I came across this shabby postcard back in my collection a couple days ago. The dark orange text and the wonderful grungy-ness of the card made me think that it might be useful for you to use in a Halloween project. The text in the upper center of the shabby postcard back is: POST CARDTHIS…
Halloween
Vintage Halloween Party Clip Art
This fun illustrated magazine article features a well-detailed description of a vintage Halloween party which was to be held in a farm couple’s barn. The piece is titled Our Halloween Party and was written by Rosemary Carr. The article describes the party invitations, the barn decorations, the games to be played, and the food that…
Vintage Halloween Clip Art
Happy Halloween! This vintage article about Halloween mentions that school children find a peculiar fascination in the weird legends and time-honored symbols of Halloween. The article suggests that school children keep busy with projects such as: making booklets in the shape of pumpkins, black cats, witches’ hats or brooms, which may serve as invitation to…
Vintage Halloween Poem
This vintage poem titled Halloween Frolic, by Helen Gray Cone, tells of a little witch who tried a merry spell to make the hares come to her from dingle and from dell. The little witch gave the hares names such as Fairy-foot, Sparkle-eyes, Fine-ear, Bob and Bun. When the little with told the hares what…
Free Vintage Clip Art Mother Goose Witch
The illustration on this shabby, aged and stained book page portrays Mother Goose as a witch. She is flying in a basket and swiping at a spider’s web with her ragged old broom. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration from the page. I scanned the original page from Mother…
Head Skull Clip Art
This vintage encyclopedia article features a description for the HEAD and includes an illustration of a human skull. The skull is numbered to show the location of the following: 1. frontal bone; 2. parietal; 3. temporal; 4. sphenoid; 5. ethmoid; 6. superior maxillary; 7. malar; 8. lachrymal; 9. nasal; and 10. inferior maxillary. Here is…
Muriatic Acid Poison Label
This red and white vintage Muriatic Acid label was printed for Sieg’s Drug Store in Richwood, Ohio. The label includes a phone number for the drug store, a poison warning and the antidote. Click on image to enlarge.
Spiders ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage clip art illustration features two spiders. The first spider at the top of the image, is a Clubiona nutrix. The second spider is a Ciniflo ferox. The image is from Wood’s Illustrated Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood. The book was published in 1863. Click on image to enlarge.
Valentine Vampire Vanilla Dictionary Page
This aged page, from a vintage dictionary published in 1922, includes the words: valentine, valuable, value, vampire and vanilla. Click on image to enlarge.
Flying Witch in Basket
Happy Halloween! Here is a vintage storybook illustration of a witch flying in a basket. She is brushing at a spider’s web in the sky with her straw broom. The image is from Tom Tucker and Little Bo Peep, by Thomas Hood, illustrated by Alice Wheaton Adams, published in 1891. Click on image to enlarge.
Spooky Glowing Pumpkin ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage illustration of a spooky carved pumpkin. This jack-o-lantern is glowing brightly from a lit candle that has been placed inside the hollowed-out pumpkin. The image is from Mother Goose Village by Madge A. Bigham, 1903. Click on image to enlarge.
Masquerade and Carnival ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a book titled Masquerade and Carnival: Their Customs and Costumes. The book was published by The Butterick Publishing Co. of New York. The ad includes an illustration of a man dressed in a Shakespearean costume and a display of a feathered fan, vase of flowers, long gloves and…
