworthy additions include portraits of Pocahontas and Ida B. Wells, images of Muhammad Ali’s boxing headgear, and Amelia Earhart’s record-shattering Lockheed Vega 5B aircraft, along with thousands of 3D models that range in size from a petite Embreea orchid just a few centimeters in length to the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, estimated at about 29 light years across,” Smithsonian Magazine reports.
More content is on the way, too, as the Smithsonian works to add 200,000 more images this year as part of continuing efforts to digitize its vast library of some 155 million items.
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Gathered from all 19 Smithsonian museums, 9 research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo, the imagery is available on a new open access site launched by the American museum and research institution.
The available imagery is listed under a Creative Commons Zero license and covers subjects that include the arts, humanities, science, and engineering.
Pocahontas
“Noteworthy additions include portraits of Pocahontas and Ida B. Wells, images of Muhammad Ali’s boxing headgear, and Amelia Earhart’s record-shattering Lockheed Vega 5B aircraft, along with thousands of 3D models that range in size from a petite Embreea orchid just a few centimeters in length to the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, estimated at about 29 light years across,” Smithsonian Magazine reports.
More content is on the way, too, as the Smithsonian works to add 200,000 more images this year as part of continuing efforts to digitize its vast library of some 155 million items.
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