Early American Digital Library

Here you will find a treasure trove of images, featuring the people, events and scenes important to early America's historic past. All of the images in the library are unique, many are one-of-a-kind. Most are from engravings produced 150 to 200 years ago from the original paintings.

Because the ravages of time threaten the loss of historic images from the past, we have embarked on a program of preserving and archiving images of the original engravings from this era. This effort continues to provide new additions to the library.

To access the library's images please search the categories on the left.

We believe greater exposure to scenes from America's early beginnings can create an awareness and better understanding of this country's historical roots.

Free Downloads!

Accordingly, these images (clip art) can be downloaded at no charge by teachers, students and educators for school projects. Typical projects include written assignments, posters, school websites and Power Point presentations. In all cases permission to use these images is granted for personal use only. Commercial use of these images is strictly prohibited.

In exchange we would appreciate it if you gave us a credit line "Courtesy of the Early American Digital Library" and a link to our site, http://www.earlyamericanimages.com.

These images are also available for commercial use in a high resolution format. Clients who license our images include publishers, film production companies and graphic design studios.

Please refer to our licensing fees and Terms and Conditions.