Here is an illustrated vintage Valentine poem that is framed in a lovely ornate green design. The aged, yellowed page is from the book Beauties by Harrison Fisher, Verse by Carolyn Wells, Decorations by Theodore B. Hapgood, published in 1913. Click on image to enlarge.
Poetry
Old Fashioned October Poem and Illustration ~ Free Download
In this old fashioned poem titled October, a happy little maiden is rustling through the crisp and dried leaves of corn. Frightened by the child, many blackbirds sprang away – whirring into the air so high. The illustration shows the girl leaning against the tall corn, watching the birds fly away. This aged page is from…
Free Vintage Image ~ Pink Roses and Poem
This aged page includes a cluster of beautiful pink roses and a poem. The poem is for the Ninth Day from a book of poetry that includes a poem a day for 31 days. The book is titled Gems from Holmes and it was published in 1904. Here are the roses without the poem. Click…
In September Poem by Elizabeth Cole
Here is a poem titled In September by Elizabeth Cole. The shabby page is from the September 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Milking Time Clip Art
Milking Time is a poem from the children’s book Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. Here is my original scan (with minor edits) of the poem from the book. Here is a black and white clipart version of the adorable image from the poem. Click on images to enlarge.
School Girl Poem and Clip Art
A Little School-Girl is a poem written by Frances Bent Dillingham, illustrated by Olive Rush. This page is from the February 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Here are black and white clip art versions of the illustrations from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Flower and Poetry Open Book Pages
This open book image has two pretty purple irises on the page on the left and on the right is a page of poetry that is framed by a green and red design. I’ve left the coloring of this scan much like my original copy that is shabby and yellowed with age. The book is…
At The Seaside Poem and Clip Art
This page includes the poem At The Seaside by Robert Louis Stevenson and an image of a boy at the beach. The boy has been digging holes in the sand with a wooden shovel and is now resting on a large rock as he looks out to sea. The page is from Child Life A First…
Pink Roses and Poem Vintage Clip Art
This vintage book page includes pretty pink roses and the poem Thirtieth Day. It’s from Roses and Lilies from Longfellow, a book of poetry that was published by DeWolfe Fiske & Co. in 1898. Here are the roses alone. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Floral Clip Art Poppies and Poem
This page features a beautiful bunch of red, pink and white poppies and a poem. It’s from a book of poetry titled Gems from Bryant, 1904. I would have uploaded the rest of the poem if there was more to it but this is it – no title or author on the page although I…
Free Vintage Image ~ An April Shower Poem
An April Shower is a vintage poem from the book April Skies by Mary A. Lathbury. The book was published in 1889. I love the unique font and the ornamental designs around the poem! Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Daisies and Love Poem
This pretty page with a vintage illustration of yellow and white daisies and an old fashioned love poem by Robert Browning is from a small book of poetry titled For Love’s Sake. The book was published in 1907. I scanned the page at a high resolution (resized to 300 dpi) to make it much larger…
