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Middlemiss & Hunter Photo Back

on February 18, 2013 in Advertising, Brand Identity, Downloads, Illustration, Typography with No comments

Vintage Canadian photo card. It reads: “Middelmiss & Hunter , Late Ewig & Co. Artists & Photographers, to H.R.H. Prince Arthur, 39 & 41 King’s St. West, Toronto”

Posted on SnapHappy’s Flikr. Go here to see the larger sizes he has posted.

Download: Salt Lake City Sanborn Map, 1898

on February 29, 2012 in Downloads, Illustration, Print, Typography with 1 Comment

This is probably my all-time favorite Sanborn Insurance Map. It’s volume 1 for Salt Lake City, Utah, issued in 1898. Isn’t it stunning!? This image is huge too, so click through it a couple of times to get the full size. I don’t know why, but the blog theme I’m using takes you to a page with a tiny thumbnail image when you first click on it here. You then have to click the thumbnail to go to the full size. Why? I have no idea. I need a new wordpress theme :/

Via The University of Utah’s digital library.

Vintage Lifesaver Posters

on January 16, 2012 in Advertising, Downloads, Public Domain (Free to Use) with No comments

Via X-Ray Delta One’s Flickr Page. These are available through X-Ray Delta under the Creative Common’s License, so if you use the images as-is, be sure to give some love to the source :) I came across these via Dandy Bread & Candy (a super cute blog).

Download: Circus Poster, 1898

on January 11, 2012 in Advertising, Downloads, Public Domain (Free to Use) with No comments

I know this one is a bit odd, but it makes me happy! This poster is for the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers’ Circus in 1898 announcing their “congress of the giant birds of the world” not exhibited at any other show!

Come one, come all! See the full image inside the post.

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Vintage Vienna War Photos

on January 2, 2012 in Downloads, Photography, Public Domain (Free to Use) with 2 Comments

Note: This is only a preview of the download. To get the 400dpi print quality file, click the “Download Now” button below.

I picked these up about 15 years ago at an antiques fair (yep, I was buying stuff like this since I was little tot). I loved how emotional these were- from the stoic faces marching off to war, and everyone being overly excited when they came home. Every time I look at the guy with a life preserver on his neck, I can’t not smile. It’s so interesting to me, getting to glimpse at a moment in these people’s lives; and to think they no longer exist..and yet they can still make me smile. Vintage photos are pretty thought provoking. I hope you enjoy these :)