The majority of stock images are boring, why not look for real ones? The Internet offers now some interesting ways to get your hands on images from the past, great to transfer your audience to a point back in history. Here are a few of my favorite sources:

The images used here:

Creative commons images on Flickr, search by date

Vintage ads, watch out for copyright

Vintage magazine covers

Vintage websites (duarte.com ~2000)

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