When searching for reference images of textures and patterns, remember to think critically about what keywords you are using.
Some important things to consider when brainstorming what keywords to search are symbols, materials, cultures, and historical periods.
Artstor is a digital library of almost two million images in the arts, architecture, design, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching purposes.
Here is select list of subject headings to try searching in the Goldstein Library Catalog. You'll want to try different search terms and strategies as your research develops.
Below is a small selection of books to gather reference images for cars, boats, trains, and other vehicles. Helpful sections to browse for additional titles will be based on what type of vehicles you are researching. Most helpful titles will be located in the Ns and TRs.