# vintage clipart

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-clipart/331015>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 14, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-clipart/331015 "2005-11-14T17:39:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-clipart/331015/1 "2005-11-14T17:39:14Z")

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I’m doing some freelance graphic design, and I want a vintage look: ink drawing, woodcuts, etc. Old advertisementsm illustrations from old instruction manuals, old greeting cards, etc.

I used to have a bunch of sites bookmarked for that kind of thing, but (long story) I no longer have those bookmarks. And I’m just not finding anything good via google.

Anyone else collect some images? Anyone have favorite such sites?

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-clipart/331015/2 "2005-11-14T17:48:57Z")

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> [@lissener](#):
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> I’m doing some freelance graphic design, and I want a vintage look: ink drawing, woodcuts, etc. Old advertisementsm illustrations from old instruction manuals, old greeting cards, etc.
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> I used to have a bunch of sites bookmarked for that kind of thing, but (long story) I no longer have those bookmarks. And I’m just not finding anything good via google.
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> Anyone else collect some images? Anyone have favorite such sites?

Dover Publishing has a huge trove of copyright-free images of the sort you are looking for. Problem is, you have to buy the books or the CD-ROM, though they may have a online store by now. If you do a lot of this sort of thing, it’s worth the investment.

[Here’s their site.](http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-art.html)

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**Author:** ![VernWinterbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@VernWinterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VernWinterbottom)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-clipart/331015/3 "2005-11-15T02:42:59Z")

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Dover is the best source for vintage art in a wide variety of categories.

You can also hit the used book stores and buy up some pre-1924 magazines, books, instruction manuals, etc. You’re less likely to choose a piece that someone else is using.

Yet another choice is to find an old codger who can whip up that style drawing to suit your needs.