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Winter Illustrations from the 19th-20th Century
More snow, please! I’m so ready to cozy up with hot chocolate and new books. I also went a little crazy on eBay and can’t wait to rummage through my latest batch of illustrations en route. And speaking of winter, here are five more vintage Christmas cards and winter illustrations for the season. These guys …
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Free Vintage Birthday Cards from the Public Domain
Do we have any fall birthdays? I noticed the birthday section is pretty light, so I scanned in six vintage Birthday cards I got a year ago and cleaned them up in Pixlr. These guys were produced in Germany at the turn 20th century and feature birthday flowers and cats. Woo-hoo cats! And in website …
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Free Vintage Christmas Cards in the Public Domain
Hope everyone is having an awesome weekend! I sure am. Someone just scored a sweet deal on a bunch of vintage trading cards (those images to come soon!) Now I’m in the Christmas spirit. And I hope you are too. Coming your way are eight vintage Christmas cards in the public domain, originally published in …
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6 Iceberg Illustrations from the 19th-Century
It’s getting colder and I can’t wait for snow! I’ve also been spending some serious quality time with the British Library’s public domain collection. They have awesome vintage iceberg illustrations, along with arctic animals, igloos, and more illustrations from 19th-century arctic expeditions. Arctic foxes, penguins, walrus, and more cold-weather animals are definitely on the way. …
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Fall Illustrations: 19th Century Autumn Leaves and Scenery
Happy Sunday! I just got back from Thacher park, and yep, the fall colors were definitely awesome. The New York State Library also has some neat autumn images of their own. These fall illustrations come from the library’s public domain collection and span the 19th century. I cleaned these images up in Pixlr but you …
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19th Century Illustrations of African Wildlife
It’s Saturday! And I’m ready to spend some much-need quality time in the public domain.So I was reading up on Africa’s animals and ecology and fell down another rabbit hole.I whipped up this post from my pile of vintage scraps at home, an African scenery book from 1804, and a vintage zoological journal. These images …
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Fairies & Elves: Richard Doyle's 19th-Century Fairyland Illustrations
I’m back from a long hiatus!Thank you to everyone who visits and shares this website. I hope everyone likes this latest batch of free vintage fairy illustrations. So let’s get to it 🙂 There are so many more things I want to add to this site, one of them being more elves and fairies. I’ve …
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Vintage Illustrations of Deer, Fawns, Does, and Bucks
This website needs some deer.So I sifted through the New York State Library’s public domain archives and found six really cool vintage animal illustrations of bucks, fawns, does, and multiple deer.I cropped and tweaked the colors and contrast a bit to make them pop. You can find some originals here and get a little more info …
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Whimsical Vintage Illustration of a Fairy Grotto
Hey!I wanted to pop in quickly to share this awesome 19th-century illustration of a fairy grotto I found through the New York State Library. I love this image. It sort of reminds me of The Last Unicorn, you know, that 80’s animation where the band America did the entire soundtrack with the London Symphony Orchestra.Anyhoo. …
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Late 19th-Century Illustrations of Gems and Precious Stones
Who loves rocks and minerals? I most certainly do 🙂 Recently, I went to the latest gems and minerals show held at the New York State Museum. It was awesome. And a few years ago I was lucky enough to attend the rocks and minerals show in Tuscan, Arizona, the largest of its kind in …
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Vintage St. Patrick's Day Postcards
I realized I didn’t have too much stuff for Saint Patrick’s Day. I wanted to expand my pool of resources anyway and found myself sifting through the public domain collection from the New York State Public Library. Glad I did because I found these super festive St. Patrick’s Day Postcards. I made a few …
19th Century Decorative Design Illustrations
I love antique art books, especially art supply catalogs and instructional materials. The 19th-century book, The Art of Decorative Design, discusses symmetry in nature and botany when designing decorative collectibles, motifs, etc. I just skimmed around honestly, so there’s definitely more to it than that. I saw another chapter that talked about how to …
Antique Illustrations of Houseplants From 1807
Personally, I love having lots of houseplants around.My dream home would basically be an inside porch with an indoor garden.Aside from aesthetics, houseplants apparently have the following benefits according to iGrow.org too: NASA studies show that houseplants “scrub indoor air pollutants” and may even decrease the amount of carbon monoxide in the air. Houseplants actually …
Vintage Book Illustrations of British Mammals
I think it’s time to add more animals to this site, don’t you think?Good because I found this awesome antique book packed with British mammal illustrations from the early 20th century! Published in 1920, British Mammals features more than 50 color plates and pen ink illustrations of Britain’s most recognized mammals.I picked out my personal …
Vintage Illustrations of Breads, Cakes, and More Baked Goods
I always feel like I’ve hit the motherload when I discover a vintage illustrated cookbook. And it happened again this weekend when I found this awesome antique cookbook published back in 1917. Now in the public domain, this cookbook is packed with vintage baking recipes you can whip at home and a few colored illustrations …
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