anthracite samples: public domain sources
One type of data that Anthracite is particularly well suited to work with is Public Domain data, ranging from government publications to manuscripts to corporate and legal filings. Another type of content that you might be able to make use of, especially for educational purposes, is material available under the Creative Commons license (see below). If you are unsure about your rights to use any material, please consult your legal advisor.
These are some websites at which you can find Public Domain material, and several of the sample documents that come with Anthracite use these sites:
Images:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html
http://pictures.fws.gov/
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/h_multi_sections_and_teasers/Photo_Exhibit_Scott.htm
http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/cfimages.html
http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/public/public_domain.htm
http://web2.unt.edu/weblibrary/freemedi/gallery/index.php
Books:
http://www.gutenberg.net/index.shtml
http://www.archive.org/texts/opensource.php
http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
http://www.infomotions.com/alex/downloads/
Audio:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree.php
http://www.archive.org/audio/audiolisting-browse.php?cat=513
General Indexes of PD Material:
http://www.bin.org/pd/
http://www.ibiblio.org/collection/index.php
Specialty Sites:
Nasa Picture of the Day:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
OpenPhoto Picture of the Day (XML):
http://openphoto.net/xml/potd.rdf
EDGAR:
EDGAR is the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) website on which all corporate filings are posted. Here are a few examples of the amount and detail of data that are available:
APPLE:
http://edgar.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=Apple+Computer&owner=include&action=getcompany
HALLIBURTON
http://edgar.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=Halliburton+Co&owner=include&action=getcompany
http://edgar.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000045012&owner=include
QWEST
http://edgar.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=Qwest+Corp&owner=include&action=getcompany
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