Google Streetview in profile?

Question

I want to embed the Streetview photo of an 1836 family house in a profile. I read Google's guidelines and found that I could do so under fair use, but only as an embedded video (similar answer to G2G question from 2017). To do so, it looks like I have to use an API call in an iframe, but iframes are not on the recommended tag list.

So is there any way for me to get a photo of my ancestor's house into the profile short of flying from California to Connecticut and taking a photo myself?

Here's the relevant embed code:

<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1699318302814!6m8!1m7!1syNE9cFfM1Vpzy92-lZPj5g!2m2!1d41.86520087537016!2d-72.45693908915885!3f19.38028857797483!4f-3.2237791064697774!5f0.7820865974627469" width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>

Answer 1

Can’t you just do a screenshot?

Comments

The guidelines explicitly forbid screenshots.

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So, what else can you do besides physically going there.

An old real estate ad? Contact the current owners for help. Maybe they would take a picture for you!

There has to be some way other than Google.

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Jim, re: Google Streetview seems to me screenshots are allowed.

From https://about.google/brand-resource-center/products-and-services/geo-guidelines/

You generally don’t need to submit a request to use our mapping products for the purposes covered in these guidelines. As long as you’re following our Terms of Service and these guidelines, as well as attributing properly, feel free to move forward with your project.

 the Google street view guidelines say under Personalizing your map

" If neither of those (the tools available) fit your needs, you may export an image from Google Earth or Earth Studio, or capture a screenshot from Google Maps, to add custom labels or graphics using third-party software."

And under Google Earth

" Google Earth or Earth Studio can be used for purposes such as research, education, film and nonprofit use without needing permission."

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That's for maps not Street View, M. The page I cited says:

You may not screenshot Street View imagery or remove it from embedded sources for any purpose. This ensures that if Google edits or removes imagery in response to user requests, these changes will be reflected in your project too.