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Copyright © Montana State University. The photos available on this Web site are the property of Montana State University and may be used for educational or promotional purposes by Montana State University employees and students. The media may use these images, but only to accompany news items about Montana State University.
Please credit Montana State University and the appropriate photographer as noted in the photo description.
These images may not be used for commercial purposes unless permission is granted from the MSU Director of Marketing and Creative Services, Julie Kipfer, at (406) 994-5737 or jkipfer@montana.edu. A fee may be assessed for commercial and/or non MSU-usage.
To contribute photos for possible use in this database, contact Julie Kipfer at the phone number or email above.
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Many other public domain sites offer copyright-free images that you can use for university purposes. Be sure to read the terms of use on each site. If you know of other public photo libraries that should be listed, please email Julie Kipfer at jkipfer@montana.edu.
Agricultural Research Service
Very high quality images, mainly agriculture and natural resources. Some good laboratory shots.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/Free backgrounds and textures
http://www.mayang.com/textures/National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
Nature, weather, storms, fisheries, atmosphere, etc.
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/National Park Service
Good Yellowstone and Glacier images; also Little Bighorn, Big Hole, and other MT sites http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/imagebase.html
Go directly to Yellowstone:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/photosmultimedia/index.htmNatural Resources Conservation Service -- Searchable by state.
Historical, natural resources, conservation.
http://photogallery.nrcs.usda.gov/Index.aspUSDA
Mainly agriculture and natural resources http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=OC_PHOTOGRAPHY






