This is another page from the antique school lesson book, Our Little Book for Little Folks, 1896. It’s a lesson on fruit and nuts. A similar lesson page from the book, Flower Song, is also available on my blog, here. Click on image to enlarge.
Making Hay While the Sun Shines Postcard
Here is an old penny postcard, Making Hay While the Sun Shines. This old fashioned way of haying must have taken a long time without the machinery and equipment modern-day farmers have! Click on image to enlarge.
Large Hat Millinery Business Ad
I scanned this vintage advertisement from the Aug-Sept 1910 issue of The Boston Cooking School Magazine. Can you imagine wearing a hat this large?! Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Clip Art Pink Rose German Postcard
This vintage clip art German postcard features a lovely pale pink rose and a greeting below. I did a German to English Google translate search for the text on the card. The translation is, “Congratulations. Many happy returns”. Another website translation for this German phrase is, “happy birthday, many happy returns of the day”. My original of this postcard was postmarked…
Free Vintage Clip Art Dog
This cute dog sketch is from the Home Picture Book, circa 1887. Click on image to enlarge.
Tattered Book Cover Free Vintage Image
This shabby booklet cover, great for school projects, is from the Home Picture Book, circa 1887. Click on image to enlarge.
Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, English Setter
This image is from The Book of Dogs, 1919. It includes: a Gordon Setter, Irish Setter and English Setter. Click on image to enlarge. The Gordon Setter looks more little like our Little Bear (who is part Rottweiler) than the image of the Smooth Collie that I posted two days ago. The cortisone treatment Little Bear went for on August 28th has…
Pharmacy Label Free Vintage Image
Here is a Pinkston & Scruggs vintage pharmacy/medical label.The original: And a variety of colors that will work well for Halloween projects: Click on images to enlarge.
Anatomical Chart of a Dog Free Illustration
This anatomical outline chart of a dog by Louis Agassiz Feurtes is from The Book of Dogs, 1919. Click on image to enlarge.
Floral Wreath Free Vintage Illustration
This pretty floral wreath is from the antique storybook A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. I’ve included a version with the title of the book and one with the title removed. Click on images to enlarge.
Collie, Old English Sheep Dog, Smooth Collie
This image of dogs includes: a Collie, an Old English Sheep-Dog and a Smooth Collie. I’ve owned this book, The Book of Dogs, 1919, for quite a while but this is the first image I’ve scanned from it. I hoped to find a dog similar in looks to our beloved dog, Little Bear, who is a…
Miss Molly and the Little Fishes by Kate Greenaway
This vintage storybook image, Miss Molly and the Little Fishes, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
