diff --git a/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py b/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
index d14e445..778ee28 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/DataClasses.py
@@ -113,6 +113,21 @@ class Image:
                 if self.width:
                     self.height = self.width / aspect_ratio(self.src)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create(cls, input: Union[None, dict, str, List[Union[dict, str]]]):
+        """Create class instance(s) from alternative YAML input types"""
+        if input in (None, "", []):
+            return None
+        if isinstance(input, list):
+            return [cls.create(entry) for entry in input]
+        if isinstance(input, str):
+            input = {"src": input}
+        if isinstance(input, dict):
+            return cls(**input)
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"Expected None, dict, str, or list as Image input, but got {type(input)}"
+        )
+
 
 @dataclass
 class AdditionalComponent:
@@ -165,8 +180,7 @@ class Connector:
     additional_components: List[AdditionalComponent] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        if isinstance(self.image, dict):
-            self.image = Image(**self.image)
+        self.image = Image.create(self.image)
 
         self.ports_left = False
         self.ports_right = False
@@ -274,8 +288,7 @@ class Cable:
     additional_components: List[AdditionalComponent] = field(default_factory=list)
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
-        if isinstance(self.image, dict):
-            self.image = Image(**self.image)
+        self.image = Image.create(self.image)
 
         if isinstance(self.gauge, str):  # gauge and unit specified
             try:
diff --git a/src/wireviz/Harness.py b/src/wireviz/Harness.py
index c4af236..fba7bee 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/Harness.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/Harness.py
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ from wireviz.wv_colors import get_color_hex, translate_color
 from wireviz.wv_gv_html import (
     html_bgcolor,
     html_bgcolor_attr,
-    html_caption,
     html_colorbar,
-    html_image,
+    html_image_rows,
     html_line_breaks,
     nested_html_table,
     remove_links,
@@ -203,8 +202,7 @@ class Harness:
                      translate_color(connector.color, self.options.color_mode) if connector.color else None,
                      html_colorbar(connector.color)],
                     '<!-- connector table -->' if connector.style != 'simple' else None,
-                    [html_image(connector.image)],
-                    [html_caption(connector.image)]]
+                    *html_image_rows(connector.image)]
             # fmt: on
 
             rows.extend(get_additional_component_table(self, connector))
@@ -326,8 +324,7 @@ class Harness:
                      translate_color(cable.color, self.options.color_mode) if cable.color else None,
                      html_colorbar(cable.color)],
                     '<!-- wire table -->',
-                    [html_image(cable.image)],
-                    [html_caption(cable.image)]]
+                    *html_image_rows(cable.image)]
             # fmt: on
 
             rows.extend(get_additional_component_table(self, cable))
diff --git a/src/wireviz/wv_gv_html.py b/src/wireviz/wv_gv_html.py
index ec80aa7..574bd2d 100644
--- a/src/wireviz/wv_gv_html.py
+++ b/src/wireviz/wv_gv_html.py
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ def html_colorbar(color: Color) -> str:
     return html_bgcolor(color, ' width="4"') if color else None
 
 
+def html_image_rows(image):
+    from wireviz.wv_bom import make_list
+
+    return sum([[[html_image(i)], [html_caption(i)]] for i in make_list(image)], [])
+
+
 def html_image(image):
     from wireviz.DataClasses import Image