"American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity." from the website
"Search over 9.0 million catalog records of museum objects, and library & archives materials. More than 1,289,675 of these records contain online images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other online resources." from the website
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In 2014 Microsoft closed its clip art library. In Office 2007 and later, your search for online clip art in the Clip Art pane is automatically directed to Bing.
Google Image Search Details
Once you find images through a Google Images search, select Search Tools, then filter by usage rights. Choose any but not filtered by license.
Resizing Images
Why resize? 1) Faster load time on a web page. 2) Smaller file size for sharing or storing.