This vintage illustration features a sailing ship on a sandy beach. A wooden bucket and partially buried anchor are at the edge of a small stream that runs through a low spot on the beach. A beautiful bluish green ocean is in the background. The illustration is from Roses and Lilies from Longfellow, a book…
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Swans in the Park
Here is a wonderful vintage illustration of swans in the park. There is one large swan in the foreground and several swans swimming on a stream in the background. A beautiful old bridge arches over the stream and several birds are in flight in the distant background. The image is from Little Folks Natural History…
Winsch New Year Postcard Image
This lovely vintage New Year postcard, by John Winsch, includes a country winter scene in a frame shaped like the outer edge of a wax seal. The background is designed to represent the back of an envelope. A sprig of holly and berries decorates the upper left side of the postcard. The message on the…
Stecher Poinsettia Postcard
This lovely vintage Stecher Christmas postcard features a cluster of poinsettias framing a country winter scene. The message on the card is: The same old wish in the same old way, from the same old friend on Christmas Day! Click on image to enlarge
Winter Scene Holly and Berries
This vintage Christmas postcard includes a beautiful winter scene in warm yellow lighting. The scene is framed by a snowy edge, a dark blue trim with gold stars and a sprig of holly and berries. The message on the card is: To wish you a merry Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Country Church Scene~ Free Christmas Graphic
This Victorian trading card features a beautiful illustration of a country church winter scene. The church is situated on a small hill at the edge of a river. The card was printed to advertise a company named Bates & Roesch and includes the message: A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year For additional creative…
Victorian Town Scene ~ Free Christmas Graphics
This lovely vintage greeting card features an illustration of a Victorian town at Christmas time. A one-word message on the front of the card below the illustration is: Greetings. In old-fashioned calligraphy, the message inside the card is: A Christmas that holds its happy share Of heart-content and laughter And a New Year where you…
Poinsettia Christmas Postcard ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely vintage Christmas postcard features a poinsettia in the foreground and a snowy winter scene, with a road leading to a house in the country, in the background. The message on this old fashioned card is: Best Wishes for Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Rose and Bird Card ~ Free Victorian Graphic
This lovely Victorian card features a pretty pink rose and a circle of branches framing a sweet bird. In the circular shape, behind the bird, is a bright blue sky over a country winter scene. The background of the card is a soft yellow color. Click on image to enlarge.
Evening Bird Scene ~ Free Vintage Image
This pretty Victorian card includes two colorful birds perched on a crescent moon shape. It’s evening and one bird is sleeping. A full moon in the distant background lights the scene. A tree with fall colored leaves grows beside a cabin at the water’s edge and there appears to be heavy frost or snow on the ground…
Swans Swimming on Pond ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely vintage image features three swans swimming on a pond. There is a creek flowing, along a cluster of trees, into the pond. More trees, a mountain and a bird in flight are in the distant background. The illustration is from a book of poetry titled Gems from Whittier, circa 1900. Click on image to…
Vintage Vegetable Crate Label ~ Free Image
Here is a vintage crate label for Big Patch brand of selected vegetables. The illustration on the label features a boy leaning over a fence looking out onto a large field of vegetables. He is wearing a yellow straw hat, a red and white striped tee shirt and overalls that have been patched at the…
