The following statement is made by the University of Washington, the lead institution for the consortium from whose collections the materials reproduced here are drawn.
We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the 1976 Copyright Act. [See section 107 of Chapter 1 of the Copyright Law of the United States of America.]
Textual materials in this collection are either mounted with permission of copyright holders or are not protected by copyright as far as the consortium partners are aware. See the Copyright/Permissions Statement (external link) from the University of Washington Libraries.
Pictorial materials digitized for the collection are drawn primarily from the holdings of the project partners:
- The University of Washington Libraries
- The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
- The Museum of History and Industry
Also included are seven images from the Seattle Public Library and one from the Washington State Historical Society. These five institutions are unaware of any copyright in the images in this collection. The nature of historical archival photograph collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine. The owning repository would like to hear from anyone who may have additional information regarding any image found in this online collection.
Images from the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest collection may be downloaded for noncommercial educational and research purposes. For permission to use a particular item for any other purposes, such as publishing, video production, exhibits, product presentations, interior design, advertising, or similar commercial purposes, you must send an inquiry to the owning repository. This is identified in the "Repository" field of the description for each item. Contact information for these repositories can be found on the Copyright/Permissions Statement (external link) from the University of Washington Libraries. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions
Photographs in the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest collection are drawn from three different repositories:
- The University of Washington Libraries
- The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane
- The Museum of History and Industry in Seattle.
A reproduction of a photograph may be ordered from the institution owning the original. The owning institution is identified in the "Repository" field of the description for each photograph. Please record the caption and the reproduction (negative) number for the item before requesting a reproduction.
Contact information for the various repositories can be found in How to Order Photographic Reproductions (external link) from the University of Washington Libraries.
Digital images for the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest collection may be downloaded for use in academic projects and for academic research.
