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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