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Cabinet of American Illustration: Magazine and Book Illustration Drawings, 1880-1930 (Library of Congress)

Rights and Reproductions

For researchers hoping to copy and publish images from the Cabinet of American Illustration, information about how to assess rights to images in the collection and how to obtain both reference and quality copies is provided below.

Rights Information

Obtaining Copies

Nearly every item from the Cabinet of American Illustration has been digitized. Researchers can download digital files. If you wish to obtain a higher quality scan, you can purchase one through Library of Congress Duplication Services. Items that have not been digitized can be viewed in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room to evaluate whether you would like to purchase a high-resolution scan through Duplication Services.

Digitized Images

Researchers can download digital files.

  • Images that have a Rights Advisory of "No known restrictions on publication" display and are available for downloading larger jpeg and tiff files no matter where you are searching from. You can include "No known restrictions" in your search to try to focus on rights-free images.
  • Images that have a Rights Advisory of "Publication may be restricted" will display only thumbnail images outside Library of Congress buildings. Researchers can download larger files for such images when on site in any of the Library of Congress buildings while using Library public workstations or wireless connection. In downloading such images, researchers acknowledge that they are responsible for clearing any necessary permissions for use of potentially rights restricted images. Alternatively, researchers can purchase downloads of larger files through Library of Congress Duplication Services, acknowledging in placing the order that they are responsible for clearing any necessary permissions.