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…
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Bowker Fertilizer Ad Potatoes Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Bowker Fertilizer Co. The ad claims their product, Stockbridge Manures, wins over all other fertilizers, producing a yield larger than any other grown upon fertilizer or manure, either alone or combined. The ad includes an image of potatoes spilling out from a basket that has been turned on…
Ornamental Square Design and Frame ~ Free Clip Art
This beautiful square ornamental design made up of swirls, flowers, and leaves is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. I think this makes a lovely frame without the floral design in the center. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Fashion for Little Girls
These adorable little Victorian girls are wearing the latest Styles for Little Folks for the winter of 1891. The little girl on the left is modelling a Child’s Outdoor Toilette which consists of a Little Girls’ Coat and Cap and the little one on the right is modelling a Little Girls’ Outdoor Toilette which also consists of a…
Vintage Dragonfly ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage dragonfly image. It’s from the book Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D., 1864. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Ladies’ Dress
This vintage clip art image includes a side-front view and side-back view of a beautiful Victorian ladies’ dress that was designed with plenty of gathers, lace ruffles and bows. The dress is referred to as a Ladies’ Costume in the April 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Baboon Holding Open Book ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a unique image of a baboon holding open a book to display two of the pages within. The image is from an advertisement for Wood’s Natural History book that appeared in the April 1894 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a version of the image with the book having blank pages. Click…
Woman Ironing Clothes ~ Free Vintage Graphics
This vintage image shows a woman ironing her clothes the old fashioned way. Before electricity, sadirons were commonly used for the job. The iron would have to be heated on a wood or coal burning stove until it was hot enough to take creases out of the clothing. Here is a black and white clip…
Flowering Strawberry Plant ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a beautiful flowering strawberry plant, showing numerous short stamens. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Girl and Boy Summer Fashion
Here is a Victorian girl and a Victorian boy at the beach. The children are dressed in outfits “particularly well adapted for seashore wear” for the summer of 1900. The images are from the July 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Beautiful Butterfly ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This beautiful image of a Large Cabbage Butterfly is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Happy Baby Girl ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a happy baby girl. She is wearing a pretty dress, bonnet and shoes. She is holding her doll in one hand and a flower in the other. There is a vase of flowers, with flowers spilling out from each vase, on each side of the little girl….
