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There are basically two type of pictures (images, files, pics, etc.) that are used here on Wikipedia: Free images; Non-free images; A free image is an image that can be freely used anywhere on Wikipedia. A free image may be either public domain, or released under a free license, such as CC-BY-SA. Free images can be used in any article where ...
An easy way to find such images is to search with the restriction to site:.gov OR site:.mil. Again, be creative and vary your search terms. Not all images on the .gov or .mil sites are public domain, however: works by local state governments are not necessarily in the public domain. In case of doubt, ask.
Also, most images found on the web do not meet our non-free content policy, which states that a non-free image may be used only when it cannot be replaced. For example, there's no way that a logo of a political party or a screenshot of a video game can be replaced by a free image, but a photo of a living person or location can almost always be ...
The following list is not exhaustive but contains the most common cases where non-free images may be used and is subject to the restrictions listed below at unacceptable use of images, notably #8, which forbids the use of press agency or photo agency (e.g., AP or Getty Images) images when the image itself is not the subject of commentary.
For websites related articles needing an image or photograph, use the template WikiProject Websites with parameter needs-image=yes. You can help Wikipedia by uploading freely licensed photographs for these articles to Wikimedia Commons. The Free Image Search Tool may be able to locate suitable images on other web sites.
Free images should not be watermarked, distorted, have any credits or titles in the image itself or anything else that would hamper their free use, unless, of course, the image is intended to demonstrate watermarking, distortion, titles, etc. and is used in the related article. Exceptions may be made for historic images when the credit or title ...
English Wikipedia allows non-free images to be uploaded under fair use doctrine if there is no possibility that a free image exists or will be created (think: portraits of dead people, long-past events, etc). If so, please follow the non-free content guidelines, and upload it locally to English Wikipedia only (not Wikimedia Commons).
Free files can be moved to the Wikimedia Commons. Note that the {{ Non-free with permission }} tag must be used in conjunction with another non-free use image tag. If no other tag is present on the description page of an image uploaded after May 19, 2005, the image would be speedily deleted.