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How to find photographs in the online catalog

The Dallas Public Library has more than 6,000 historic images of Dallas and Texas available in its online catalog. Images from the catalog may be used for school projects or purchased for publication or display.

1. Start at the library's homepage: www.dallaslibrary.org (will open in a new window)

2. Click on the library catalog link.

3. Click on "Advanced" from the Catalog drop-down menu.

4. Locate the "Limit by" drop-down menu and select "Digital Archive".

5. Once you have limited the search to "Digital Archive" and entered keywords, select Go!

6. Right click on "Full size image" and "Open link in new tab" or "Open link in a new window" to view the image. For more information, click on "Full Description".

7. Enjoy!

Additional hints:

Use * for a wild card (example: theat* will pull up results for theater, theaters, theatre, and theatres; ro*gers will pull up results for rogers and rodgers)
Use quotes for phrases (example: "state fair" or "texas instruments")
You can set more preferences (such as date range) under the advanced option. Just make sure to limit your search to "digital collection", select your preferences below, and hit "Perform Search" instead of "Go!"
Your search may not bring up any results. Since only a small portion of our collection is Online, you may contact our division if you would like us to search our entire collection for you.

Some important keywords when searching for photographs:

Cityscape (use for skyline views)
Bird's Eye View (use for skyline views)
Skyline
Students
Buildings
- specific building names
- specific address
Street
- specific street names
Home
Names of important Dallasites
Schools
Integration
Aerial view
Specific names of Dallas neighborhoods
- Lakewood
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Cliff
Railroads
Courthouse
Specific Texas Cities (other than Dallas)
Weather