Pictures & Sounds

We have provided links to these sites because they have information that may be of interest to you.
The Library is not responsible for the content of these external sites.

Pictures  |  Sounds

Pictures

AltaVista Image Search
Find images by keyword; specifying black and white or color, graphics or photos

BSA Image Collection
Good photos of plants

CGFA: A Virtual Art Museum
Search by name, location, or time frame to find thousands of digital images of famous paintings

Classroom Clipart: Free Clipart, Clip Art Illustrations and Photographs
A good source for report and poster illustrations

Flags and Maps of the World
A quick way to find a simple map and good flag image for any country in the world

Google Image Search
Search by keyword to find images on the web

KidsClick!: Image Search Tools
Links, organized by subject, to sites with good images and image browsers

Lake County Species
Photos of native Lake County plants, animals, insects and birds

Life Magazine
Find classic photographs organized by subject

Pics4Learning
Good images for educational uses

Steve's Photos
Thousands of plant photos taken by an Associate Professor of Botany in the Biology Department at California State University Stanislaus. Can be searched by common or scientific name

Web Gallery of Art
Find thousands of digital images of famous paintings and brief biographies of the artists

Sounds

A1 Free Sound Effects
Some free sound effects with information on purchasing the company's sound effect CDs.

Absolute Sound Effects Archives: 1,980+ Free Sound Effects
A browseable but non-searchable collection of sounds

FindSounds-Search the Web for Sounds
A web search engine that looks for sound files on people's web pages

Free Sound Effects--Free Downloads for your Listening or Prank Pleasure!
Click on an icon to hear the sound effect

KidsClick!: Sounds Search Tools
Links, organized by subject, to sites with wav files of everything from burps to historical speeches

Popular Songs in American History
Midi files and lyrics of traditional American songs from the colonial era to post civil war

 

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