Here is a black and white clip art illustration of three onions bunched together. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
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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…
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…
Squash French Seed Label ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage French seed label features a wonderful illustration of a green Naples squash, or gourd, on a yellow background. The description on the label is Courge Pleine de Naples. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Pumpkin ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage clipping provides some brief information about pumpkins and an illustration of a pumpkin placed on its side. Along with other details, the article states that young pumpkins can be used as a vegetable and when ripe they form a valuable esculent for soups and pumpkin pies. My original scan is from Beeton’s New Dictionary…
Fresh Garden Vegetables ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful vintage image features a colorful display of fresh garden vegetables. Included in the display are two ears of white corn, two ripe red tomatoes and three varieties of radishes. The image is from the Peter Henderson & Co. Everything for the Garden Manual, 1898. Click on image to enlarge.
Turnip French Seed Label ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage French seed label features a wonderful illustration of a two golden yellow turnips. The description on the label is Navet Jaune Boule D’or. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Tomato French Seed Label ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage French seed label features a beautiful illustration of a ripe red tomato. The description on the label is Tomate Merveille du Marche. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Garden Carrots ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are two black and white illustrations of carrots with their ferny leaves attached. Fig. 373 is a short carrot; Fig. 374 is a long carrot. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Kale Seed Packet ~ Free Digital Graphics
Here is a vintage seed packet for Kale. The front of the package includes an illustration of a head of kale with a field of kale in the background. This vintage envelope for kale seeds was printed for the Card Seed Co. The back of the The back of the packet gives suggestions for planting and care of…
Bowker Fertilizer Ad Potatoes Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Bowker Fertilizer Co. The ad claims their product, Stockbridge Manures, wins over all other fertilizers, producing a yield larger than any other grown upon fertilizer or manure, either alone or combined. The ad includes an image of potatoes spilling out from a basket that has been turned on…
Red Onion French Seed Packet Label ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage French seed label features a beautiful illustration of red onions in copper tones. The description on the label is: Ognon Rouge Pale De Niort. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
