diff --git a/doc/examples/plot_threshold_adaptive.py b/doc/examples/plot_threshold_adaptive.py
index c3e20224..e1e3cbee 100644
--- a/doc/examples/plot_threshold_adaptive.py
+++ b/doc/examples/plot_threshold_adaptive.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from skimage import data
 from skimage.filter import threshold_otsu, threshold_adaptive
 
 
-image = data.text()
+image = data.page()
 
 global_thresh = threshold_otsu(image)
 binary_global = image > global_thresh
diff --git a/skimage/data/__init__.py b/skimage/data/__init__.py
index cb3a5b71..c4467678 100644
--- a/skimage/data/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/data/__init__.py
@@ -96,3 +96,12 @@ def moon():
 
     """
     return load("moon.png")
+
+def page():
+    """Scanned page.
+
+    This image of printed text is useful for demonstrations requiring uneven
+    background illumination.
+
+    """
+    return load("page.png")
diff --git a/skimage/data/page.png b/skimage/data/page.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c9554ea
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