Search tips
Specific images in the Urban Image Database can be searched by keywords, location, technique, topics or date or you can combine fields.
Please start with broad terms Broad, general terms usually result in a greater number of search results. If an initial result from a Basic Search is too large, it can always be narrowed by using additional terms and/or qualifiers in the Advanced Search.
To limit your results please use the Advanced Search to reduce the number of hits from a previous search. Advanced Search enables you to limit the images you search by subject, date or technique, such as photographs, postcards, lithographs or other fine prints. You can always expand your search results. If a search is unsuccessful or only results in a few hits, try variations of your search terms and names. For example, if you are looking for images of emergency services, first try emergency; then try cars, ambulatories, medicine, etc. in a separate search.
Truncate Terms Shortening your search terms will generally increase the number of search results. For example: searching for stree will locate images described with any of the words street or streets, using wom will find woman and women and women's (and even womyn), using stone will also find stones and stonework.
Reminders
- To combine several keywords you may use different boolean conditions from drop down list right to the keywords.
- To search for a certain phrase use single or double quotes.
- All searches are not case sensitive.
