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THE111 - Introduction to Theatre

A survey of theatre, including basic elements and principles of production, styles, and/or historical perspectives of theatre, dramatic literature, and criticism.

Media & Film Databases

Images & Videos - Free

Arizona Memory Project. The Arizona Memory Project (AMP) provides access to the wealth of primary sources in Arizona archives, museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions.

Getty Open Content Program. The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required.

LIFE Magazine Photo Archive. Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

Smithsonian Institution. Search over 9.3 million catalog records of museum objects, and library & archives materials. More than 1.3 of these records contain online images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other online resources.

New York Public Library Digital Gallery. Explore one million items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections. This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.

National Archives. Historic photographs from the National Archives.
 
National Park Service. Creative Commons licensed images and videos from the National Park Service.
 
Pixabay. Stock images, some of which may be Royalty-free and Public Domain.
 
Pond5. Thousands of historic media files
 

Prints & Photographs Online. Hundreds of collections of prints and photographs from the Library of Congress, many of which are available online through Flickr.

Theater Visual Research Sites