Illustrated Children's Tales

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

Dorothy, Wizard of Oz

Decker Brothers Matchless Pianos, 33 Union Square, N. Y. , Girls, Pianos, 19th Century American Trade Cards

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

Picture series The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Rat-Catcher of Hamelin, king of the rats / Bilderserie Der Rattenfänger von Hameln, der Rattenkönig, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Broom Girl Broom Label, Advertising

A Mad Tea-Party Postcard by Charles Folkard, Based on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. ca. 1900-1920, A Mad Tea-Party Postcard by Charles Folkard, Based on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Folly Number, Guitar

The two tallest form an arch, the others pass beneath singing a song about the churches of London, at the last line the unlucky one has her head chopped off. Date: 1900

Gems of the seaside - a merry Christmas and a happy new year to all who follow the directions on the other side of this card , Women, Candy, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Colour illustration from The Red Balloons depicting a little boy with his bow and arrow about to kill a bear.

Alice in Wonderland: Alice Watches the White Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland

Accordion Player, Conductors & Wind Instruments

Atkinson's Comedy Co., the grocery man. , Men, Musical revues & comedies, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Mozart's Don Juan, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900, Liebig picture series Opernszenen III, (1893)

Paillasse mon ami, ne saute pas a demi! , Boys, Circus performers, Stilts, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Terrible Bang, Storybook Kids

I want to be amal again in Grinzing, After, Fritz Schönpflug -, Drawer, HDH Verlag, Producer

Front cover of The Graphic, Christmas Number 1924 featuring a gleeful cherub riding a concerned looking turkey, who has the added humiliation of a Christmas cracker hanging around his neck. Date: 1924

The Ride of the Valkyries, The Valkyrie, an opera by Richard Wagner, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Richard Wagner, Valkyrie, (1893)

Hallowe'en, Halloween

Chas L. Davis. As Alvin Joslin. , Men, Actors, Musical revues & comedies, Pumpkins, Hand tools, 19th Century American Trade Cards

L'addition , Adults, Waiters, 19th Century American Trade Cards

St. Patrick Was a Gentleman, Irish

"I bought Reid's flower seeds." "I wish I had!" Reid's seeds never fail! What never No. Never!. "I bought Reid's flower seeds." "I wish I had!" Reid's seeds never fail! What never No. Never!

Little Boy Blue and Bo Peep, Storybook Kids

B - Blake's Great Piano Palace, 612 Washington St., Boston.. B - Blake's Great Piano Palace, 612 Washington St., Boston.

A vintage Easter postcard of a cupid making arrows and a large Easter egg

2 - Partez! , Children, Musical instruments, 19th Century American Trade Cards

A line of fools in hoods with bells dancing the fools dance to bagpipe and regal music, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

Two young children perform the first introductions to a dance. Lithograph by Thielley after E. de Beaumont.

Clarks O.N.T. Spool Cotton. George A. Clark, sole agent, Clark's best six cord, 200 yards, warrd. 40. , Children, Thread, Cotton, Kites Toys, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Book illustration, Die Geschichte vom Zappel-Philipp, The Story of Fidgety Philip, Der Struwwelpeter, Shaggy Peter, Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann, 1876

C. J. Kino. Tailor, 40 West Strand and 164 Fenchurch St., London , Children, Wind instruments, Tailors, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Alice in Wonderland: Alice Tries the Golden Key, Alice in Wonderland

Girls in long dresses dance around a maypole. Process print after Kate Greenaway.

Dorothy tells the Cowardly Lion that he ought to be ashamed of himself. Date: First published: 1900

Tip and Jack Pumkinhead, Wizard of Oz

The singing comedian, Andrew Mack in the greatest of Irish plays, Myles Aroon . Color lithograph ca. 1895

'NOT FOR PLUTO!' HUGO EROLA

Postcard, historical,

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

Fairies at play - a toadstool makes a convenient merry-go- round Date: 1927

Picture series Travelling young musicans, children as musicians, guitar, dance, Italy / Bilderserie Fahrende Spielleutchen, Kinder als Musikanten, Gitarre, tanzen, Italien, Liebigbild, digital improved reproduction of a collectible image from the Liebig company, estimated from 1900, pd / digital verbesserte Reproduktion eines Sammelbildes von ca 1900, gemeinfrei.

Poster for Cacao Lacte.

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

Act II, Scene II Oberon squeezes the flower onto Titania's eyelids

Cupid strikes a match of love, casting his spell on two sweethearts... 'Though you may set these all alight, My heart is safe you know; For that has been aflame for you Sweetheart, long long ago'. Date: 1912

Illustration showing Fairy Tale by the Brothers GRIMM Tom Thumb. The poor woodman and his wife, childless for many years, take delight in their son Thom Thumb, even though he is so small

Series of pictures Opera, Faust, Valentin falls in a duel, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900

Halloween, Halloween

New "No 9" Wheeler & Wilson triumphant!! At the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889. The highest possible premium, the only grand prize for sewing machines was awarded to Wheeler & Wilson M'f'g Co. and the Cross of the Legion of Honor was conferred on the president of the company.. New "No 9" Wheeler & Wilson triumphant!! At the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889. The highest possible premium, the only grand prize for sewing machines was awarded to Wheeler & Wilson M'f'g Co. and the Cross of the Legion of Honor was conferred on the president of the company.

The banquet , Banquets, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Billiards, Pastimes

I'm Sure That's My Valentine Coming - Love's Greeting - Vintage Valentine's Day Card

Rob Roy MacGregor, Book Cover

Prince Enters the Palace, Children's Literature

Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton. Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton

Portada del libo "Lisel, historia de una muñeca", de Wilhelm Matthielssen.

Series of Christmas dreams and mishaps, It is the beautiful lot on earth, Oh everything must be ruined, the children's toys are broken, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900, Liebig collector's picture, exact date unknown

Book illustration, Die gar traurige Geschichte mit dem Feuerzeug, The Dreadful Story of Pauline and the Matches, Der Struwwelpeter, Shaggy Peter, Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann, 1876

Liebig Picture Series Revealed Magic Arts, the Talking Head, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c. 1900

Don't be afraid. Mice like Bon Ami will not scratch.. Don't be afraid. Mice like Bon Ami will not scratch.

Earl of Sutherland, Scotland, 1759, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "MIlitary Series" (N224), issued in 1888 by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes.. Earl of Sutherland, Scotland, 1759, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Series Musical Instrument, Scottish Bagpipers and Dancers, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig Collector's p...

Alice in Wonderland, Alice leaving the tea party as the Mad Hatter and the March Hare try to push the Dormouse into the teapot. Date: early 20th century

Italy, Villanova Sull'Arda, Victor Maurel playing Falstaff, Premiere at the Teatro alla Scala of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi

A futuristic underwater parade, with soldiers in uniform riding hippopotami and children running alongside. Date: 1899

And at the same time a great she-bear, coming down the street, pops its head into the shop.. Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Picture series Cinderella, by the fireplace, Cinderella, a well-known fairy tale from the 17th century by Giambattista Basile, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900

Yosemite Stage, California, circa 1883

St. Nicholas Poster Unknown. St. Nicholas Poster, ca. 1895. Lithograph on paper, Sheet: 20 15/16 x 14 9/16 in. (53.2 x 37 cm). American Art ca. 1895

He learns to shoot with bow and arrow

An old snowman (5 degrees below zero !) says A Happy Christmas on this greetings card. Date: 1904

Waterloo Organs. Best in the world. , Women, Organs, 19th Century American Trade Cards

S for Santa Claus, Tony Sarge - Alphabet

Aladdin Accosted By Magician, Walter Crane - Aladdin

An advertisement for Merlin's Food for Infants, described as 'Irresistable!'. The picture shows the silhouetted figures of a baby in a high chair with his older sister who has taken his bottle, and is entitled 'The Shadow of a Crime' Date: May 1897

Picture series from the life of Shakespeare, accused of poaching, 1584, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from c. 1900, in the p...

Series of pictures Opera, Faust, Invocation of Mephisto, Appearance of Gretchen, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900

Serie Musikinstrument, Schottische Dudelsackspieler und Tänzer / Series musical instrument, Scottish bagpipers and dancers, 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, genaues Datum unbekannt.

Our new orchestral cymbella organ with chime of 30 bells.. Our new orchestral cymbella organ with chime of 30 bells.

Wizard, Wizard of Oz

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Book Cover

The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig picture series Opernszenen III, (1893)

St. Nicholas for young folks. Bradley, Will, 1868-1962. Posters. 1894 - 1896. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Try Aunt Sally - rare fun. Try Aunt Sally - rare fun

D is for Dancing, Alphabet Poetry

"A merry Christmas.". "A merry Christmas."

A little girl holding up a red heart gazes admiringly at a boy on a merry-go-round zebra ride, while he looks winningly back at her. The slogan is 'take a ride and win a heart'. Date: C.1930

Coloured illustration of a woman holding a blood-soaked knife and a naked man behind her, with caption "La Geuse", "The Pig". Distributed by the socialist Kantscky at the Congress of Amsterdam, 1903.

X for X-Mas Carols, Tony Sarge - Alphabet

Postcard of Cupid Whispering to Woman. ca. 1909, To My Valentine, Say Yes

Performance of the opera Hamlet at the Theatre Imperial de lOpera, Paris Opera, 1869, Paris, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date not known, Europe

An advertisement for Brooke's Soap. Dated 19th century

Höllandischer cocoa. Inherit Caspar Flick. A woman and a girl stand for a counter and buy a cane cocoa. Poster for Flicks Cacao.

Postcard of New Year's Eve. ca. 1911, A HAPPY NEW-YEAR.

I Sing For Thee This Rhyme, Valentine's Day

TIM ALLEN and DAVID KRUMHOLTZ in THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (2002), directed by MICHAEL LEMBECK.

Series Opera Theatre Old Berlin, Die Wendentaufe, Wassernixen streiten ueber das Schickals des Herzog Jatzko, digitally restored reproduction of a collector's picture from ca 1900, Liebig collector's picture, exact date unknown

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, and Jack jump over the candlestick.. Smith, Jessie Willcox (1863-1935). Illustrations. 1918. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Nursery rhymes, Boys, Candles, Jumping

The cover of a programme for the music hall bill to celebrate the third anniversary of the Tivoli Theatre on The Strand, London. Date: 3 July 1894

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