This adorable brown puppy is about to get a bath in an old-fashioned, small wooden tub that has been placed on a short stool. The image is from A Summer at Grandma’s, published by Homewood Publishing Company in 1902. Click on image to enlarge.
Animals
Pigs, Piglets, Rooster and Hen Farm Animals ~ Free Graphic
In this old sepia-toned farm scene, a pig and her piglets are cozy in the hay. A rooster and hen are perched on the roof of what is likely either a pig pen or chicken coop. The rooster thinks the pigs are sleeping too long and being lazy so he is crowing to try to…
Free Vintage Image ~ A Yellow Cat
Here is a vintage image of a yellow cat sitting on the floor looking upward. This is how my sister’s cat, Tom, sat when my sister would be preparing his food. The illustration is from Our Little Book for Little Folks, a school reader published in 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Golden Brown Dog
Here is a vintage image of a golden-brown colored dog in mid-step. The dog appears to be eager for something, perhaps he’s anxious to fetch a stick that his master is about to throw. The illustration is from Our Little Book for Little Folks, a school reader published in 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Geese, Ducks and Ducklings at the Farm
Here is a wonderful image of geese, ducks and ducklings. Four geese, one duck and one duckling are swimming in the water while one duck and two ducklings are on the sand at the water’s edge. This is the sixth and final colored image from the children’s book Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. …
Free Vintage Dog Clip Art
This vintage image of a dog in a sitting position was a natural color bronze metal mantle ornament for sale in the H. O’Neill & Co. 1897-8 Fall & Winter Fashion Catalogue. The dog was 6 1/2 inches high and cost $1.98. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Goats at the Farm
Here is a beautiful image of four farm goats, One goat is standing on a large rock and three others are at the water’s edge, on the ground below. This image is from a children’s book titled Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
King Charles Spaniel and Brussels Griffon Dogs
This vintage book plate by Louis Agassiz Fuertes features two dogs sitting on shiny steps of an elegant stairway. The brown dog sitting on the higher step is a Brussels Griffon and the black and brown dog on the lower step is a King Charles Spaniel. The image is from The Book of Dogs, published in…
Free Vintage Image ~ Cows at the Farm
Here is a wonderful vintage image of four cows at the water’s edge in a pasture at the farm. A fifth cow is resting on the grass in the distance. This image is from a children’s book titled Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Sheep at the Farm
Here is a beautiful image of four sheep by the water’s edge in a meadow at the farm. This image is from a children’s book titled Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Milking Time Clip Art
Milking Time is a poem from the children’s book Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. Here is my original scan (with minor edits) of the poem from the book. Here is a black and white clipart version of the adorable image from the poem. Click on images to enlarge.
Rooster, Chickens and Chicks at the Farm
Here is a wonderful old image of a rooster, two chickens and four chicks in a barnyard at the farm. The chickens are eating from a wooden feeding box, the rooster is posed proud in the background and the little chicks are standing around so cute in the foreground. This image is from a children’s…
