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27 Vintage Chocolate Illustrations From 1909
27 FREE vintage chocolate illustrations in the public domain. Full-color chocolate candies, fudge, caramels, and more!
30+ Vintage Valentine's Day Images
The holiday season isn’t over yet! 2019 is just getting started with Valentine’s Day around the corner. The image above is from my stash of vintage die cuts from the 19th-century. These die cuts are super fragile and most of them were originally attached to antique scrapbook pages. Vintage scrapbooks are fantastic sources for antique …
Vintage Landscapes in the Public Domain
The public domain is packed with brilliant landscapes! You have masterworks from the Hudson River School and masterpieces from landscape artists like George Inness, Robert Scott Duncanson, and Harriet Cany Peale housed in museums across the country. Their landscapes are simply amazing. And so are the many hidden gems in the public domain. In this …
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Tags: 19th century, watercolors
15 Vintage Images of Winter Animals
Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday! Christmas may be over, but you can keep winter alive with these 15 vintage images of winter animals from the 19th to early 20th century. These images were curated from my big box of vintage media. As well as the book, “Natural History of the Animal Kingdom for Young People” …
Christmas Illustration From the 19th to Early 20th-Century
Christmas is less than 40 days away! So I scoured my big box of vintage stuff and public domain postcards From the New York Public Library to curate my latest free Christmas illustration set. These 16 images are totally free to use in your projects and greeting cards. You can also head straight to the …
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Tree Illustration From the Late 19th-Century
The leaves are starting to change here in upstate New York.That’s right, it’s leaf-peeping season! So in honor, I thought I’d curate some tree illustration from a late 19th-century tree study from the public domain. I found eleven awesome images and cleaned them up in Pixlr for you to enjoy. Tree Illustration for Autumn What do …
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Vintage Jello Cookbook Illustrations From the Early 20th-Century
Hey everyone! I’m back from a long hiatus and have some really cool vintage illustrations to show you.I love food illustrations from Jello ads and have been wanting to share this particular batch of vintage Jello cookbook illustrations for a while. This mini antique cookbook features the ‘Jell-O Girl’, the brand’s first mascot, and was …
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13 Ernst Haeckel Illustrations in the Public Domain
Wow, I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without curating any Ernst Haeckel illustrations. Haeckel, a German biologist, illustrated one of the most celebrated works in scientific illustration, ‘Art Forms in Nature.’ This collection of 100+ plates was produced and published between 1899 and 1904 and helped mainstream the study of Darwinism and evolutionary biology …
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Tags: nature
14 Canine Family Images: 19th-Century Dogs, Wolves, and Foxes
Love dogs? Me too! I came across a 19th-century book packed with canine images illustrated by John Gerrard Keulemans. This post features 14 color illustrations from Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes: a monograph of the Canidae, published in 1890. You can find the book in its entirety for free online. Keep reading for canidae family facts …
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17 Copyright-Free Illustrations for Spring
Snowmageddon is keeping me holed up inside. As if I’m not a total winter homebody anyway, but snowstorms make me feel less guilty about it lol. Well, I’ll take this opportunity to scan, archive, and curate some copyright-free illustrations for spring. And speaking of website housekeeping, I’ve added a how-to article section with creative tips and …
Unique Aquarium Illustrations from the 19th Century
I went on a vintage image hunt and found these colorful aquarium illustrations and aquatic gardens from the 19th-century. They’re curated from the books, Ocean gardens : the history of the marine aquarium and The aquarium : an unveiling of the wonders of the deep sea. Both books were published in the 1850’s and are available for free …
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17 Chocolate Dessert Illustrations in the Public Domain
Happy Saturday! I have a serious sweet tooth post coming your way. It’s only fitting since my last batch was on Valentine’s Day. Personally, I think these guys are great for learning how to draw, collage, creating imaginative works, and designing hidden picture video games. But where did these yummy illustrations come from? A cookbook …
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25 Valentine's Day Pictures from the 19th-20th Century
Brace yourself. Valentine’s Day pictures are coming! But I have a confession to make… I’m really not that into celebrating the day itself, but I LOVE curating images for it and crafting. Sooo maybe I’m not such a curmudgeon about it after all? If you follow this site regularly, you may have noticed some reshuffling happening …
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Bird Nest Clipart: 19th and Early 20th Century
Did I mention I’m drowning in vintage illustrations?I’ve been stocking up on antique die-cuts and struck gold with these illustrations ideal for bird nest clipart. Plus, I found egg illustrations for specific species, like the Bulfinch eggs pictured above. There are a lot of projects you can use these for. Animal flashcards, Easter basket add-ons, dioramas, …
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Mushroom Illustrations from the 19th-20th Century
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! I’ve been trying to curate a post with vintage mushroom illustrations for a while now and finally got around to it this weekend. I found some awesome scientific illustrations from the 19th century book, ‘Champignons et truffes (mushrooms and truffles)’ and ‘Minnesota Mushrooms‘, published in 1910. I love including …
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Tags: 19th century, fungi