Free Vintage Real Photo Postcard (RPPC): Antonia with Pink Striped Roses in her Hat (from 1904)

A hand-tinted French real photo postcard (RPPC) from 1904. It shows a young woman in Edwardian costume smiling confidently into the camera with her hands on her hips. On her hat are flamboyant pink striped roses. I think she has plenty of joie de vivre and is simply charming!

You can download the high-res 3.5" x 5.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without any watermark here.


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Free Printable Fashion History Illustration: A Victorian Family Gathering in the Garden, 1892

Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie,
not perfect, but who’s complaining?
― Robert Brault

A rather odd illustration originally published in 1892; from my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée. A family is gathered outdoors in the garden. Can you spot the peculiarities in the group of children on the right side of the picture?

You can download the high-res 12" x 12" @ 300 ppi illustration without a watermark for collage or junk journal projects here.


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19th Century Public Domain Poetry for the Nursery: A Song from Mother to Daughter (Poem for Kids)

Here is the poem in full:

Play, baby, in thy cradle play --
Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick;
And quick goes time, quick, quick!
Grow, baby, grow, with every day --
Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick;
And babyhood will pass away,
For quick goes time, quick, quick!

Not long can mother watch thee so --
Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick;
And quick goes time, quick, quick!
To pretty girlhood thou wilt grow --
Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick;
To womanhood, before we know,
For quick goes time, quick, quick!

Play, baby, in thy cradle play --
Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick;
And quick goes time, quick, quick!
And some brave lad will come some day --
Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick;
And steal my baby's heart away;
Ah, quick goes time, quick, quick!
You can download the full version of the poem as it was originally printed here. Lovely as a framed print but can also be used in a Mother's Day card or baby album.


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Free Printable Fashion History Illustrations: A Quartet of Victorian Ladies in Fancy Hats (Set 1)

Four black and white illustrations of Victorian ladies wearing fancy bonnets and hats from 1875. Can be used in crafts or junk journals, as stamping graphics or to embellish cards and scrapbook pages.

You can download the high-res 8" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEG here.


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