Purchase/ Use of Images

The following information specifies the cost for the use of images, both of items in the collection as well as exhibits.

Scholarly & Non-Profit Fees

No use fees are charged for the use of images in student papers, theses, dissertations, or in scholarly works addressed to limited audiences, or for exhibit in public or private non-profit museums, or for personal use in a private residence.  
Also, no use fees are charged to those organizations able to prove not-for-profit status by providing suitable documentation, such as federal tax-exempt certificates, or letters of identification, e.g. 501(c) 3 status.

Commercial Use Fees

The following fees for commercial use are for one-time, one-edition, North American rights only. Fees may be reduced, depending on the nature of the request or scope of the work at the Director's discretion.

Per Item Costs:

Editorial Use (inside books, magazines, printed media)
 $50 to $75 (depending on intended media)
 
Advertising Use (on book covers, posters, postcards, in adds, etc.)
 $150 to $250  (depending on intended media)
 
Television, film, video, CD-ROM
 $100 to $150 (depending on intended media outlet)
 
Public Display (in restaurants, offices, commiercial exhibits)
 $75
 
Website Use
 $75 (b/w) $100 (color)

Reproduction Costs for all potential uses (shipping & handling, if applicable, are additional):

Photography/ Reproduction
 Requested Format/Size
 Reproduction Costs
 Staff Time
 
B&W Photographs
 4x5
 $5
 Additional fees (e.g. for rush orders, set-up) may apply
 
B&W or Color photographs, transparencies, slides
 Various Sizes (outside phtographers)
 Cost of reproduction
 Additional fees (e.g. for rush orders, set-up) may apply
 
Digital Scans
 Sent electronically (via email) Sent via hard disc (e.g. CD-ROM)
 $2 per scan

$2 per scan, plus cost of disc
 Additional fees (e.g. for rush orders, set-up) may apply

Photocopying

 $ .10 per page
 Additional fees (e.g. for rush orders, set-up) may apply

A rush charge will be applied to any order requiring copying and deliviery in less than 20 working days.

Approved 04/16/2002