Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a beautiful sleeping lioness. Even the most powerful beasts in the jungle need rest. I scanned the original illustration from the November 1892 issue of St. Nicholas magazine.
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Vintage Dictionary Page Detective
This vintage dictionary page includes the words: detection, detective, detector, detergent, determination, and determined. I scanned the original page from a vintage dictionary in my collection that was published in 1922.
Vintage Rose Illustration
This vintage floral illustration features a pink rose that is just beginning to blossom from a rosebud into a rose. I scanned the original image from Roses and Lilies from Longfellow, a book of poetry that was published by DeWolfe Fiske & Co. in 1898.
Vintage Smoking Pipe Clip Art
Here are two vintage clip art illustrations of smoking pipes. Both were made from briar wood. The first pipe was priced at 25 cents and the second one was 48 cents in 1916. I scanned the original images from the 1916 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue.
Vintage Christmas Postcard Santa
This vintage Christmas postcard features an illustration of Santa Claus leaning against a large, pink, snow-topped sign. A girl dressed in red and green is peeking out from behind the opposite side of the sign and looking in Santa’s direction. A reindeer is behind the sign and is tall enough that we can see his…
Vintage Chemical Analysis Form
This vintage chemical analysis form includes lines to record the name of the sample, where it was obtained and who it was manufactured by. There are lines to record a variety of science experiment results as well as a space for remarks, lines for the signature of the person recording the test results and for…
Vintage Lady Hope Illustration
This vintage postcard, titled Hope, features an illustration of a lady with long brown hair, wearing a green gown and a white veil. She is standing on a sandy beach at water’s edge. The lady is resting one hand on a large boat anchor and holding up her other hand toward a star in the…
Vintage Violin Clip Art
Here is a vintage violin and bow clip art illustration. I scanned the original image from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851.
Vintage Recipes Bread and Rolls
This vintage cookbook page includes recipes for: Peanut Butter Bread, Cheese Straws, Nut and Raisin Rolls and Luncheon Rolls. An illustration of each cooked or baked food is included to the left of the recipes on the page. I scanned the original page from Any one can Bake, 1929, published by the Royal Baking Powder Co. (copyright…
Vintage Postcard Back Handwritten
This shabby vintage postcard back includes a handwritten message, dated 1917, to Ada from Lila. Lila is sending simple but hearty greetings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year, as well as good wishes to both Ada and Mr. Noyes. An American Red Cross Christmas – New Year seal is in the upper right hand…
Vintage Butterfly Clip Art Frame
This beautiful vintage clip art design features several butterflies within a square-shaped rope frame. The design was originally created to be an embroidery pattern for a pincushion cover. I scanned the original image from the October 1897 issue of The Delineator magazine.
Cute Kitten in Shoe Trading Card
This vintage trading card features an illustration of a cute white kitten in a shoe that is baby blue in color. A gold necklace and pink cloth or small article of clothing is on the floor beside the shoe.
