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Image Credits
Patina's citizenship study materials use public-domain images — chiefly from the U.S. Library of Congress, the U.S. National Archives, and Wikimedia Commons — plus a small amount of licensed and original artwork. Sources are listed below. If you believe any image is credited incorrectly, please let us know.
U.S. government & Library of Congress
Public domain. Library of Congress items are marked “no known restrictions on publication”; U.S. federal works are public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105.
- U.S. Capitol — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2011630770
- The White House — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2011633022
- U.S. Supreme Court — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2011630083
- U.S. Capitol dome — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2011630697
- Statue of Liberty — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2011632115
- Mississippi River — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2016630646
- Fireworks over the National Mall — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2010630678
- U.S. flag — Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2021757041
- Naturalization ceremony — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS), via Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1964) — Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report Collection, Library of Congress. loc.gov/item/2003688129
- D-Day landing (“Into the Jaws of Death,” 1944) — Chief Photographer’s Mate Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. National Archives (26-G-2343)
- American soldiers, World War I (France, 1918) — U.S. Army Signal Corps, Library of Congress
- President Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate (1987) — White House Photographic Office; U.S. National Archives (198585)
- F-105 over Vietnam (1966); F-16/F-15 over Kuwait (1991) — U.S. Air Force
- Korean War (U.S. soldiers advancing to the front) — Library of Congress
- War on Terror (U.S. soldiers, Afghanistan) — U.S. Army (10th Mountain Division), via Wikimedia Commons
- U.S. reference map — National Atlas of the United States (U.S. government, public domain)
- The Star-Spangled Banner flag — Smithsonian Institution (National Museum of American History)
Historical works
In the public domain because the original works pre-date 1929.
- Founding documents — The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons and the Library of Congress.
- Portraits — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and Susan B. Anthony. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
- War artworks & posters — “Washington Crossing the Delaware” (Emanuel Leutze, 1851) and 19th-century prints of the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Spanish-American War; the 1917 “Flag Day” poster. Public domain.
Illustration
- “The American Story” cover collage — Original AI-generated artwork (created for Patina).
Other imagery
- Hero & game photography — Licensed stock imagery.
- Logos, icons & app screenshots — Original to Patina Education.