These days I need to search a lot for images. images.altavista.com and gallery.yahoo.com have proven very handy. To me, it seems Altavista’s the eternal innovator, and gives away its lead to Yahoo. They came up with the image service first (and its still better). But their babelfish language translator is still one of its kind.
Image searches
I've been relying on AltaVista and Yahoo Gallery for image searches, finding AltaVista to be the primary innovator in the space. Its early image service and the unique BabelFish language translator give it a distinct edge.