Here are three beautiful vintage embroidery designs. The images are from the December 1897 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Click on images 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.
Vintage Men’s Clothing Catalogue Page and Clip Art ~ Free Download
From top hats and coattails to warm winter coats, this page of vintage men’s clothing includes a variety of styles for the winter of 1897. The page is from the H. O’Neill & Co. 1897-8 Fall & Winter Fashion Catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the page. Click on…
Lotus, Lovable, Love ~ Free Vintage Dictionary Page
This aged page, from a vintage dictionary published in 1922, includes the words: Lotus, lounge, lovable and love. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Chair Catalogue Listing and Clip Art ~ Free Graphics
This full-page vintage catalogue listing for a Luxurious Turkish Rocker is from the Universal Home Furnishers catalogue published by the Spiegel May Stern Co., 1908. Here is a black and white clip art version of the comfy looking chair from the catalogue page. Click on images 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 Perfume Magazine Ad and Clip Art ~ Free Graphics
This vintage magazine advertisement for Heather of the Links, a Lundborg perfume manufactured by Ladd & Coffin, is from the May 1899 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Here is a black and white clip art version of the pretty perfume bottle from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Christmas Bells Vintage Postcard ~ Free Graphic
This beautiful vintage Christmas postcard includes a bell shape that frames a cozy country winter scene. The bell is topped with snow and framed with leaves of holly and red berries. The greeting on the lower right of the card is: Christmas Bells Merrily ringing Happy hearts Cherrily Singing. Click on image to enlarge.
Home, Home-made, Homestead ~ Free Dictionary Page
This aged page, from a vintage dictionary published in 1922, includes the words: homage, home, home-made, homestead, homespun and hominy. Click on image to enlarge.
Jolly Santa Claus Vintage Sheet Music
Here is an old fashioned children’s Christmas song titled Jolly Santa Claus. The page of sheet music is from the book First Year Music by Hollis Dann, published in 1914. Click on image to enlarge.
Baby’s First Birthday ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an adorable vintage clip art image of a baby clapping her hands in excitement for her first birthday cake. The large cake is beautifully decorated and has one candle in the center. A ribbon of smoke is rising from the candle. This illustration is from the book Our Dear Baby published by Richard G. Krueger in 1916….
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…
