SUSAN BLUE OH, Susan Blue,How do you do?Please may I go for a walk with you?Where shall we go?Oh, I know –Down in the meadow where the cowslips grow! This vintage storybook image and poem, Susan Blue, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
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Kate Greenaway The Little Jumping Girls ~ Free Vintage Illustration
THE LITTLE JUMPING GIRLS JUMP-jump-jump-Jump awayFrom this town intoThe next, to-day. Jump-jump-jumpJump over the moon;Jump all the morning,And all the noon. This vintage storybook image and poem, The Little Jumping Girls, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Christmas Postcard Image ~ Santa Delivering Gifts by Plane
Here is a fun John Winsch vintage Christmas postcard that features Santa delivering gifts from a biplane. A girl and boy, eager with anticipation, are standing on a balcony catching their gifts from Santa as he flies by. The greeting on the postcard is: Joyful Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Christmas Postcard Girl and Kittens ~ Free Graphic
Here is a vintage Christmas postcard that features a cute girl sitting on a wooden fence. The girl is wearing a pretty pink dress, a crown of pink flowers on her head and she is holding two pink flowers in her right hand. She is looking toward the ground below where two kittens are playing…
Victorian Christmas Boy Carrying Gifts
Here is a fun vintage Christmas postcard by Ellen Clapsaddle. The image is of a Victorian boy dressed in red, bending over as he tries to balance an abundance of packages on his back. The boy is using both hands to try to keep the gifts from falling and also has the strap of a…
Kate Greenaway Blue Shoes ~ Free Vintage Illustration
BLUE SHOES LITTLE Blue ShoesMustn’t goVery far alone, you know.Else she’ll fall down,Or, lose her way;Fancy – whatWould mamma say?Better put her little handUnder sister’s wise command.When she’s a little older grownBlue Shoes may go quite alone. This vintage storybook image and poem, Blue Shoes, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to…
Victorian Children Christmas Postcard ~ Free Graphic
This vintage Christmas postcard features a young boy and girl walking together under a red umbrella. The boy is holding the umbrella with both hands and the girl has her hands tucked into a white muff. They look adorable in their green and white Victorian dress clothes. The message at the bottom of the card…
Shyness by Oscar Pletsch ~ Free Vintage Graphic
SHYNESS This very modest-looking little maid Never knows what it is to be afraid: Should a spring bubble up across her way, For help to ford it she will never stay, But leaps right over it with secret joy; Her gallant spirit might befit a boy. Why does she droop her head so shyly now?…
Kate Greenaway Tea Party Illustration
“You see, merry Phillis, that dear little maid, Has invited Belinda to tea; Her nice little garden is shaded by trees- What pleasanter place could there be? There’s a cake full of plums, there are strawberries too, And the table is set on the green; I’m fond of a carpet all daisies and grass- Could…
Tuck’s Halloween Postcard Vintage Graphic ~ Bobbing for Apples
The scene on this vintage Tuck’s Halloween party postcard includes a girl bobbing for apples from a large wooden tub filled with water. Two other children watch the girl as they await their turn in the game. The childrens’ shadows cast spooky figures on the wall behind them. Grey smoke which billows from a sinister…
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Victorian Trading Card
This Victorian trading card features a head and shoulders image of a blonde girl dressed in white with a bonnet to match. The advertising on the card is for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla – it purifies the blood and makes the weak strong. Here is the shabby back of the card. Click on images to enlarge.
Twelvetrees March 1918 Magazine Cover
This yellowed and tattered cover page of the March 1918 issue of Pictorial Review magazine includes a delightful image by Charles Twelvetrees. An adorable little girl is walking along with a large floral purse draped over her arm, knitting as she goes. A cute puppy is playing at her feet and tangled in the little…
