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Finding Images

This guide is useful for anyone interested in finding an image online or in print using the Vancouver Public Library's collections.

Are you looking for ...?

  • An idea for a new tattoo?
  • A portrait of Winston Churchill?
  • An example of a type of dress that one of Jane Austen's characters may have worn?
  • An historic building on a particular street?
  • A copyright-free image of a particular car?

The options for images can be photographs, drawings, paintings, prints, or illustrations. If you have an idea for the type of image you want before you start, you can more easily narrow down how to locate the type of image you want.

Digital Library Resources

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Culture and History Subject Icon

A selection of historical images of Vancouver and British Columbia from the 1880s to the 1980s.

Access:
Everywhere for everyone
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Arts and Recreation Subject Icon

Provides an index of articles, interviews, and reviews published between 1929 and 1984 on art, architecture, interior design and textiles.

Access:
Everywhere for VPL cardholders