Illustrated Children's Tales

Charming vintage illustrations from children's literature, depicting whimsical characters and classic tales from the past.

Dorothy, Wizard of Oz

Four boys falling over while the hot air balloons leaves the ground. , Boys, Balloons Aircraft, Rifles, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Dorothy, Wizard of Oz

You must be a great sorceress - Illustration from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

"What's the color of its head". "What's the color of its head"

Jack and Jill. After a work by an unidentifed artist in a 19th century children's nursery rhyme book. Jack and Jill went up the hill, Jack fell down and broke his crown.....

Huyler, No. 2 Times building, Troy, N. Y. , Fairies, Confections, 19th Century American Trade Cards

"Use Acme Soap" Why, the foam is bringing him up!. "Use Acme Soap" Why, the foam is bringing him up!

Cloche-pied et saut perilleux. , Boys, Circus performers, Stilts, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Jack and Jill.. Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Nursery rhymes, Falling, Pain, Accidents, Pails, Wounds & injuries

Now is the time to save money, everything reduced at Frear's Bazaar! , Children, Flowers, Dolls, Dry goods stores, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Kerr & Co's, Kerr spool cotton. Kerr & Co's, Kerr spool cotton

Scenes from Punch and Judy, circa 1900, maker unknown.

Putting on Airs / A Regular Corker, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Jokes'" series (N118), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards ca. 1891 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. Putting on Airs / A Regular Corker, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. ca. 1891. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

"What a find! Six blades & bran' new!," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888-89 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Terrors of America" series (N136), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1889 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The original lithographs for the series were created by Knapp & Company, N.Y. This is the second time that Duke released the "Terrors of America" series. The cards of the first set (N88) are smaller than N136 cards.. "What a find! Six blades & bran' new!," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1888-89. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Gretel seizes her opportunity, and pushes the Wicked Witch into the oven.

Muzzy's Sun Gloss & Corn Starch is the purest and best. , People, Laundry, Starch industry, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Four clowns - two clowns dancing, one clown playing a drum and cymbals, one clown playing a stringed instrument. , Clowns, Drums Musical instruments, Stringed instruments, Cymbals, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Picture Post Card, Sikko van der Woude, 1945 One of eight 'funny' postcards, drawings in color of traditional Dutch and (most Scottish) soldiers put into traditional costumes. Note: Eight postcards in envelope with text in red and blue in red-white-blue frame. Netherlands paper printing Netherlands

Arlecchinella, Arlecchino is a joker, exposes liars, directs fates and is a crowd pleaser, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig Bilderserie Maskenbilder V, (1893)

Rushing the Growler / A Full Hand, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Jokes'" series (N118), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards ca. 1891 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. Rushing the Growler / A Full Hand, from the Jokes series (N118) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. ca. 1891. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Illustration of russian song,"" Orchestra 'Bim-bom'""

B B B - Call her May.. B B B - Call her May.

Dickory, Dickory, Dock, the mouse ran up the clock - Nursery Rhyme

Never mind Johnnie, I'll sew it up with Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton. It will be as good as new and Ma won't know!. Never mind Johnnie, I'll sew it up with Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton. It will be as good as new and Ma won't know!

Dobbins Electric Soap - 'The lean and slipper'd pantaloon with spectacles on nose.' , Men, Pails, Brooms & brushes, Household soap, 19th Century American Trade Cards

A FLOWER WEDDING described by two wallflowers Lad's Love courts Miss Meadowsweet Date: First published: 1905

5 - Tenez! La preuve! , Boys, Clowns, Soldiers, Meat, 19th Century American Trade Cards

L'ouie , Children, Brass instruments, Drums Musical instruments, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after.. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after.

Judge Magazine: That Irrepressible Widow, Judge Magazine

Three boys on a giant peach, one trying to pry off the pit. , Children, Clowns, Peaches, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Halt!, Wizard of Oz

Bilderserie über den Vielfraß Gargantua, Was ist denn drin / Picture series about the wolverine Gargantua, What's in it , Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

'Tourists' - 'Do you think you could return my love.' , Adults, Theatrical productions, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Little Boy Blue.. Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Nursery rhymes, Boys, Shepherds, Fences, Meadows, Grazing, Wind instruments

Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton , Boys, Kites Toys, Thread, Cotton, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Naughty children playing with the chimney sweeps posy: Not altogether idle are the brushes, when on the scene Mamma, in terror, rushes. Date: Circa 1880

Dorothy and Toto are carried out of the poppy field to safety by the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow Date: First published: 1900

illustration of English tales, folk tales, and ballads. A man and a woman

Four clowns cooking over a fire - one drinks a bottle, one stirs a pot, two are play fighting in the background.. Four clowns cooking over a fire - one drinks a bottle, one stirs a pot, two are play fighting in the background.

Rugantinuccia, Italian mask of the theatre, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Maskenbilder V, (1893)

Scene showing children singing At the Christmas Service. This image has a strange cartoon like style which differs from the other illustrations. Date: 1906

Elves, mosquitoes, wasps, chorus of flies. Fliegt herbei und quaelt den Thor, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from c. 1900, Liebig picture series Falstaff, Henry IV, The Merry Wives of Windsor (1893)

Goldilocks at the Bear's Cottage, Children's Literature

Wishing You a Happy New Year, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889-90 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "New Years 1890 Cards" series (N227), a set of 50 cards issued in 1889-90 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Wishing You a Happy New Year, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889-90. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Two dancers - she wearing the attractive fashion of the day - perform the demi-lune in a dance hall on the eve of World War One, which seems to have eclipsed the half-moon dance. Date: 1914

Sir! Give us a smash!. Sir! Give us a smash!

Faust by Gounod, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900, Liebig picture series Opernszenen III, (1893)

Child ice skating. , Children, Ice skating, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Ace of Hearts, The Acrobat, The German, from Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Playing cards issued as trade cards from the "Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series" (N220), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Ace of Hearts, The Acrobat, The German, from Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Candy from Above, Storybook Kids

Picture series of children as musicians with an instrument from a Liebig box: tambourine

Tales for Little People, Book Cover

Front cover of The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 featuring an illustration depicting party goers arriving at a fancy dress ball. A woman in Venetian carnival costume, complete with mask steps down from her car, helped by a doorman in a top hat. Date: 1926

Liebig Picture Series Conundrum Pictures XIV, The Man-Eater Seeks the Thumb and His Brother, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900

The personification of entertainment - a one-man band, dressed as a jester with cap and bells. Date: 1882

Jews Harp and Tambourine, from the Musical Instruments series (N121) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Musical Instruments" series (N121), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1888 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The series incorporates the 50 images of the N82 set, including two images on each card.. Jews Harp and Tambourine, from the Musical Instruments series (N121) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Doll's Greeting, Storybook Kids

A conjuror pulls a rabbit out of a hat at a children's party. Date: 1902

A sleigh-ride on the ice in fancy dress costume Date: 1897

Little Miss Muffett, Maud Humphrey - Mother Goose Tales

The man who lives in the Moon is busy with his housekeeping Date: 1916

"It's I, your Uncle Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you let me in, Fred" A scene from a Christmas Carol

Mother Hubbard and Her Dog lantern slides, colour slides

Poster for le Thétre de la Renaissance, Eugénie Buffet, la chanteuse populaire. Stevens, Léopold, 1866-1935, Artist.

Full moon.. Full moon.

Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on connections between the theatre and the army over the last three hundred years. Showing a French soldier on stage with an actress, holding a bouquet. Date: 1917

She went to the tavern for white wine and red, but when she came back, the dog stood on his head. She went to the hatter's, to buy him a hat, but when she came back, he was feeding the cat. She went to the barber's to buy him a wig, but when she came back, he was dancing a jig. She went to the fruiterer's to buy him some fruit, but when she came back he was playing the flute. Date: 1873

Humorous scene in a toy shop at Christmas as a security guard in smart livery chases after a small child who has decided they cannot leave a toy train engine at the shop (or trust Father Christmas to remember on Christmas Eve). Date: 1925

Little Tom Tucker, Maud Humphrey - Mother Goose Tales

Buy the 'Empire' wringer. Uncle Sam-'Take my advice. And if you want a surplus use the Empire Well.' , Men, Laundry, Appliances, Uncle Sam Symbolic character, 19th Century American Trade Cards

And they laughed and laughed and laughed - Scene from Pinocchio

Rising Sun Stove Polish. "Go away with your polish, I buy the Rising Sun stove polish of a regular dealer and you dont humbug me any more with paste or paint stove polish - the Rising Sun Stove Polish is the best in the world". Rising Sun Stove Polish. "Go away with your polish, I buy the Rising Sun stove polish of a regular dealer and you dont humbug me any more with paste or paint stove polish - the Rising Sun Stove Polish is the best in the world"

Peter Pan and Captain Hook fight. Date: First published: 1904

'...and they all fell to playing the game of catch-as-catch-can...', c1885, (1934). Creator: Randolph Caldecott.

Dream Boat, Storybook Kids

Gilbert S. Graves Mirror Gloss Starch , Children, Laundry, Starch industry, 19th Century American Trade Cards

The musical performance of a cricket, standing on a mushroom and accompanying himself on the violin, is appreciated by a gnome standing on another. Date: 1904

Cinderella, aka Ella, sitting in her rags by the fire, is taken by surprise when her Fairy Godmother appears down the chimney. Date: 1919

Alice finds herself falling down what seems to be a very deep well. Date: First published: 1865

Shut Your Eyes While Mother Sings, Storybook Kids

Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines. One boy is so entranced by the new Singer in the shop window, he is unaware his friend is pinching some of the berries from his basket! However... the thief gets his comeupance as a dog pinches his lunch from his pocket! Date: circa 1910s

On and Off, Puck Magazine

Neapolitan, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the series "National Dances" (N225), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Brothers Cigarettes for Kinney Tobacco Company. There were two card variations issued within the series. Type 1 cards display a white border around the edges whereas Type 2 have no border.. Neapolitan, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Serie Mänergestalten aus Wagner Opern, Hans Sachs / Series of men from Wagner operas, Hans Sachs, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital restaurierte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Dorothy gazed thoughtfully at the scarecrow - Illustration from the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Fear No Evil, Storybook Kids

Color illustration from 1909 by Gertrud Pfeiffer-Kohrt depicting the Breslau Festwoche, showing sports games and event participants.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice accidentally lets the dragon out of the bottle where the Sorcerer has managed to incarcerate it !

A case of love, in a lovely case. The crown filled case.. A case of love, in a lovely case. The crown filled case.

Happy New Year 1890, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889-90 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "New Years 1890 Cards" series (N227), a set of 50 cards issued in 1889-90 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Happy New Year 1890, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889-90. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Sterling Pianos , Girls, Musical instruments, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Catalunya. Partitura musical. El bon caçador, de La Cançó popular a tret de mainada, de Doménec Mas i Serracant. Año 1925. Author: Antonio Utrillo Viadera.

ALICE AND THE CARDS Date: First published: 1865

John Mundell & Co. Solar Tip Shoes - Print shows man with beaming sun face tipping his hat to a group of children.

Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk - Bal masque embrassez vos danseuses!. Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk - Bal masque embrassez vos danseuses!

Attrape!!!. Attrape!!!

The St. Louis Beef Canning Co. - Go way honey!! Dis hammer just smashes 'em all. , Caricatures, Men, Meat, Canned foods, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Cartoon, Making progress. A young woman sitting at the piano tells her friend: My voice is coming on -- I just had a complaint from the tenant on the sixth floor ! Date: 1919

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