360 Free Images of Public Domain Beauties

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Two roseate spoonbills search a murky canal for food.

Rugged terrain north of Big Bend National Park in the "Trans-Pecos" region of southwest Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Idaho scene (1980-2006) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Nude photography of naked woman, Standing Female Nude (ca. 1860–1861) by Nadar.

Manassas Battlefield, Virginia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Nude photography of naked woman, Académie (1902) by René Le Bègue.

Nude photography of naked woman, Study for "Two Ways of Life" (ca. 1857, printed 1987) by Oscar Gustav Rejlander.

Wind turbines in the California desert. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Beautiful sunset near the town of Ovid (and close to the Nebraska border) in Sedgwick County, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Garden, Old Salem, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Courtroom details, Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S Post Office and Courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Alabama River Pulp Company and the Claiborne Mill Complex. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Beautiful scenics along Route 46 in California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A beautiful sunset in rural Goshen County, Wyoming, near Guernsey. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Details from the million dollar courthouse, the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, Detroit Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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A beautiful pile of tree tomatoes in one of the vender’s stalls. Original image sourced from US Government department: Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under US law this image is copyright free, please credit the government department whenever you can”.

Details from the million dollar courthouse, the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, Detroit Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Beautiful, MIrabilis jalapa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Ducks by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

A Bullfinch by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Beautiful day below Diamond Head at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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1. Beautiful Diplopterus (Diplopterus pulcher); 2. Smooth-headed Tetraodon (Tetraodon leiopleura) 3. Chedra Carp (Cyprinus Chedra) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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Scabiosa by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

A peony by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Portrait of Mrs. Corry Pabst by JJulie de Graag (1877-1924).

1. Gular Jay (Garrulus gularis) 2. Beautiful Jay (Garrulus ornatus) Natural size from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Vase with a floral garland by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Portrait of Laren farmer's wife named Lysemeut (1916) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

Iris Sintenisii and Iris Spuria from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

1. Tileo Carp (Cyprinus Tileo); 2. Richardson's Carp (Cyprinus Richardsonii); 3. Beautiful Loach (Botia grandis) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

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Beautiful Sparus illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Cur fox published by William Blackwood & Sons (1840).

Beautiful Cyrtodactylus (Cyrtodactylus pulchellus) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Iris Macrosiphon The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Iris Prismatica from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Hummingbird by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Iris Wilsoni from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Iris Sari from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Iris Ruthenica from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Iris Sikkimensis from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Monument Valley, a Navajo Nation tribal park whose red-sandstone formations on the Colorado Plateau lie mostly in Arizona but also into Utah. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Starry osbeckia from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Iris Aurea from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Iris Warleyensis from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Prince Bisignano's tree pink from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Iris Purdyi from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Terminalia elegans engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Kingfisher (1688-1698) by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Long Branched Enothera from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Scabious-like cosmos from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Begonia Falcifolia engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

Saxifrage (Saxifraga Fortunei) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Vase with a floral garland by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Since 1978, the Alabama River Pulp Company and the Claiborne Mill Complex has been producing southern softwood and hardwood kraft pulps for the paper producers service markets around the globe. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Tiger Plant (Sanchezia Nobilis) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Striped Maize (Zea Japonica Variegata ) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Eranthemum igneum engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

A sitting dog from The New Hyperion. From Paris to Marly by way of the Rhine (1875) published by Edward Strahan.

The Children's Book of Christmas (ca. 1911) by J.C. Dier.

Iris Clarkei from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Iris Kochii from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

The One Colored Paphiopedilum (Paphiopedilum Concolor) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

Vintage apple illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

1. Red Bellied Tiliqua. Tiliqua rubriventris); 2. Beautiful Tiliqua (Tiliqua pulchra) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Primrose, Primula (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Unknown plant (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Clematis, Clematis (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Iris Unguicularis The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

White-margined Nightshade (Solanum Marginatum) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Tulip, Tulipa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Trosnarcis, Narcissus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Iris Stolonifera from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Iris Korolkowi from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Rose Painted Calathea (Maranta illustris) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Six carnations by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

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Cyclamen, Cyclamen (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Iris Setosa from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Peony, Paeonia (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Plum leaved thorn from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Pink Turraea pinnata from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Rhomb leaved palavia from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Iris Kumaonensis from The genus Iris by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Primrose, Primula (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Cleavers, Galium aparine (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Iris Chrysographes from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Naked-flowering Erythrina from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

Habranthus phycelloides from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Long-stalked ledocarpum from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Variegated Box Elder (Acer Negundo Variegata) engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Begonia Daedalea engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Burchell's tritoma from Edwards’s Botanical Register (1829—1847) by Sydenham Edwards, John Lindley, and James Ridgway.

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Iris Forrestii from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

Aralia veitchii engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Wild chicory, Cichorium intybus (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Croton interuptum engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Croton irregulare engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Gesnera exoniensis engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Eranthemum Sanguinolentum engraved by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) for Shirley Hibberd’s (1825-1890) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 edition of the publication.

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Beautiful, MIrabilis jalapa (1596–1610) by Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt.

Lily, hand–colored collotype from Some Japanese Flowers (1896) by Kazumasa Ogawa.

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