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Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest" (ca. 1780).

Source: Yale Center for British Art / Wikimedia Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4a5dbde4-7dd1-41dd-85c1-f4287cd1e0d6

#forests #apparitions #shakespeare #horses #art #publicdomain
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Illustration by Adolf Schmidt, from Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde (1890).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d038c95f-c3ae-41e2-9ee3-9fbfc4e07769

#algae #diatoms #micrography #microscopes #art #publicdomain
Illustration of diatom from Schmidt's *Atlas*
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
iso7010.bsky.social
W058 — Boating area

Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_W058_warning;_boating_area.svg
Author: Wikimedia Commons user Repeater-reclaim
CC0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
bionomia.net
Eugène Langlassé https://bionomia.net/Q109757162 collected the holotype FABACEAE: Inga langlasseana in Colombia https://gbif.org/occurrence/1321716608 #TypeSpecimenToday
Image of the holotype FABACEAE: Inga langlasseana. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
nrgcomics.bsky.social
#Toonman #NRGcomics #indiecomics #comicbooks #scarletpimpernel #theif #swashbuckler #pirate #nobleman #aristocrat #French #disney #disneyprincess #cartoons #cartooncharacter #characterdesign #princess #classicliterature #publicdomain #disguise #animation #aesop #superheroes
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Sea Serpent and Giant Lobster (1555) by Olaus Magnus, from History of the Northern Peoples
.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0317c545-4508-45a8-bb08-7e333acdf0b3

#ships #attacks #sea #oceans #art #publicdomain
lobster
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
nixieundmina.com
🦇 Why Batman will never truly be free:

In 2035, the copyright ends – but the brand stays owned.
A symbol of how law and legacy intertwine.

⚖️ Copyright vs. Trademark explained for creators:

nixieundmina.com/why-batman-w...

#Batman #PublicDomain #IndieDev #GameDev #Storytelling #NixieAndMina
Why Batman Will Never Truly Enter the Public Domain | Nixie & Mina
In 2035, Batman’s copyright will expire — but trademarks and brand control keep him owned. Explore why creative freedom and legal protection are forever intertwined.
nixieundmina.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Hallow'een Greeting
(1908).

Source: @nypl.bsky.social

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/3fd2b5f0-25d9-45a8-9fd0-acf3193c3253

#pumpkins #halloween #victorian #postcards #greetings #mirrors #art #publicdomain
halloween-themed postcard
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
iso7010.bsky.social


Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_E013_-_Crescent_Symbol.svg
Author: Wikimedia Commons user The Navigators
CC0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
newstarcadefan.bsky.social
#PublicDomain There is lost media in the PD. One of which is a film called London After Midnight which was one of the many that was lost in the MGM Vault Fire in 1965. I don't know if they're any prints that are in the wild.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
newstarcadefan.bsky.social
#PublicDomain If you want a good classic film, on January 1, 2026, All Quiet on the Western Front will be in Public Domain, joining the first talkie (The Jazz Singer) and the First Academy Award Winning film, Wings.
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
newstarcadefan.bsky.social
#PublicDomain I know there's a lot of y'all wondering "why exactly are they doing horror flicks of PD characters?!" Because they can. Also it's a lot cheaper. Though, with the Universal Monster Series coming into PD really soon. like on January 1, 2027.
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
nrgcomics.bsky.social
#Toonman #NRGComics #scarletPimpernel #Marguerite #scandal #disneyprincess #indiecomics #comicbooks #disney #princess #heroes #heroines #classicliterature #publicdomain #French #frenchrevolution #cartoons #cartooncharacters #aristocrat #animation
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
tspoe.bsky.social
Coming soon to Orphaned Entertainment, STREET GIRL (1929)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDtq...
#PublicDomain #Podcast #MovieReview #PreCode #Musical
Street Girl (1929)
YouTube video by Orphaned Entertainment
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Illustration by Henrique Alvim Corrêa, from La guerre des mondes (1906).

Source: Duke University Libraries

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0d488f32-3bc1-46d2-9527-074572610a08

#destruction #warfare #cannons #aliens #machines #war #art #publicdomain
henrique alvim correa war of the worlds illustration
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Guide for Constructing the Letters c and d (ca. 1595) by Joris Hoefnagel.

Source: @gettymuseum.bsky.social

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a1d26df5-4405-452c-baf0-1f5f42eede4a

#vases #monkeys #manuscripts #foliage #decorations #art #publicdomain
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Alligator named Big Mug (ca. 1907).

Source: University of Southern California Libraries

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/3673c327-2bd3-47ae-bc82-b272b6a23316

#reptiles #attractions #animals #enclosures #california #zoos #alligators #art #publicdomain
Photograph of LA alligator farm
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
iso7010.bsky.social
M068 – Lock moving mechanical parts

Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ISO_7010_M068.svg
Author: Wikimedia Commons user Clemenspool
CC0 (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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“The June beetle larva”. (1914) by David Fairchild, Marian Fairchild, from Book of Monsters.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/896ac044-0ca8-40b7-b4d6-b82f3cac28c4

#insects #macrophotography #art #publicdomain
Macrophotograph of insect
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
jiminyspigot.bsky.social
jiminy's animal reviews: Punching far above its weight class is 𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢, a large orb weaver species found from Mexico to Brazil. Does it punch up because it understands the golden rule of comedy? No, it punches up because it literally eats bats. 🧵
A spider with very long legs and oval shaped body sitting in the middle of a web with very thick portions of the strand forming a strange circular pattern. It had a white thorax, yellow abdomen with short spiky protrusions growing out of it, and its legs are forming an X shape. "Argiope submaronica" by Tom August is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/?ref=openverse.
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
We Came to a Metal Boat. (1895) by John Augustus Knapp, from Etidorhpa.

Source: Duke University Libraries / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c8b33c70-7dab-468e-ac7e-9af6956ff6e2

#carrying #drugs #boats #art #publicdomain
Illustration by john augustus knapp
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Front cover of Hay’s The Doom of the Great City. (1880), from The Doom of the Great City
.

Source: @britishlibrary.bsky.social

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bd80c2e0-3156-417a-bb4c-8f8485798f91

#apocalypse #london #books #pollution #smog #retrofuturism #art #publicdomain
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
ddbkultur.bsky.social
PS: Bei uns findet Ihr viele Bärte (und dazugehörige Porträts) unter #PublicDomain-Lizenz.
Der oben verwendete Bart gehört Eugen d’Albert und stammt aus der Deutschen Fotothek:
www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/32346HV...
Porträt Eugen d’Albert : Porträt Eugen d’Albert (1864-1932; Komponist, Pianist). Fotografie von Carl Brasch. Berlin, um 1895
www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
knowledgerights21.org
ITALY'S COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION
Protection of simple photographs could be extended from 20 to 70 years, threatening the #PublicDomain & #CulturalHeritage.
KR21 co-signed CC Italy's open letter to the Culture Ministry!
Italian coordinator Deborah De Angelis explains: kr21.info/it-am-term-e...
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
pdimagearchive.bsky.social
Alexander Graham Bell, 1903–9.

Source: @librarycongress.bsky.social

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0ff8227c-58e3-4bde-8340-697c089ef9ac

#abstract #flying #triangles #flight #kites #aerodynamics #geometry #art #publicdomain
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November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM