About PreView: 

The City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage has affected some of the services offered by Hamilton Public Library, including our online image database PreView . While we work on a replacement, we have built this temporary space where you can search our image database. 

Image Use: 

Images can be used for personal reference or research use without prior permission.  

Any other use, including, but not limited to, commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistribution, publication, or transmission, must go through the Digital Reproduction Request process. 

Our collection includes images both in the public domain and with active copyright ownership. It is the recipient’s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions (such as donor restrictions, privacy rights, publicity rights, licensing and trademarks) when using, publishing or otherwise distributing materials received from HPL. Additional fees, set by the copyright or intellectual property owner, may apply and would be negotiated directly with them. 

High-resolution copies are available for purchase for personal and commercial use.

Digital Reproduction Requests: 

For more information or to request high-resolution digital reproductions, visit the Digital Reproduction Requests page and contact us at askus@hpl.ca.