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Image Credits
Honoring the creators and institutions that preserve visual history
This site relies on a combination of family archives and publicly available historical materials. We are grateful to the archivists, librarians, digitization projects, and family members who preserve and share visual heritage.
All images used on this site fall into three categories: family-owned materials, public domain works, and properly licensed Creative Commons images. Below is comprehensive attribution information organized by category.
These materials are owned by the Van Dyke family and descendant families:
Historical images and contextual photographs from public domain collections:
Source: commons.wikimedia.org
Source: loc.gov
Source: archives.gov
Source: digitalcollections.nypl.org
Source: rijksmuseum.nl
Source: okhistory.org
Some pages currently use placeholder graphics where primary source images are being sourced or digitized:
Note: Placeholder images are clearly marked and will be replaced with appropriate historical materials as they become available.
When possible, we provide attribution information directly adjacent to images. For space-constrained layouts, attribution appears on hover or in image metadata.
[Image Title or Description]
Creator/Photographer: [Name]
Date: [Year or circa]
Source: [Institution/Repository]
License: [Public Domain / CC0 / Family Archives]
URL: [Direct link to source]
Family Archives: Images from family collections are used with permission and remain the property of their respective owners. They may not be reproduced without permission.
Public Domain Materials: We make every effort to verify public domain status before using historical images. If you believe any image is incorrectly attributed or used, please contact us for immediate correction.
Fair Use: Where applicable, educational and historical use of materials falls under fair use provisions for nonprofit, educational purposes.
This site is a nonprofit family history project created for educational and historical preservation purposes.
If you hold rights to any image used on this site and wish to correct attribution, request removal, or provide additional information, we will respond promptly.
We are committed to proper attribution and respectful use of all visual materials.