diff --git a/ppa/archive/management/commands/hathi_images.py b/ppa/archive/management/commands/hathi_images.py
index 990dbea0..72bcae21 100644
--- a/ppa/archive/management/commands/hathi_images.py
+++ b/ppa/archive/management/commands/hathi_images.py
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser):
             nargs="+",
             help="Optional list of HathiTrust ids (by default, downloads images for all public HathiTrust volumes)",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--collection",
+            type=str,
+            help="Filter volumes by provided PPA collection",
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--image-width",
             type=int,
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ def download_image(self, page_url: str, out_file: Path) -> bool:
         Attempts to download and save an image from the specified URL.
         Returns a boolean corresponding to whether the download was successful
         """
-        response = requests.get(page_url)
+        response = self.session.get(page_url)
         success = False
         if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
             with out_file.open(mode="wb") as writer:
@@ -250,6 +255,9 @@ def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
             f"Downloading images for {n_vols} record{pluralize(digworks)}",
         )
 
+        # Create requests session
+        self.session = requests.Session()
+
         # Initialize progress bar
         if self.show_progress:
             self.progress_bar = tqdm()