This vintage storybook illustration is from an old, uncommon, story of Jack and the Beanstalk. In the story, Jack made a trade with an elf: an apple for a hatful of magic beans. Immediately after Jack planted the magic beans in his garden, a tall beanstalk grew; Jack and the elf climbed the beanstalk together….
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Hanging Christmas Stockings ~ Free Graphic
This scene from a Victorian storybook features three children, dressed in white pajamas, gathered around a fireplace to hang up their long black Christmas stockings on the edge of the mantle. A fire is flickering away in the fireplace and the room looks warms and cozy. The illustration is from A Summer at Grandma’s, published…
Bubbles ~ Free Vintage Storybook Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, Bubbles, features a young Victorian girl in a pink dress and white pinafore blowing bubbles with an old fashioned pipe-shaped bubble blower. The girl appears to be enchanted by the bubbles. Her curious kitten is on the table beside the bowl of bubble-blowing liquid, intently watching the foamy contents. With one…
Clapsaddle Thanksgiving Postcard ~ Free Image
Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of my fellow Canadians and Happy Columbus Day to my neighbors south of the border! This adorable vintage Thanksgiving postcard, by Ellen Clapsaddle, features a young girl offering a cob of corn to a large turkey. The message on the card is: Good Wishes for Thanksgiving Day. Click on image…
Girls Washing Doll Clothes ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This adorable vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features two little girls washing doll clothes in a big old wooden tub. The illustration is from Little Folks and Little Friends by Oscar Pletsch, circa 1880. Click on image to enlarge.
Phone Call with Santa ~ Clapsaddle Postcard Image
This fun vintage postcard, by Ellen Clapsaddle, features a jolly Santa, with his bag of toys strapped to his back, talking on the phone with a young girl. A message on a design between the phones is: “Thine own wish wish I thee”. Another message in the upper left corner of the postcard is: A merry…
Willimantic Thread ~ Free Vintage Advertising Card
This vintage advertising card features a young girl in a white dress holding an old fashioned chalkboard on which is written: Willimantic The Best THREAD for Sewing Machines. Here is the aged and shabby back of the card. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Doll Storybook Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, titled Poor Dolly’s Tired, features a young girl tucking her tired dolly in to bed. The doll has a nice wicker cradle and a soft beige blanket. The image is from a storybook titled The Sunbeams and Me, by Helen Marion Burnside & Nesbit, Mary Dickens, M. A. Hoyer, and others, illustrated by Helen…
Little Penelope’s Sewing ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a sweet vintage poem titled Little Penelope’s Sewing by Anna M. Pratt. An illustration of a young girl sewing a crazy quilt for her doll accompanies the poem. My original scan is from the May 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the…
Love Birds ~ Free Vintage Storybook Illustration
This vintage storybook illustration, titled Love Birds, features a young girl named Evie, and young boy named Jack, standing beside the cage of two turquoise-colored love birds. Jack is offering a piece of chickweed to one of the birds and the Evie is feeding the other bird a lump of sugar. The image is from…
The Little Cooks ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This adorable vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features two little girls preparing dinner with their toy dishes, small table and play stove. Here is an excerpt of the story from the book: “…the little girls began to cook their dinner. It was great fun, Mary thought; indeed, she liked it almost better than playing with…
Clapsaddle Christmas Postcard ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage Christmas postcard by Ellen Clapsaddle features two adorable children outdoors; they are dressed warm for the winter weather. The girl is carrying a bundle of mistletoe and the boy is carrying a wreath of holly and berries. A message at the top of the card is: A Merry Christmas and another message at…
