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Historical Maps of the Habsburg Empire - Misc, Free
This magnificent archival content is world-wide unique in sense of antiqueness, resolution and artistical implementation. Explore the georeferenced version comparing to today maps!
(Added: 2014-11-15, 626 hits)
Rating: 8.74/10 from 4 votes. [Rate It]

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Topological Maps - Misc, Free
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been producing detailed topographic maps for more than 125 years. They are nearly all digitized and free to download through the USGS Map Store, an incredible treasure trove for both map junkies and casual hikers alike.
(Added: 2014-10-15, 562 hits)
Rating: 8.74/10 from 4 votes. [Rate It]

British Pathé - Misc, Free
British Pathe has now uploaded its entire collection of old films to the web. The 85,000 short pieces include many news reels and tourism videos set in the British capital. Ride around in 1960's West End traffic for 20 minutes, see what a 1930's fog looked like (hint: foggy), or check out some vintage sexism as 18-year-old Candy Scott poses on a massive gun.
(Added: 2014-04-18, 758 hits)
Rating: 8.74/10 from 4 votes. [Rate It]

DM Of The Rings - Fantasy, Free
Imagine a gaggle of modern hack-n-slash roleplayers who had somehow never been exposed to the original Tolkien mythos, and then imagine taking those players and trying to introduce them to Tolkien via a D&D campaign.
(Added: 2014-01-04, 1027 hits)
Rating: 10/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

The British Library - Fantasy, Free
The British Library has released over a million images from the pages of 17th, 18th, and 19th century books into the Public Domain via Flickr.
(Added: 2013-12-17, 592 hits)
Rating: 10/10 from 4 votes. [Rate It]

The language of Prohibition-era gangsters - Action, Free
Stephen Tuohy revisits some of the linguistic oddities associated with the gangster scene of 1920s and early 1930s America.
(Added: 2013-10-19, 696 hits)
Rating: 5/10 from 1 votes. [Rate It]

Free 1920s Jazz Collection - Action, Free
A collection of 1920s jazz that is now in the public domain.
(Added: 2013-10-11, 884 hits)
Rating: 6/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

Getty Museum Open Content Program - Misc, Free
The J. Paul Getty Trust just announced an Open Content Program making some 4,600 pieces of art from the museum's collection free to use. Users can visit the Getty Search Gateway to browse through the entire collection of high-resolution images, and they can all be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes so long as they're properly attributed to the museum.
(Added: 2013-08-15, 693 hits)
Rating: 10/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

1847 floor plan of Provincial Lunatic Asylum - Horror, Free
The Asylum was the most prestigious commission of John Howard’s career, and he approached it by reading everything on the care of the insane he could lay his hands on. His designs for the Toronto asylum were very progressive, allowing for ample corridors flanked by well-ventilated private rooms and wards with pleasant views.
(Added: 2013-07-09, 985 hits)
Rating: 7/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

Chaotic Shiny Generators - Misc, Free
Chaotic Shiny is a generator site aimed at people who write, game, or live in fantasy worlds of their own creation. Grappling with writer's block? Need a character on the fly? Party just walked into a tavern and you want it to be a little more exciting than normal? Want to flesh out a setting with some detailed religions? Chaotic Shiny is the site for you.
(Added: 2010-06-27, 2896 hits)
Rating: 9.15/10 from 6 votes. [Rate It]

Pinup Girl Clothing - Action, Commercial
A one-stop shop for Retro Clothing, Retro Dresses, Retro Swimwear, Vintage Style Dresses, Rockabilly Clothing, and More.
(Added: 2010-06-02, 2651 hits)
Rating: 7.5/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

Ultimate Pulp Era Gear Archive - Action, Free
The Ultimate Pulp Era Gear Archive is a series of free visual reference documents in PDF format prepared by Colin Chapman for use with any pulp-era roleplaying game or related project. All contain pictures, manufacturing dates, and other useful real-world statics.
(Added: 2009-11-03, 2058 hits)
Rating: 4.5/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

Ydalir Vikings - Fantasy, Free
Viking living history group. Articles on early medieval technology (i.e. lighting fire with flint and steel). Photo galleries.
(Added: 2006-07-12, 1996 hits)
Rating: 8.33/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Donald Jackson Freelance Illustration - Misc, Commercial
Concept Art, Comic Book Illustration, Story Boarding, -Action, Horror, Super Hero, Fantasy, Sci-fi art made to order. Contact donald.jackson@s60comics.com to discuss your next project.
(Added: 2006-06-06, 2156 hits)
Rating: 4.98/10 from 8 votes. [Rate It]

Pawn - Fantasy, Free
[NSFW] Pawn is a silly erotic fantasy comic that contains as much nudity as it contains humor and is therefore considered best suited for equally silly adults. The comic is updated in parts when a new part is finished. Each part is on around 20 pages each.
(Added: 2006-05-07, 2314 hits)
Rating: 7.66/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Home school online science library - Science Fiction, Commercial
A comprehenive online science library for home or school study.
(Added: 2006-04-29, 2269 hits)
Rating: 8.33/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Dutch city maps - Fantasy, Free
These maps are scanned from a facsimile publication of the Blaeu's Toonneel der Steden from 1652. If you chose the GIF version you will get a 640x480 image: the JPEG versions offer more detail but are rather large files and will therefor take some time to load.
(Added: 2006-04-11, 2273 hits)
Rating: 5.16/10 from 11 votes. [Rate It]

Inner Drives: How to Write and Create Characters Using the Eight Classic Centers - Misc, Commercial
Inner Drives goes to the very source of character motivation and action. Explores the fascinating world of archetypes, mythology, and chakras, and applies it to the practical task of writing memorable and believable characters.
(Added: 2006-04-11, 2422 hits)
Rating: 5.5/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

Star Wars Deckplans Alliance - Science Fiction, Free
The Star Wars Deckplans Alliance develops, designs, and produces exterior views and deckplans for ships found in the classic Star Wars trilogy and the Star Wars Role Playing Game from West End Games.
(Added: 2006-04-09, 2159 hits)
Rating: 2.9/10 from 38 votes. [Rate It]

Ex Astris Scientia Starship Gallery - Science Fiction, Free
Various photos, schematics and screen captures of Federation and alien vessels, including many seldom "Alien-of-the-Week" ships. Most the images are scanned from the Star Trek Fact Files, Star Trek: The Magazine, Star Trek Mechanics and STTNG: The Continuing Mission.
(Added: 2006-03-15, 2308 hits)
Rating: 4.73/10 from 8 votes. [Rate It]

Starship Dimensions - Science Fiction, Free
This site is intended to allow science fiction fans to get an impression of the true scale of their favorite science fiction spacecraft by being able to compare ships across genres, as well as being able to compare them with contemporary objects with which they are probably familiar.
(Added: 2006-03-15, 2262 hits)
Rating: 8.33/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Orc Magazine - Fantasy, Free
Collection of Orc-themed magazine spoofs featuring Orcs from RPG Games. Great source material for role playing game enthusiasts.
(Added: 2006-02-23, 2125 hits)
Rating: 7.19/10 from 5 votes. [Rate It]

Sailing Ships - Action, Free
The main part of this site is a database of historical sailing vessels, with technical data as well as "biographical" information on individual vessels. The aim is to have a comprehensive listing of 19th and 20th century square riggers.
(Added: 2005-12-25, 2127 hits)
Rating: 7.66/10 from 3 votes. [Rate It]

Star Wars Artists' Guild - Science Fiction, Free
The Star Wars Artists' Guild (SWAG) exists to promote the development and unity of artists in the Star Wars Roleplaying Game community. Star Wars Artists' Guild provides a venue where artists can exhibit their work, thereby helping create a library of high quality Star Wars RPG art available to all members of the community for use in their own roleplaying games.
(Added: 2005-10-25, 2237 hits)
Rating: 4.19/10 from 5 votes. [Rate It]

Silent Movies - Action, Free
A variety of image galleries featuring stars from the era of silent films. Useful for character illustrations for pulp, action, romance, and horror.
(Added: 2005-10-19, 2023 hits)
Rating: 3/10 from 2 votes. [Rate It]

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