Photo Reprints
Personal or Commercial Use
QUESTIONS?
Call 310.395.2290 or email us at museumshop@santamonicahistory.org
Many of the historical photographs in our collections are available for personal or commercial use. Digital downloads are also available.
Some prints are available for purchase in our online Museum Shop
Prints:
5×7 $25.00
8×10 $50.00
12×18 $125.00
16×20 $150.00
20×24 $175.00
Digital files: @300 dpi $250
Personal Use
These prints make great gifts or home decor.
Commercial Use
We encourage the use of our collection reproductions for commercial use in academic and commercial publications; television and film productions; exhibitions; and promotional materials.
Exterior of Vons Market at night, 1940
Bill Beebe Collection (3.2.6109)
How to Order
1) Select images. Search our archives
2) Fill out the online form or Image Request Form *
3) We’ll create an invoice and license for you
* Image Request Form is an option directly from our Online Archives
An invoice is generally produced within 3-5 business days of receipt of your order and will be sent to you via email or fax. Once payment is received, your photo order will be processed. Most orders arrive at the museum for pickup within 7 business days or are delivered directly to the customer. Digital orders will be available via download link
Tips for Searching the Archives
- Enter one or more keywords in the Search box, then click Search
- Click on the thumbnail or title of one of the results
- Note the Title and Catalog Number or select Image Request Form, fill out and submit the form
Harvelle’s Cafe, mid 1900s
Bill Beebe Collection (3.2.2078)
Filling out Online Form
- Indicate usage (Personal or Commercial)
- Fill out Intent of Use section, as detailed as possible
- Enter the Catalog Number, Photo Title, and the desired Print Size
- Read the Conditions for Reproduction and Copyright Restrictions
- Agree to the Consents of Use
- Submit form
Rights & Reproductions
Conditions for Reproduction
- The right to reproduce materials held in the Santa Monica History Museum is granted on a one-time basis only. Any further reproduction of these materials is prohibited without the express written permission of the Santa Monica History Museum.
- Materials are reproduced for research use only and may not be altered in any way or used in publication, exhibition, or any other public purpose without the express written consent of the Santa Monica History Museum.
- Any publication, exhibition, or other public use of materials reproduced from the collections must credit the Santa Monica History Museum.
- In requesting permission to reproduce materials from the collections of the Santa Monica History Museum as described, the requester agrees to hold harmless the Santa Monica History Museum and its Trustees, Officers, and agents either jointly or severally from any action involving infringements of the rights of any person or their heirs and descendants in common law or under statutory copyright.
- Permission to reproduce material in which reproduction rights are reserved must be granted by signed written permission of the persons holding those rights.
- Consideration of the requirements of copyrights is the responsibility of the author, producer, and publisher.Applicants assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and invasion of privacy that may arise in copying and using the materials.
- Conditions governing the use of reproductions provided by the Santa Monica History Museum will be specified in the written contractual agreements generated by the Museum for commercial uses. Rights granted by the Museum are valid only upon the Museum’s receipt of the signed agreement and payment of the amount specified in the agreement.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies and other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish reproductions. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be used “for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
The Museum reserves the right to charge additional fees depending upon the requested usage. All fees are subject to change.
