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Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, from Religion in the Home (1913), added
2008-02-04 12:17:00
Matt. 26; 38,39(read more...)
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Chapter Tail Ornament: Ancient Musical Instruments, from Religion in the Ho
2008-02-02 04:09:00
A barefoot and shirtless man (I think) plays a long trumpet or horn; other instruments, including pan pipes, are also shown. A sort of ancient music clip-art engraving.(read more...)
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Molly Sat Waiting For Her Father, from The Leisure Hour (1896), added on 1s
2008-02-01 08:51:00
An attrctive young lady sits gazing out of an open window into a rose garden. She is dressed in Victorian costume, with a tight corset. She is in love. This picture was used to illustrate an episode in the serial story “Forestwyck” by E. Boyd Bayly. Molly sat at her lattice window, clusters of yellow Banksia roses framing the casement and the bright face watching there. She was waiting for her father, and he was late, busy with Masterman and Laurance Ryan. (p. 343)(read more...)
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Title Page: Bailey's Universal Etymological Dictionary, from Universal Etym
2008-01-30 11:29:00
The title page of the dictionary: title page transcription(read more...)
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Front Cover, from Universal Etymological Dictionary (1726), added on 30th J
2008-01-30 11:28:00
The front cover of Nathan Bailey’s Universal Etymological Dictionary (read more...)
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Poor Marksman, from A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1885),
2008-01-29 11:44:00
Cupid is watching a Frenchman practice his archery, shooting arrows at a heart on a pole.(read more...)
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Antique typewriter, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903), added on 2
2008-01-28 02:37:00
An old picture of a typewriter, suitable for clip-art; the machine was new when the picture was taken. This is taken from an old ad for a type-writer.(read more...)
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Old Advert: The Sun Typewriter, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903)
2008-01-28 02:37:00
The SUN Typwriter No. 2(read more...)
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38. Seal of Halphas, or Malthus., from The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomo
2008-01-25 04:30:00
(38.) Halphas or Malthus. — The Thirty-eighth Spirit is Halphas, or Malthous (or Malthas). He is a Great Earl, and appeareth in the Form of a Stock-Dove. He speaketh with a hoarse Voice. His Office is to build up Towers, and to furnish them with Ammunition and Weapons, and to send Men-of-War [that is, soldiers, men-at-arms—Liam] to places appointed. He ruleth over 26 Legions of Spirits, and his Seal is this, etc.(read more...)

37. Seal of Phenex or Pheynix., from The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon
2008-01-25 04:30:00
(37.) Phenex, or Pheynix. The Thirty-Seventh Spirit is Phenex (or Pheynix). He is a great Marquis, and appeareth like the Bird Phoenix [Ph?nix], having the Voice of a Child. He singeth many sweet notes before the Exorcist, which he must not regard, but by-and-by he must bid him put on Human Shape. Then he will speak marvellously of all wonderful Sciences if required. He is a Poet, good and excellent. And he will be willing to perform thy requests. He hath hopes also to return to the Seventh Throne after 1,200 years more, as he said unto Solomon. He governeth 20 Legions of Spirits. And his Seal is this, which wear thou, etc.(read more...)

36. Seal of Stolas, or Stolos., from The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon
2008-01-25 04:30:00
(36.) Stolas, or Stolos. — The Thirty-sixth Spirit is Stolas, or Stolos. He is a Great and Powerful Prince, appearing in the Shape of a Mighty Raven at first before the Exorcist; but after he taketh the image of a Man. He teacheth the Art of Astronomy, and the Virtues of Herbs and Precious Stones. He governeth 26 Legions of Spirits; and his Seal is this, which is, etc.(read more...)

The Grace (brighter version), from A Sentimental Journey Through France and
2008-01-20 12:08:00
A brighter version of The Grace that might be better for printing, perhaps to form the basis for a Valentine’s Day card or to make a scrap-book appear older. The trees in the background have suffered a little in this change, though.(read more...)
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The Grace, from A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1885), adde
2008-01-20 12:08:00
If the supper was to my taste, the grace which followed it was much more so. (p. 202) This appears to be a rustic country dance. In the bacground a man plays a musical instrument, perhaps a hurdy-gurdy. You can see how the young man aims to gain the favour of the lady. The people are dressed in eighteenth-century costumes. I have made also a brighter version that might be better for printing.(read more...)
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234.---Silver Penny of Offa, King of Mercia., from Old England: A Pictorial
2008-01-19 10:16:00
The silver coins of the princes of the Heptarchy are for the most part pennies. There is an extensive series of such coins of the kings of Mercia. The halfpenny and the farthing are the ancient names of the division of the penny; they are both mentioned in the Saxon Gospels. The coins of Offa, king of Mercia (Fig. 234), are remarkable for the beauty of their execution, far exceeding in correctness of drawing and sharpness of impression those of his predecessors or successors. (p. 79)(read more...)
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Abraham Lincoln, from Portraits and Principles of the World's Great Men and
2008-01-17 13:09:00
Detail from Great Statesmen scanned at higher resolution. The dot screen used for printing means that the higher resolution scan gives only a small improvement, mostly in improved contrast and detail.(read more...)
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Portraits of Great Statesmen 2, from Portraits and Principles of the World'
2008-01-17 13:09:00
Portraits of: James Madison James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Jno. Quincey Adams Benjamin Franklin Daniel Webster Thomas Jefferson Martin Van Buren James Munroe John Adams(read more...)
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Portraits of Great Statesmen 1, from Portraits and Principles of the World'
2008-01-17 13:08:00
Portraits of: Charles Sumner James G. Blaine Edward Everett Henry L. Dawes Benjamin Harrison James A. Garfield Grover Cleveland George F. Edmunds Abraham Lincoln Nathaniel P. Banks(read more...)
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Cupid with a Whip!, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903), added on 1
2008-01-17 11:31:00
We see a pair of lovers, but they are pulling along behind them a two-wheeled chariot whose driver is a cherub, a putti, a cupid in fact, whose long whip encourages the couple to move onwards. The wheels of the chariot are of diamond. Maybe good for Valentines’ Day clip-art? This illustration is taken from an old advert for diamonds.(read more...)
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Old Advert: Whitman's Chocolates, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11 (190
2008-01-17 10:51:00
In this old ad, we see a book called “A History of Love” behind an open box of chocolates, and the text reads: A HISTORY of LOVE would contain the sweetest of chapters on WHITMAN’S Chocolates and Confections for sale everywhere. Try Whitman’s Instantaneous Chocolate: Made in­stantly with boiling milk. Stephen F. Whitman & Son 1316 Chestnut St., Piladelphia.(read more...)
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Old Advert: Diamonds on Credit, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903)
2008-01-17 10:50:00
Loftis Brothers selling diamonds on credit, over 100 years ago. I have made a separate version of the graphic for use perhaps on a Valentine’s Day card.(read more...)
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Flying cherub firing an arrow, from A Sentimental Journey Through France an
2008-01-16 04:56:00
A winged cupid, a naked boy with wings sprouting from his shoulder-blades, holds an arrow ready to fire. Where his arrow lands, someone will fall in love. I have included both a large size and smaller ones, so that you can use this happy little curly-haired putti on Valentines’ Day cards or in a scrapbook, as well as on Web pages.(read more...)
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Jedburgh Abbey, from In Search of Scotland (1929), added on 13th Jan 2008
2008-01-13 09:30:00
So these abbeys—Kelso, Jedburgh, Dryburgh, and Melrose—as close together as the abbeys of Yorkshire, preached the gospel of love in a land of hate. They were situated gallantly in the front line like four padres, helpless to stem the tide of war, nevertheless a comfort to friend and foe.(read more...)
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Title Page, In Search of Scotland, from In Search of Scotland (1929), added
2008-01-13 09:29:00
The date is actually on the reverse of this leaf, which I have not scanned. I have the fourth edition; all four are dated 1929.(read more...)
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Frontispiece: Auld Reekie, from In Search of Scotland (1929), added on 12th
2008-01-12 03:47:00
Auld Reekie, or Edinburgh; in the distance the castle, but everywhere there is smoke.(read more...)
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General Grant's signature, from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (1885), add
2008-01-07 02:43:00
This was underneath the frontispiece showing the young Grant at the age of 21.(read more...)
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Brevet Second Liutenant U. S. Grant at the Age of 21 Years, from Personal M
2008-01-07 02:43:00
From an old Daguerrotype taken at Bethel, Clermont County, Ohioo, in 1843. Engraved on Steel by A. H. Ritchie, N. A.(read more...)
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Old Advert: How to Grow Tall, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903),
2008-01-05 07:47:00
Why be short and stupid when for the mere asking you can become tall and graceful?(read more...)
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Old Advert: Razall Loose Leaf System, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11
2008-01-05 02:53:00
An old advertisement for a book-keeping system. A person stands holding a pen on the left, and on the right a man with a monocle sports a moustache. behind them is a desk with folders and an open ledger.(read more...)
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Old Advert: Arts and Crafts Furniture, from Scribner's Magazine 1903 No. 11
2008-01-05 02:51:00
Arts and Crafts furniture(read more...)
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The Conquest 2: Walking down the stairs, from A Sentimental Journey Through
2008-01-04 11:26:00
If nature has so wove her web of kindness, that some threads of love and desire are entangled with the piece, must the whole web be rent in drawing them out? Whip me such stories, great Governor of Nature! said I to myself: wherever thy Providence shall place me for the trials of my virtue, whatever is my danger, whatever is my situation, let me feel the movements which rise out of it, and which belong to me as a man—and, if I govern them as a good one, I will trust the issue to thy justice; for thou hast made us, and not we ourselves.(read more...)
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