Use Fee Schedule

If you plan to use photographs from our collection for commercial publication, displays or online, we request that you sign a Photo Use Agreement (below), which will be drafted by the staff. A sample contract can be viewed below.

Payment of an additional commercial use fee will be charged to non-Wyoming residents and businesses requesting permission to use photos in our collection for commercial ventures. Please see below for a link to our Photograph Collection Use Fee Schedule. No use fee will be charged to any citizen, business or government agency in the State of Wyoming or for non-profit or educational uses.

Photographs are provided as taken by the photographer. We do not crop or alter images. Alteration of images by cropping, colorizing or digital manipulation is prohibited by our Photograph Use Agreement (below).

Use Fees

The following use fees will be charged to out-of-state residents and businesses that request copies and that submit a Photograph Use Agreement to use one or more copies of photographs which are available from the collections of the Wyoming State Archives. Agreements cover one-time use only. Any subsequent use requires resubmission of an agreement and payment of additional fees. We request that any publication or display of photographs from our collection be accompanied by a line crediting the Wyoming State Archives. We also request a complimentary copy of any book, article, CD, etc. in which the photographs are used. All orders must be paid in advance. For complete information about our photograph use policy or the Photograph Use Agreement (above), please Ask An Archivist.

A. Use fee per photograph for T-shirts, postcards, mugs, and other accessories: - $125.00

B. Use fee per photograph for books, book jackets, posters, calendars, brochures:

1. Less than 5,000 copies - $15.00
2. 5,000 to 10,000 copies - $40.00
3. 10,001 to 25,000 copies - $80.00
4. More than 25,000 copies - $100.00

C. Use fee per photograph for serials (magazines, newspaper, etc.):

1. Less than 50,000 copies - $20.00
2. 50,000 to 100,000 copies - $40.00
3. More than 100,000 copies - $100.00

D. Use fee per photograph for videotapes, videodisks, CD ROM, Internet or other software usage:

1. Less than 5,000 copies - $25.00
2. 5,000 or more copies - $75.00

E. Use fee per photograph for a commercial motion picture or television production: - $100.00

F. Use fee per photograph for advertising use: - $100.00

G. Use fee per photograph for commercial decorative display (restaurants, offices and stores): - $25.00