Printable Vintage Postcard: Looking Out to Sea, Atlantic City, NJ

Looking Out to Sea, Atlantic City, NJ, late 19th century
by Detroit Publishing Company (1898–1897)

Little islands are all large prisons; one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.
― Sir Richard Francis Burton

I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

Sources:
[1] Original image from the New York Public Library.
[2] The Real Victorian's digitally enhanced version of the postcard (seen above), downloadable as a 12" x 7.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG.


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Printable Vintage Illustration: The Three Judges, 1896

We need very strong ears to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure frank criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act of friendship, for to undertake to wound or offend a man for his own good is to have a healthy love for him.
― Michel de Montaigne

That's why I'm talking to you. You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect.
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

1896 illustration of three sombre-looking Victorian ladies in business-like attire. You can download the high-res illustration as a 4” x 4” @ 300 ppi JPEG here. Larger image size available for licensing. Please inquire.


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Printable Vintage Art: Polished Bright by Carl Feiertag

Polished Bright, c1935
by Carl Feiertag (1874–1949)

Look beyond the present circumstances, imagine a brighter future.
― Lailah Gifty Akita, The Alphabets of Success: Passion Driven Life

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.
― Martha Washington

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia.
[2] The Real Victorian's digitally enhanced version of the painting (seen above), downloadable as a 15" x 12.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG.


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