From a book about determining character from faces, by the author with the terrific name of Furneaux Jordan (1896). Also could be placemats.
Victorian and Edwardian egg documentation.
Rare and exotic animals: peeps and Swedish fish. Public domain photos from photogs donating to Wikimedia Commons.
“Cultivating the Native Grape and Wine Manufacture,” written by some guy in Missouri. A few black and white graphics.
In like a lion and out like a lamb.
February 27, 2010 – 6:00 am
The lost art of menus with art.
Posted in Americana, Design, Ephemera
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Tagged antique, art, Black and white, crafts, decor, Design, downloadable, etsy, free, graphics, home decoration, line drawings, printable, public domain, schoolhouse, snowflakes, vintage
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February 23, 2010 – 6:00 am
Chindia focus; also some vintage Japanese, other Asia-Pacific. Miscellaneous images, thematic.
February 22, 2010 – 6:00 am
Vintage Printable, horses or horse related.
Posted in Animals, Color
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Tagged antique, crafts, decoration, etsy, free, home decor, horses, printable, public domain, veterinary, vintage
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February 21, 2010 – 6:00 am
This site is light on the mid-century, but here are some images.
Posted in Color, Russia, Science, photograph
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Tagged 1970's, art, crafts, decor, Design, downloadable, etsy, free, home decoration, NASA, printable, public domain, satellite, space age, Sputnik
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February 17, 2010 – 6:00 am
Monotropa uniflora and its cousins are unusual flowering vascular plants that have no chlorophyll and instead get nutrients from a mycorrhizal mutual destruction pact with some fungi living off the roots of pine trees. Eliminating their botanical family, Monotropaceae, and moving them into Ericaceae is the botanical equivalent of being Pluto’d. A botanical demotion.
Posted in Uncategorized
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Tagged antique, art, Botanical, crafts, decor, Design, downloadable, etsy, free, home decoration, printable, public domain, vintage
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February 16, 2010 – 6:00 am
We once asked an older, hipster relative why Bob Dylan looked so different on all his album covers. (This was back in the era of albums, pre-CD). The relative responded that Bob Dylan was actually a committee because one Bob Dylan couldn’t be everywhere, now could he? Sounded reasonable at the time, and we had actually heard the same thing about Santa, so apparently for really big time important people like Bob Dylan and Santa they have clones that look sorta like them, but permit their *essence* to be in many places at once.
Posted in Black and white, Ephemera, People, Pink
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Tagged 1967, antique, bob dylan, crafts, decor, Design, downloadable, etsy, free, home decoration, printable, underground newspaper, vintage art
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February 14, 2010 – 3:25 pm
We were going to ignore Valentines because we simply cannot compete with the sentiments expressed by professional Valentine writers. But, for those in the greeting card biz (see, 500 Days of Summer, e.g.,), we think there may be some niche markets you are overlooking. (This post stems from several Valentine’s day incidents that have now, late afternoon, reached sufficient critical mass to warrant a blog post.) (Thank us later).
February 9, 2010 – 6:00 am
Engineering drawings allegedly cataloging the different kinds of snowflakes, although that would seem somewhat difficult if not impossible given that the mere act of catching a snow flake would melt it. There is some merit to this claim, as the artist was in the arctic. Via National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”): “Snow crystals as observed and drawn by William Scoresby. In an account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery, by W. Scoresby. 1820.”
What was W. Scoresby running from? An unhappy home life? What would send someone to the Arctic to chronicle snowflakes? It must have been traumatic.
Posted in Black and white, Educational Plates, Science
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Tagged antique, art, Black and white, crafts, decor, Design, downloadable, etsy, free, home decoration, line drawings, printable, public domain, schoolhouse, snowflakes, vintage
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February 5, 2010 – 6:00 am
Botany educational charts, printable;1894. Avocado and Iris.
Some cosmetic chemistry, free! (No warranties of any kind, we are doing this from memory):
Avocado explaining Myristaceae and oil producing parts – interesting because cosmetic chemists know that myristic acid derivatives covalently linked to anything else increases penetration through the skin. So avocado oils really do penetrate the skin for topical ointments.
Olive oils are good for your circulation because of their level of saturation. And, coconut oils have a particular fatty acid structure (branched?) that make it particularly suited for smoothing the keratin in hair.
Also, iris educational chart explaining plant anatomy aspects of petal cells and vascular tissues.
Posted in Botanical, Color, Educational Plates
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Tagged art, craft, decor, Design, free, graphic, home decoration, public domain, vintage educational
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February 2, 2010 – 6:00 am
Miscellaneous images posted in January.
Posted in Uncategorized
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Tagged crafts, decor, Design, downloadable, etsy, free, home decoration, images, printable, public domain, vintage
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