Like the Victorian school girl I posted a few minutes ago, this school boy is also seated at his desk practicing his handwriting skills. The image is from the Appleton’s Standard System of Penmanship booklet, published by the American Book Company in the late 1800′s. Click on image to enlarge.
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Little Jo Storybook Character
Little Jo is a character from a story in the April 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine, the same story I’ve been scanning the other characters and fairies from over the last few days. You can find the last character I posted from this story on my blog HERE. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Boy with Christmas Gifts
The adorable image by Ellen Clapsaddle on this vintage Christmas postcard includes a boy decorating his red hat with sprigs of holly. A collection of beautifully decorated Christmas gifts is stacked on the snow behind the boy. The message on the postcard is: Christmas Greetings. Fair be all thy hopes and prosperous thy Life. Click on…
Free Vintage Image ~ Victorian Girls Prepare for a Party
This group of Victorian girls is dressed in their Sunday best. A cake, nicely decorated with white icing and several tall, thin, pink candles awaits on a small table the girls are gathered around. These children appear eager for a party to begin! This image is from the October 1902 issue of The Delineator magazine….
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…
Free Vintage Image ~ Cute Valentine Feller
Here is a cute vintage Valentine with an illustration of a boy in overalls and a straw hat with an old fashioned message: Gee! Can’t a feller have a Valentine? For additional creative options, here is a version without the words. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ A Swell Valentine Card
There are a couple adorable kids and a bunch of colorful books on this cute vintage Valentine card. The message is: ACCORDING TO MY “REFERENCES” YOU’D MAKE A SWELL VALENTINE. Click on image to enlarge.
Dance Time Children’s Valentine
Here is a large vintage children’s Valentine with a cute image of a very happy boy and girl dancing hand in hand. The Valentine includes the message: Our hearts beat IN DANCE TIME. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Clip Art New Year Door
Wishing you and your loved ones health, happiness and prosperity in 2013! I look forward to sharing many more vintage treasures from my personal collection with you this year. This vintage Tuck’s postcard features a child in a white outfit posed to enter a door that is labelled January 1. My original of this postcard was…
Winsch 1911 Christmas Postcard Snowball Fight
This John Winsch Christmas postcard from 1911 includes an adorable illustration of two children enjoying a snowball fight. I love the young girl’s pink and blue vintage Christmas outfit with matching feathered hat and umbrella! Click on image to enlarge.
Ivers & Pond Piano Co. Advertising Card
This vintage Ivers & Pond Piano Co. advertising card features a young boy having fun outdoors in winter. This is the back of the card. Click on images to enlarge.
Family Stroll Silhouette
Here is a fun silhouette of a large family out for a stroll. The two girls in the back of the lineup are on rollerskates, the toddler is riding a small bike, the parents are pushing a baby carriage and the boy in front is running so fast that his hat has just blown off…
