FEMA Searchable Disaster Photo Library

Via BeSpecific, the FEMA Disaster Photo Library is searchable by keyword, location, photographer, disaster number, category, and the results can be limited by date or range of dates.

The FEMA on line Photo Library contains more than 16,500 disaster related photographs made since 1989. The collection is composed almost entirely of declared disasters and there are also photographs from FEMA public events which have occurred in Washington, DC. The photographs are of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Typhoons, Fires, Avalanches, Ice Storms, Blizzards, World Trade Center and Pentagon Terrorist Attacks, Earthquakes, and the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster.

Library of Congress Photos on Flicker

Library of Congress offers its collection of historical photographs via Flicker. Access the Library of Congress' photostream. You do not need a flicker account to view the images. Read more about the Library of Congress Photos on Flicker. Enjoy!

We invite you to tag and comment on the photos, and we also welcome identifying information—many of these old photos came to us with scanty descriptions!

LIFE Photo Archive Hosted By Google

Google hosts the LIFE photo archive; organized by year and going back to 1750. The millions of photographs can also be searched by various subjects: people, places, events, sports, and culture.

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.