Here is a vintage image of an adorable English Mastiff dog. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume I, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Animals
Rooster and Hen ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a great vintage clip art image of a rooster and hen. They are Barred Plymouth Rocks. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
The Cow ~ Vintage Poem and Clip Art
Here is a sweet poem about a boy who loves his cow. The page is from A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1916. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Cow Engraving ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a cow standing in a field with trees in the distant background. The cow is a Norfolk Polled Heifer. I was curious to know what a heifer is so I looked it up. It is a young female cow that has not borne a calf. The image is from…
Mottled Javas Rooster and Hen ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a wonderful vintage clip art image of a rooster and hen. They are Mottled Javas. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Ladies’ Victorian Promenade Gown ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely Victorian fashion plate includes a front view and a back view of ladies modelling beautiful Promenade Gowns. The feature lady in the foreground is daintily walking her well-groomed black poodle. The illustration is from the April 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Pomeranians and Maltese Terrier Dogs ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage book plate by Louis Agassiz Fuertes includes three adorable small dogs. A light brown Pomeranian, a black Pomeranian and a white Maltese Terrier are standing together on a blue rug. The image is from The Book of Dogs, published in 1919. Click on image to enlarge.
Horse Drawn Coal Wagon
This clip art piece features a Victorian country scene. A man is riding in a horse-drawn wagon that is being pulled by a black horse and a reddish colored horse on a dirt path. There is a large bucket of coal in the wagon beside the farmer. Click on image to enlarge.
Old Book Page and Elephant Clip Art ~ Free Vintage Graphics
This vintage page includes a guide for drawing an elephant and instructions for A Jumbo Party which essentially is a game of pin the trunk on the elephant while blindfolded. Also on this page is a poem titled, Counting the Raindrops. The page is from the January 1890 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Here is a…
Vintage Circus Horse Clip Art
Here is a vintage circus horse performing a trick of standing on its back two legs. The horse’s circus costume consists of a small tasseled blanket on its back, a fancy bridle and a feather plume. This is the eighth, and final, vintage circus image from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to…
Horse Drawn Apple Cart
This clip art piece features a Victorian country scene. A man is selling apples from a horse-drawn apple cart. He is holding up one of the apples to show to a woman who has come out to greet him and a small dog appears curious about the whole thing. Click on image to enlarge.
Circus Performer Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a vintage circus performer riding on the back of his horse in a standing position. This is the sixth in a series of eight vintage circus images that I’ll be posting from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. For additional creative options, I thought some of you may like to have…
