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Burton's Photograph Collection

• The Burton Historical Collection has approximately 250,000 images in its Photo Collection, including photographic prints, postcards, slides and negatives.
  
  
• Images are indexed in a card file system by subject. No online indexing, or digital images are available at this time. Photos of individuals are indexed in Burton’s Biography Index. The manuscript collection and the Ernie Harwell Sports Collection also contain photos.
  
  
• If you plan to publish or otherwise use reproductions of Burton images, contact the Photo Archivist. Every effort is made to satisfy requests to locate images in our collection, though sometimes it is necessary to refer customers to researchers for more involved or time-consuming inquiries.
  
  
• Curatorial or usage fees are $50 per image for commercial use, and $15 per image for non-profit use, payable to the Burton Endowment Fund. Permission for use is not granted until all fees are paid.
  
  
• Usage fees and permission apply to one-time usage, e.g., use in any one format or edition. Permission must be requested for usage in additional formats or editions, and additional fees may apply. Separate permission may be required for some images. Copies may not be sold or placed in other institutions.
  
  
• To process an order, a Reproduction Permission Form must be completed and returned to Burton with payment (or P.O. #) of curatorial fees, if applicable.
  
• Please allow 1-2 weeks for orders to be processed.
  
  
• Orders involving more than 5 digital scans, negatives, or requests for prints will be processed by a professional photographer who sets his/her own fees and timetable.