Vintage ad with Dancing Girls

 Five Dancing Girls Vintage Ad 

 This antique / vintage ad was the front piece of a card advertising dog biscuits.
The ad served as a learning card for a musical term.
Since the card was about something of interest to potential customers
(educating their children in the finer points of music);
the back of the card advertising dog biscuits would have a good chance of being noticed.

The musical term for this card is "Decrescendo" - A decrease in loudness of a piece of music.
The memory aid is a dancing line that starts with a woman and decreases in height with girls that are smaller and smaller until the line ends with two little kitties with the cat at the end being the smallest.

 Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, United Kingdom
©: listed as Public Domain CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Weather Vane #2 Rooster

 

 Rooster Weather Vane #2 

Another rooster weather vane to crow about.
Weather vanes featuring animals do well with themes of Barns, Farms,
Farm Animals, and Country Living.

 Source: National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under CC0 Creative Commons Zero

Vintage Soap Ad with Dog Wearing a Hat and Scarf

 

 Soap Ad Dog Wearing a Hat 

This vintage / antique soap ad features a boxer dog.
The Boxer is wearing a hat and a red scarf or handkerchief.

Good for all sorts of ephemera cards and prints.
In addition to themes of Dogs, Pets, and Animals;
it can be mixed into themes like Circus, Hobo Signs, even Kids, & Children,
or just "Things that prove of interest to Boys" - just remove the soap :)

Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, United Kingdom
©: listed as Public Domain CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

 

Girl with a Cure - Vintage Card

Girl in Blue Dress on Steps 

This is a vintage (or rather antique) card ad for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil.
It is a winter scene with snow shored up on the veranda or park steps.
The little girl carries a bouquet of flowers and a tin pail of goodies tied with a bow.
She wears a blue hat and dress with a little cape ruffled with a fur edge.

This is great little card image for making ephemera.
Since there are no names or brands to edit out; it will also be useful for gift tags, cards, and other printed items.

Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, United Kingdom
©: listed as Public Domain CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Vintage Shop Signs in Shapes of Men and Women's Shoes

 Shop Sign in Shape of a Woman's Shoe

These are two illustrations of wooden shop signs.
The women's shoe appears to be split wood.
Maybe it was a drawing of a real sign rather than a proposal design for a sign to be ordered.
Both men and women's shoes had buttons on the side, and these can be seen in the drawings.

 Vintage Sign in Shape of a Man's Shoe

 Source: National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Seven Dogs

 

Seven Dogs 

A page from The Wellcome Collection featuring seven different breeds of dogs.
"Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we all think and feel about health."

Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, United Kingdom
©: listed as Public Domain CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Weather Vane Rooster #1

 Weather Vane Rooster #1 

 Here is another very cool rooster weather vane from the National Gallery of Art.
With a little photo editing his claws can be made to look more natural if you want him standing on a flat surface.
Or; you could place him on something round or just not flat, perhaps a fence post or a mailbox.

 Source: National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20565
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Frame of Flowers

 

Frame of Flowers 

This photo has a Frame of Blue and Gray Flowers.
You might like the scene in the center also.
It shows a person walking who appears to be on a pilgrimage accompanied by a dog.
The walker and dog are shown within the shape of a sacred heart.
The Bottom section reminds me of artwork found on ceramic tiles.

The image inside is can be replaced with blank space to make room for journal writing.

 Wellcome Collection
©: listed as under Public Domain w/ CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Alpine Mastiff Rescue Dogs

Alpine Mastiff Rescue Dogs

This is a classical painting of rescue Dogs.
Great in themes for people who love dogs.

 Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

You might also enjoy Reading a little about 
St. Bernard Pass—a route through the Alps between Italy and Switzerland
 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/a-brief-history-of-the-st-bernard-rescue-dog-13787665/

 

A Lady and a Dog Standing Next to Each-other

 

A Lady Standing Next to Her Dog

 This would make an interesting tag ephemera as well as a page print for junk journals.

 Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Cog Gears

 

Cog Gears

 A very clever illustration with just a bit of color.
Gears of all types go well in themes of:
Masculine, Mechanical, Vehicles, and all types of Transportation as well as Steam Punk themes.

 From: The Wellcome Collection
©: listed as under Public Domain w/ CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Bird Eggs

  

Bird Eggs of a Kite

Marbled Murrelet Bird Egg

Eggs of Black Skimmer Bird

 

House Wren Egg

 

 

Egg of a Western Gull

Here are some Bird Eggs to use in themes of:
Birds, Nature, Outdoors, Wildlife, and Woods.

 Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license
1000 Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20560

Garden Monkeys

Garden Monkeys

 Cool Set of images with center image of Monkeys planting flowers into flowerpots.
Other images here are a Garland of Fruit, Fruit Trees, Birds, Pineapple plant, Dogs, Potted Flowers.

 

Wellcome Collection
©: listed as under Public Domain w/ CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

 

 

 

Work the Ring

Horse In The Ring

  With a little editing and perspective change, this Horse would make a fancy parade horse.
I've seen bicycles speeding along around the walls of a ring
(in movies with old carnivals); but,
This gives new meaning to a "lunging ring" for horses.

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

Art Nouveau Four Women in Four Seasons

 

 Art Nouveau Women in Four Seasons

A true Art Nouveau print.
Four panels show Women in Four Seasons.
This would look great on a fold out piece with each panel separate.
Panels will also work as four different bookmarks tucked inside a junk journal.

 Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

Illustrations of Farm Animals

 

Illustrations of Farm Animals 

An illustrated page of farm animals including ducks, rooster, dog, and a horse.

 Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, United Kingdom
©: listed as Public Domain CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
 

Genealogy of the Heart

Genealogy Chart in Shape of a Heart with Roses

This Genealogy map is inside a frame shaped like a Heart.
Print it as it is or run it through your photo editing software to
remove the names and replace them with your own family names.

 Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

 

Drawing of Lady Holding a Flower

Standing Lady Holding a Flower
(CC0 / Public Domain)

The image above is taken from the original below.

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

 

 

Letter G with Five Leaves

Letter G with Five Leaves

 This Letter G has Five Leaves and a Branch in it's center.
The letter is in Blue and the background is Brown.
It is from a decorated choir book.

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

Purple and Lavender Flowers on Graph Paper

Purple Flowers with Blue Lace on Graph Paper

 

 Here are Square pages of Lavender and Purple Flowers with Lace.
They have Gray Backgrounds on graph paper.

These will make nice ephemera with Square shapes.
For junk journals, they will look nice tucked into pockets with part of the pattern still showing.

Lavender Flowers with Blue Lace on Graph Paper

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

Valentines with Small Birds

A detailed view of a Valentines Card with small Birds around a nest.

Above and below the nest are delicate Blue Flowers.

Valentine with Two Birds Around a Nest

I included a close up of the Birds and Flowers
(both images are CC0 / Public Domain / Open Access)

 Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

 

Medici Coat of Arms with Putti

Medici Coat of Arms with Putti

Pen and Ink illustration with the Medici Coat of Arms.
A crown over a shield is between two putti.
Background is a dark cream color.

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

 

Jaguar Big Cat Standing in a Sandy Landscape

 
Jaguar Standing in a Sandy Landscape

A Jaguar stands alone looking out over the landscape.

The layout of "spots" on each Jaguar is unique and can be used for identification; just like our fingerprints.

I have included a closer view of the Big Cat below.
(also CC0 / Public Domain)

 

 Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

Lion for Heraldry and Shields

Lion for Heraldry and Shields

 

This Lion would look great in Heraldry, Family Crest, Coat of Arms, and on Shields.

The image is from a piece of Lace, the lion is machine sewn in silk.

 

 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Parts of a Fancy Page in a Book

 Parts of a fancy page

You can use close ups of parts of pages if the original file is high resolution.
The parts above are examples of the types of images you can print on the edges of pages.

These were parts of one page I found in The Barnes Collection Online ( I put the link above).

 

 

 Images in this post are from The Barnes Foundation
Source:The Barnes Collection Online
©: Listed as Public Domain / CC Mark 1.0 license
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

 These are from similar pages and can be printed in the corners of pages to add interest.
Diamond and Triangle with Flowers

(Images below are 72 dpi and they will not print well from clicking and saving.
The link above will take you to the original source and you can download nice high resolution images there.)

 

 

Poster with Cats on a Tan Background

Poster with Cats on a Tan Background

 You don't even have to be a cat person to like this poster!
This is printed on a Tan Cream background so it will print well on cream or eggshell colored papers.

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

Spoiled Cat Being Fed by a Woman

Woman Sitting with a Cat nearby

A Lady of refinement is seated indoors. She is feeding an overweight Cat.
The image is is Black and White with touches of Light Blue.

   This image works well with
Woman Sitting in Garden with a Little Dog

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

Woman Sitting in Garden with a Little Dog

 

Woman Sitting in Garden with a Dog

This picture has nice soft Blue colors and background.
It is a nice image for Ephemera and Cards because the image can still be seen clearly when printed in those sizes.

 It will go well with
Spoiled Cat Being Fed by a Woman

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Open Access, Public Domain with CC0 license

A Really Big Shire Horse

Large Shire Horse

This Shire Horse is huge.
He should be able to pull anything anywhere anytime.

This print was made from a wood engraving.

Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

I included a closer image.
Yes, that is a man standing next to him!
(also Public Domain / CC0)

Two Women in Classical Dress

Two Women in Classical Dress

Two Women wearing Classical Dress with a light brown background.
This would be nice printed on brown paper.
You could remove the frame and fade the edges out to blend it into the brown colors of your paper.

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Rabbit Eating Cabbage

Rabbit Eating Cabbage

This looks like a Happy Fat Bunny!

This Big Bunny is part of The Barnes Collection Online.

The Barnes Foundation
Source:The Barnes Collection Online
©: Listed as Public Domain / CC Mark 1.0 license
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Border Edge

Border

 

 This Border has large interesting flowers with cutwork inside their frames.
The items inside could be replaced with blank space to provide room for writing or other images.

The butterfly like motif in the middle is also something that can be used apart from the full design.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Map of England and Wales

Map of England and Wales

During the late 18th century Britannia was a popular subject in England.
She was in many English crafts where images were used.
Britannia is seen embroidered here in satin on the top right.
I included a close up of this (below) so you can see the details.
Use the Map or just the Frame or Flowers.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Detail of Britannia and Flower
(also CC0 / Public Domain)