Children at Church During Christmas

The title for this image in the vintage book I got it from was "The Christmas Festival." You can see in the image Victorian era children in winter clothes of coats, hats and hand muffs, sitting in the church pews, some stained glass windows, and what appears to be holly boughs tied to the columns in the church.

I think the girls in this image look so charming and cute. It might make for a nice Christmas card.









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Shoveling Snow

Oh there is snow outside...lots of it. So this black and white illustration of a boy wearing a coat, mittens, boots and a fun stocking cap, while he is shoveling snow is very appropriate.

This public domain winter scene image could be good for illustrating a blog post about cold, snowy weather. Or be used to make a greeting card or holiday ornament.











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The Sheep and the Shepherd

I have gotten a bit behind in my posting more public domain images from this old children's reader I have. So here is a pretty detailed, black and white illustration of a shepherd and sheep, with scenery of bushes, trees and a cloud filled sky in the background.







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A Rescued Dog

I know many people who love dogs and who rescue dogs that would love this vintage image of a Victorian girl and a dog with a bandaged foot as she gives him some food. It came from a section of the Ethics of Success reader in a section called Little Virtues, in which a girl finds an injured dog, nurses it back to health and finds its owner.








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Squirrel and Bird's Nest

Here is a nice, vintage, public domain illustration from my scans for nature lovers...a squirrel in a tree glancing at a nest with eggs in it.











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Big Sister

Here is another sweet, public domain image from the Victorian/Edwardian era for you to use for crafts or print on demand products, or what have you. In this one an older girl holds the hand of a cute toddler, probably a sibling. I think she is holding a ball in her other hand, but I am not sure.





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Boy and Girl Studying

It seems that children with books is a common theme in the Ethics for Success reader that I have scanned many images from for this blog. Here is yet another one. Here is an illustration of a boy and a girl, perhaps studying or writing a letter to someone. The girl holds a book open with one hand, while the boy writes a letter with a fountain pen and an inkwell that is in front of him. A shelf or fireplace mantel with a clock, books and candlesticks are in the background behind them.




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What is in the Parcel?

In this vintage illustration an older girl holds a parcel (wrapped box) in her hands, about to unwrap it, as a younger sibling looks on. This image would perhaps be good for a birthday or Christmas card?




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Reading a Book Together Clipart

This little boy and girl are reading together in what may be an old fashioned school room. The girl seems to have a slate or some sort of writing surface on her lap, while they sit on a bench, and peer at the book that the boy holds together.

This public domain image comes from the Ethics of Success reader.



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Studious Girl Reading & Decorative Scroll

This picture of a girl sitting on a porch and reading a book is probably one of my favorite images I have found in the Ethics of Success children's reader I've been scanning images from. Probably because I love books so much. I'm sure many other book lovers will enjoy it as well.

And here is a little extra image for today, a fancy, decorative scroll. Enjoy these public domain images...I hope you will find good use for them.

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Boy Playing Baseball - Vintage

Here is a young man with an old fashioned baseball mitt. The old book I got it from had the caption underneath this picture as "Roland" and told of a boy who had formed "good habits" and didn't swear or use slang and tried to be the best at everything and so was very good at baseball.



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Using Public Domain Pictures In Creative Ways

I just ran across a Zazzle store called 13MoonshineDesigns that I thought had clever ways of using vintage clip art/public domain images combined together...like combining an image of Santa and his sleigh with a picture of the Eiffel Tower. I hope that it will provide inspiration for those who love vintage/antique images and are always looking for new ideas to inspire them.

Here are a few of the designs I liked. Each one has the Eiffel Tower in the background, two have different images of Santa (plus other images) and one has an image a witch for Halloween combined with the famous tower.

Paris Santa and Snowman Christmas Card by 13MoonshineDesigns

Vintage Santa over Paris Christmas Card by 13MoonshineDesigns

Paris Witch Halloween Card by 13MoonshineDesigns

What creative ideas can you come up with the public domain images from the Vintage Snips and Clips blog (perhaps combined with images you find on other blogs like it)?

Children in an Orchard

I think this is such a sweet picture of three children, a boy, a girl and a baby/toddler (that could be either a boy or girl) under an apple tree, picking up fallen apples and putting them in a basket. This public domain picture accompanied a lesson, from the Ethics of Success reader for children, about getting one's work done before play.



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Father and Son Fishing Trip Clipart

A man and a boy, perhaps father and son. The man wearing a hat carries a bamboo fishing rod over his shoulder and a basket on his other arm. The boy wears a sailor / school boy like outfit and holds a straw hat in one hand. A sail boat is in the far distance.

I can see someone crafty using this image to create a Father's Day card.

This image is from a book published in 1909 and thus is in the Public Domain.






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Planting Seeds Garden Clipart

Here is a nice vintage image of a woman and a boy, probably mother and son, preparing to plant a bag of grass seeds that the woman holds in her hands. They are surrounded by plants, a watering can, some flower pots, and a few gardening tools.

It is another selection from the old reader I have called Ethics of Success.




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Mother and Daughters Mending Clothes

This is a sweet image of a woman with what appears to be something being mended, and two girls. One who is helping her and another who is reading. The picture was titled "After the Best."

It comes from the book Ethics of Success: Book One by William M. Thayer. This was a "reader" for the "lower grades of schools" with "Inpsiring Anecdotes from the lives of Successful Men and Women." The book I scanned it from has a copyright date of 1909, and thus is now in the public domain.

Part of the text accompanying the picture reads, "Read, study, and write, just as you wash dishes and sew, the very best you can. It is the only way to excel in anything. Don't hurry; take time, and do things well; it always takes time to do things the best way."




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By George! It's my First Post of a Public Domain Image!

If you saw my Welcome page you know I am starting to share some images in the public domain that I have from some books and things in my possession.

All of the first public domain images I intend to post are from Ethics of Success: Book One by William M. Thayer. The book I scanned it from has a copyright date of 1909, and thus is now in the public domain.

The first picture is this one of George Washington on a horse. I am sure there are lots of copies of this picture around. But here is a scan from me at 300 dpi.







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