I am often asked by teachers for sources of copyright-friendly images (photos and clip art) that they can use with their students.

 Sources:
Collections such as Pics4learning  or
the Phillip Martin clip art collection 
are designed specifically for education and are a good place to begin and are suitable for students to search directly. 
Some other collections (such as Classroom clipart)
come with ‘freebies’ and advertising that can be a nuisance, but if you can block or ignore them, they are a useful resource. 

The image collection in the eCentre Resource Centre provides a good collection of Tasmanian photos, drawings and diagrams. e.g. try the key word “bridge”. Note: access to this collection is limited to Tasmanian teachers and students with a VKey login.

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