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The Photography Credits and rights inventory forms part of these terms. It identifies each photograph, its creator, original source, license version, and changes made for this site. Permission comes from the applicable license or rights holder; giving credit alone is not permission.

The licenses below apply only to the identified images. They do not place the entire website, its original writing, or its branding under a Creative Commons license. Nothing in these terms restricts rights granted by an image’s license or by applicable law. The full license text controls over these summaries.

CC BY 2.0

Allows copying, sharing, and adaptation, including commercial use. Give the required creator credit, supplied title, and license and source information; preserve required notices. Clearly identify adaptations and do not imply endorsement.

CC BY 2.0 Summary · CC BY 2.0 Full Legal Text

Photographs: Lighthouse, Vacation-Falmouth-Nobska-Dawn, Vacation-Wellfleet-Great-Island-Marsh, Race Point Beach - Cape Cod National Seashore (14081872902), Shining Sea Bikeway by Trunk River Beach, Morning Glory chicken tractor, Provincetown Town Hall and Pilgrim Monument, Nantucket ferry departing Hyannis, Falmouth Main Street at night, Provincetown Municipal Airport terminal, Waquoit Bay aerial view, Main Street in Falmouth, Provincetown Town Hall exterior, Cottages in Sconset, Pleasant Bay toward Tern Island, Provincetown hears parking-fee proposals November 9, Edgartown sets Christmas weekend for December 10–13, First Encounter Beach, Veterans Field and central Chatham in 2006.

CC BY 2.5

Permits sharing and adaptation, including commercial reuse. Give required creator credit, supplied title, notices, source and license information; indicate adaptations and do not imply endorsement or impose restrictions that prevent licensed reuse. Other rights may apply.

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Photographs: Gay Head Cliffs - Aquinnah - Martha's Vineyard - MA - USA.

CC BY 3.0

Allows copying, sharing, and adaptation, including commercial use. Give the required creator credit, supplied title, and license and source information; preserve required notices. Clearly identify adaptations and do not imply endorsement.

CC BY 3.0 Summary · CC BY 3.0 Full Legal Text

Photographs: Harbor, Nantucket, Vacation-Yarmouth-Bass-Hole-Boardwalk, Vacation-Mashpee-South-Cape-Beach, Vacation-Brewster-Stony-Brook-Mill, Barnstable Town Hall, Hyannis MA, Sagamore Bridge, Sagamore MA, French Cable Museum, Orleans MA, View from Fort Hill, Eastham MA, Main Street, Falmouth MA, Steamship Authority, Woods Hole MA, Entering Eastham on Route 6, Whit Tileston Bandstand in Gould Park, Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, Route 130 entering Mashpee, Route 6A in West Barnstable, Chatham Main Street looking west, Route 134 in East Dennis, Cape Cod Canal path near Bourne Bridge, Pope John Paul II High School in Hyannis, Main Street in Sandwich, Main Street in North Harwich, Main Street and Pleasant Lake Avenue in Harwich, Bourne pipeline hearing continues November 12, Augustus Snow House, Harwich Port, Old Whaling Church.

CC BY 4.0

Permits sharing and adaptation, including commercial reuse. Retain required creator credits, supplied notices, source and license links; indicate changes and preserve notices of prior changes. Do not imply endorsement or add restrictions that prevent licensed reuse. Other rights may apply.

CC BY 4.0 Summary · CC BY 4.0 Full Legal Text

Photographs: Vacation-Sandwich-Boardwalk-Marsh-Sunset, CCRTA Gillig Battery Electric bus arriving at Hyannis August 2026 1, Corn Hill Beach in Truro, Hyannis Transportation Center, Cliff Pond in Nickerson State Park, Eastward view from Bearberry Hill in Truro, Coast Guard Beach shoreline, Dutra’s Market in North Truro, CapeFLYER at the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, The Old Village Store in West Barnstable, South Parish Church in East Orleans, Yarmouth Port Library in 2013, Stony Brook in Brewster in June 2026, Megansett Grange Hall in North Falmouth, Yarmouth Port Post Office in 2013, Pirates Cove boat ramp in Mashpee Neck.

CC BY-SA 2.0

Permits sharing and adaptation, including commercial reuse, with required attribution, supplied title, notices and license information. Shared adaptations must use the same license or another license expressly permitted by version 2.0. Our adapted versions retain CC BY-SA 2.0. No endorsement or additional restrictions are implied.

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Photographs: Vacation-Harwich-Town-Hall, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Building at 614 Main Street, Cape Cod Maritime Museum (with boat), Engine Company 5 in Provincetown, Sandwich Town Hall, Teaticket Highway at Worcester Court, Route 28 at Old Main Street in South Yarmouth, South Yarmouth traffic-circle signs, Chatham Railroad Museum, Route 6A in Orleans, Main Street approaching Route 28 in Orleans, 237–239 Main Street in Hyannis, Upper facade of the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Old Colony Road in Hyannis, 600 Main Street in Hyannis, Captain Sylvester Baxter House in Hyannis, Main Street and Center Street in Hyannis, North Main Street at Route 28 in South Yarmouth, Truro opens Pamet Harbor oyster season November 15, Orleans plans Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Park, Harwich represented in fire-academy graduating class, Chatham advances parking and shuttle proposals, Wellfleet Harbor at dusk, Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Port Royal House on Main Street in Chatham, A landscaped garden in Harwich in 2011.

CC BY-SA 2.5

Allows copying, sharing, and adaptation, including commercial use, with required attribution, supplied title, notices, and license information. Shared adaptations must use the same license or another license expressly permitted by version 2.5. Our adaptations retain CC BY-SA 2.5.

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Photographs: Dunes, Sunset.

CC BY-SA 3.0

Permits copying, sharing and adaptation, including commercial use, with the required creator credit, supplied title, notices, source and license links. Indicate adaptations, avoid implied endorsement and additional restrictions, and license adaptations under the same version. Our adapted photographs retain CC BY-SA 3.0. Other rights may still apply.

CC BY-SA 3.0 Summary · CC BY-SA 3.0 Full Legal Text

Photographs: Barnstable High School entrance, Barnstable County Courthouse, Barnstable MA, Brewster Council on Aging (old Town Hall) with war memorials in foreground; Brewster, MA, Ferry at Woods Hole, Dexter's Grist Mill, Sandwich, Massachusetts, Elephant House Cape Cod, Chatham Harbor - panoramio, Highland House, North Truro MA, Vineyard Haven Terminal, Vineyard Haven MA, Sunrise 3 over South Beach of Katama on Martha's Vineyard, USA, Orleans Town Hall, Bourne Town Hall in Buzzards Bay, Mashpee Town Hall, Yarmouth Town Offices, Brewster Town Offices, Harwich Town Hall, Brewster Ladies’ Library, Captain Otis West House in South Wellfleet, Jarvesville Historic District in Sandwich, Brewster Fire & Rescue building, Beach Road entering Oak Bluffs, 14 Main Street in Hyannis, Sandwich Glass Museum exterior, Route 28 entering Harwich Port, Wellfleet harbor shoreline, North Street in Mashpee Commons, Squam Beach on Nantucket, Winter housing context in South Wellfleet, Townsend House in South Wellfleet, Main Street in Edgartown, Brewster Ladies’ Library exterior, Mashpee Neck Road, Hyannis Armory, South Yarmouth–Bass River Historic District, Eastham Turnip Festival returns November 21, Brewster Town Meeting moves to a 5 p.m. start, Scargo Lake from Scargo Tower, Barnstable Town Hall, South Yarmouth historic district, The former Barnstable Village Schoolhouse, Bourne Town Hall in 2004, West Barnstable station in 2012.

CC BY-SA 4.0

Allows copying, sharing, and adaptation, including commercial use. Retain required attribution and notices, link to the license, and indicate changes. Shared adaptations must use the same license or another license expressly permitted by version 4.0. Our adaptations retain CC BY-SA 4.0.

CC BY-SA 4.0 Summary · CC BY-SA 4.0 Full Legal Text

Photographs: Baseball, Vineyard, Cuttyhunk, Vacation-Truro-Highland-Light, Vacation-Barnstable-Hyannis-Outer-Harbor, Vacation-Dennis-Mayflower-Beach, Vacation-Eastham-Nauset-Light, McKeonPark, 2016 05 Cape Cod Museum of Natural History boardwalk over salt marsh, Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA, Nauset Regional High School, March 2014, West Bay Drawbridge, Osterville, MA, Sagamore Bridge - South Westerly View, Rocket Model Display, Fresh Vegetables 2, Cape Cod Rail Trail 2014, Wellfleet Bay IMG 0978, Shiverick House and Discovery Center (WHOI), Aptucxet Trading Post 1, Provincetown Public LIbrary in the former Center Methodist Church, Edgartown Harbor Light Day, Martha's Vineyard Museum - frontside, Nantucket Wharf by Don Ramey Logan, Dexioma House at 7 Broadway in the village of Siasconset Sconset in Nantucket Massachusetts MA, 20180524 - 09 - Nantucket, MA (Surfside Beach) - "Climbing the Dunes and Shells", Wm-2005-02, 20180524 - 16 - Nantucket, MA - "The Look", Ice hockey skates on ice, WeezieLibraryNantucket, Lowell Park, Cotuit, Tidal flats in East Brewster, Dennis town boundary sign, Eastham town boundary sign, Main Street in Nantucket, Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs, Barnstable County Courthouse, Snow Library in Orleans, Provincetown Town Hall at dusk, Martha’s Vineyard Museum main entrance, Brooks Free Library in Harwich, Buzzards Bay railroad bridge, United States flag detail, Nantucket Town and County Building, Nobska Lighthouse at sunset, Old East Mill at Heritage Museums & Gardens, Olde Colonial Courthouse in Barnstable village, Trail at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Three Bricks on Main Street, Nantucket, Nauset Regional High School sign, Jonathan Bourne Public Library, Hangar at Chatham Municipal Airport, Sandwich Historic Town Hall, Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum sign, Barnstable Town Hall in Hyannis, Falmouth High School exterior, East Branch of Falmouth Public Library, North Falmouth library branch, Upper Cape Tech in Bourne, Dillingham House in Sandwich, WHOI Sea Grant plans 30 Cape water-level sensors, Brewster flats at low tide, Bourne Town Hall sign, Falmouth Village Green Historic District, Cyclists on the Shining Sea Bikeway in 2011, Nantucket Whaling Museum in 2023, Chatham Lighthouse in September 2023.

CC0

A public-domain dedication that waives copyright and related rights to the extent legally possible, with a fallback license where needed. Copying, modification, and commercial reuse do not require copyright permission or attribution under CC0. We retain source credit for transparency. Other rights may still apply.

CC0 Summary · CC0 Full Legal Text

Photographs: Dining, Mac's Shack restaurant in the town of Wellfleet on Massachusetts' Cape Cod, by Carol M. Highsmith, 2019, from the Library of Congress - master-pnp-highsm-57400-57426a, A downtown building for sale or lease, adorned with a tall-ship bas-relief, in Hyannis, by Carol M. Highsmith, 2019, from the Library of Congress - master-pnp-highsm-57400-57447a, Martha's Vineyard fishing boat and dock 3, Gosnold Elizabeth Islands Massachusetts, Andrew Branch 2016-10-01 (Unsplash XJRDzDZFgqU), Woods Hole, MA-ferry terminal, Wellfleet harbor waterfront, Water Street in Woods Hole, Skaket Beach in 2007.

Public domain

The identified photographs are recorded as public-domain works in their preserved source records. The Public Domain Mark identifies a copyright status; it is not a license grant or a warranty. These works may be copied, adapted and used commercially without copyright permission where that status applies. We retain creator and source credits. Privacy, publicity, trademark and moral rights may still apply, copyright treatment can differ by jurisdiction, and no endorsement is implied.

Public domain Summary · Public Domain Mark Details

Photographs: Steamship Authority terminal in Hyannis, First Baptist Church in Hyannis, Water-meter cover, Vineyard Haven waterfront near the ferry terminal, Salt marsh beside Town Neck Beach, Felix Neck landscape, Joseph A. Sylvia State Beach shoreline, Thomas Macy Warehouse in October 1966, Parkers River from its bridge in Yarmouth, An archival view of Orleans harbor.

Public domain (National Park Service)

These identified National Park Service and Historic American Buildings Survey photographs are documented U.S. federal government works in the U.S. public domain. No claim to original U.S. Government works. Source credit and archive or restoration information are retained. No agency endorsement is implied. The status does not license agency marks or third-party works, and other rights or copyright treatment outside the U.S. may differ.

Public domain (National Park Service) Summary · Public domain (National Park Service) Full Legal Text

Photographs: Salt Pond VC NPS1, Captain Elijah Cobb House — HABS archive.

Public domain (US Army Corps of Engineers)

This identified photograph is credited to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee as a federal government work and is in the U.S. public domain. No U.S. copyright permission is required for that photograph. Credit is retained for provenance; no agency or photographer endorsement is implied. Trademark, privacy and other rights can still apply, and copyright treatment outside the U.S. may differ.

Public domain (US Army Corps of Engineers) Summary · Public domain (US Army Corps of Engineers) Full Legal Text

Photographs: Vacation-Bourne-Canal-Bridges.

Public domain (photographer release)

The identified photographers released these specific works into the public domain, as recorded in their preserved original release notices. Where a public-domain release is not legally effective, the supplied notice permits use for any purpose without conditions unless law requires conditions. Credits and source links are retained for provenance. This does not waive third-party privacy, publicity, trademark or other rights, or imply endorsement.

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Photographs: Polly's Playground, MVRHS.LBG, Greatpoint nantucket, Eldredge Public Library in Chatham.

Attribution And Changes

When reusing a licensed photo, retain the creator’s credit, the supplied title and notices where required, the source and license links, and a description of your changes. Do not imply that the creator endorses your use. Do not impose restrictions or digital locks that prevent uses allowed by the license. Our credits disclose resizing, format conversion, cropping, and other adaptations; our adapted ShareAlike images use the same license version as their originals.

Other Rights And Original Artwork

A copyright license does not necessarily clear privacy, publicity, trademark, or other rights. Check those rights for your intended use, especially advertising. Our original logo and app icons are not included in the photo licenses. The social sharing image is an adaptation of the Dunes photograph and is separately identified in the credits.

New Images And Rights Questions

We update the rights inventory and the applicable license summaries when images are added or replaced. Each image retains its own terms; adding a photo does not change another image’s license. For a rights concern, contact the desk with the page URL, image, and supporting ownership or license information. Do not send sensitive documents through the form.

Advertising Photography

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