Here is a vintage illustration of two sweet little calves in a field at the farm. Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original image from the children’s book Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. Click on images to enlarge.
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Milkmaid Advertising Card
This Victorian advertising card features an illustration of a milkmaid coming in from the pasture. She is balancing a pail of milk on her head. There are several cows in the pasture in the background. The advertising on the card is for Lactart Milk Acid, a powder that was made into a medicinal beverage by…
Dinner Time for the Calves
This sweet vintage illustration features a Victorian girl feeding a calf from a large brown bucket filled with milk. The girl is looking toward another calf that is coming down a gently sloped hill of the pasture toward her. The artwork is titled Dinner Time and is based on a painting by Florence M. Gill….
The Cow ~ Vintage Poem and Clip Art
Here is a sweet poem about a boy who loves his cow. The page is from A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1916. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Cow Engraving ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a cow standing in a field with trees in the distant background. The cow is a Norfolk Polled Heifer. I was curious to know what a heifer is so I looked it up. It is a young female cow that has not borne a calf. The image is from…
Hereford Steer ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Yesterday, while looking through Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management (circa 1888) to find ice-cream recipes to add to my blog this morning, I came across this wonderful image of a Hereford Steer. I love it and thought some of you may as well. Click on image to enlarge.
Coming Home for Thanksgiving ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage clip art image includes two men working in a field with their oxen hitched up to a wagon. One man is waving his hat in greeting toward a horse-drawn carriage filled with people that are coming home for Thanksgiving. The image is from the November 1878 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click…
Free Vintage Image ~ Cows at the Farm
Here is a wonderful vintage image of four cows at the water’s edge in a pasture at the farm. A fifth cow is resting on the grass in the distance. This image is from a children’s book titled Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. 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.
Vintage Cow Clip Art
Here is a vintage black and white clipart illustration of a cow. It’s a Cross-Bred Jersey-Ayrshire and is from the September 1878 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Trade Card, The Jerseys
This Victorian trade card, The Jerseys, features a great image of a milkmaid with her cows. The advertising on the back is for Dr. Jayne’s Expectorant, Dr. Jayne’s Liniment and Dr. Jayne’s Tonic Vermifuge. I’ve removed it but there was handwriting in pencil in a small space on the back that said, “Frank to Nettie 1884”. Click on images to…
Free Digital Images ~ Little Brown Bear
Here are four more delightful images from Johnny Gruelle’s book, The Little Brown Bear, 1920. Click on images to enlarge.
