Maritime Image Collections
Here you’ll find links to several online maritime collections and archives databases.
Most of the collections featured here allow you to search by keyword, subject or object type. Many sites provide access to high quality collections that are within the public domain—check each organization’s guidelines for information regarding the use of images.
If you have a suggestion for online resources to add here, let us know at nmhs@seahistory.org, and check back here frequently as we augment this list.
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Annapolis Maritime Museum Research Collection
Australian National Maritime Museum - Collections
Australian National Maritime Museum – Flikr Commons
Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
Great Lakes Research Library - Michigan Maritime Museum
Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research
Independence Seaport Museum - Archives
LA Maritime Museum – Library Collections, Books, and Archives
Maritime History of the Great Lakes - Collections
Memorial University of Newfoundland - Maritime History Archive
Merseyside Maritime Museum - Collections
Metropolitan Museum of Art Online Collections
MIT - Hart Nautical Collections
Mystic Seaport - Collections & Online Resources
National Archives
- Aircraft Carriers
- Auxiliary Ships
- Battleships
- Cruisers
- Destroyers
- Early Sailing Ships
- Early Steam Ships
- Patrol Vessels
- Submarines
- Torpedo Boats
National Maritime Museum - Collections
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Photo Library
New York Public Library - Digital Collections
New Zealand Maritime Museum - Collections
Pexels Public Domain Maritime Images
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park - Archives
Seafarer Media Online Collections
Photographs on this page are courtesy of Australian National Maritime Museum – Flickr Commons.
Have a suggestion for online resources we should include?
Let us know at nmhs@seahistory.org, and check back here frequently as we augment this list.
You can find pictures from our Annual Awards and National Maritime Awards Dinners >>