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Where to Find the Best Free Vintage Graphics
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Shawnna Rennae Porter
The best places to find and download free public domain vintage ephemera. Most of these sites offer unrestricted usage but be sure to check terms.
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This is a wonderful resource for graphics, setup in collections for easy download and the site is beautiful to navigate.
Heritage Library
loads of vintage ephemera and a fantastic variety of graphics and paper scans
The Old Design Shop
a treasure trove of vintage goodies, this site has been around for a long time so the collection is substantial
The Graphics Fairy
You'll find a range of free vintage graphics as well as original creations.
**FREE ViNTaGE DiGiTaL STaMPS**
an older blog but filled with some delightful old graphics
Oh So Nifty Vintage Graphics
With over 1 million+ items in the NYPL archive there is a lot to sift through but you can find some real gems available in the public domain.
NYPL Digital Collections
A fine collection of illustrations scanned from old books.
Old Book Illustrations
This site has a lot more than vintage, but their public domain collection is excellent.
Rawpixel Public Domain
Search the collections at the Met for public domain images.
Search The Collection - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
An interesting collection with lots of downloaded material.
The Public Domain Review
If you dig in there is a trove of great stuff.
PICRYL - Public Domain Media
One of my favourite resources is this list of vintage publications. It's a bit of work to go through but some fab hidden gems.
Online Digitized Women's Magazines, 1798 - 1978
The flickr account for the Boston Public Library offers a collection of public domain imagery.
Boston Public Library’s albums | Flickr
A huge selection of public domain fine at downloadable through the National Gallery in DC.
National Gallery of Art - Free Images and Open Access
The British Library's Flickr account has a huge collection of various public domain content.
British Library’s albums | Flickr
Over 1k vintage products listed, all b=vintage, all authentic from a long time trusted seller.
TheOldDesignShop - Etsy Canada
A trove of public domain fine art available to download.
The Art Institute of Chicago
Located on the Internet Archive (which itself is a massive resource) this collection features children's books to download.
Internet Archive: UCLA Children's Book Collection
If you like watercolors of fruits and vegetables this site has a lot to offer.
National Agricultural Library USDA
A wide variety of topics with lots of nature imagery.
Free Vintage Illustrations - Public Domain Art Collection
The Flickr account of the Biodiversity Library for a broad selection of nature illustrations.
Flickr: Biodiversity Heritage Library
A beautiful collection of public domain art.
Rijksmuseum Collection
A large selection of vintage Victorian and Edwardian clipart.
Antique Clipart - Free Public Domain Clipart
A great collection of vintage imagery.
The Vintage Moth..
A small but useful collection of vintage resources.
Freebies Archives - Graphic Goods
An interesting collection of free to use images.
Library of Congress Free to Use and Reuse | Library of Congress
A nice big collection of beautiful vintage imagery.
Public Domain Image Archive
Another massive collection of public domain works free to download and use unrestricted.
Open Access - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
