Research Guides: Visual Sociology Resources: Overview

Library Databases

SMU Digital Collections
Find photographs, manuscripts, imprints, works of art, and audio/video on many historical subjects.

Historical Newspapers: New York Times (1851-2016) This link opens in a new window
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Provides instant online access to today's newspapers for the last 60 days in full-color, full-page format from 94 countries in 48 languages.
ARTstor This link opens in a new window
More than one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences; some linked images may not be posted on an unrestricted website.
Bloomsbury Fashion Central This link opens in a new window
Provides integrated text and image content on world dress and fashion throughout history.

Time Magazine
In print since 1923.
Good Housekeeping
Publishing since 1885; print copies from 1923-1982 available at Fondren Library.
Forbes Magazine
Covers domestic and international business topics.
Forbes
Business periodical in print since 1930.
Better Homes and Gardens
In print since 1924.
Vanity Fair
Originally published 1913-1936; resurrected in 1983 and continues to be published. Original run available at Fondren Library.
New Yorker
In print since 1925.

Vogue Archive This link opens in a new window
Has the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition), from the first issue in 1892 to the current month. Use keyword searching to find images.

Getty Open Content
Open content images are provided with a download link. These may be used for any purpose.
Library of Congress: Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives
Features photographs taken of America and Americans between 1933 and 1945.
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online
Includes millions of images, covering topics from African American history to the Wright Brothers.
Life Photo Archive
Images are for personal or educational use only.
CC on Flickr
These images with Creative Commons licensing are available for various types of work; be sure to check what type of license is applied to each image, or search by a particular type of license.
Fotor
Over 220 million free Creative Commons images, with filters by subject including fashion.
Morguefile
Search morgueFile for free reference images for your illustration, comp or design needs.
Pexels
All photos are licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license, so they are completely free to be used for any legal purpose.
Picjumbo
Free photos for commercial and personal use.
Pixabay
Images can be used without attribution in digital and printed form, even for commercial applications.

Eyes of Time: Photojournalism in America by Marianne Fulton
Publication Date: 1988
Examines how photojournalism has reflected and affected American culture and history.
Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Publication Date: 1985
Includes more than 100 images captured by Eisenstaedt; each picture is accompanied by a detailed account of the personalities and events that shaped it.
Documentary Photography by Time-Life Books Editors (Contribution by)
Publication Date: 1983
An excellent history of photojournalism with archival photographs from Time-Life.
Engaged Observers by Brett Abbott
Publication Date: 2010
Covers nine modern photojournalists.
The Vogue Book of Fashion Photography, 1919-1979 by Polly Devlin
Publication Date: 1979
Features more than 60 photographers who worked for Vogue, including De Meyer, Steichen, Beaton, and Penn.
Kids at Work by Russell Freedman; Lewis W. Hine (Photographer)
Publication Date: 1994
These photographs of children at work were so devastating that they convinced American people that Congress must pass laws against child labor.