This wall art walkthrough stays in the order the work happens.
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I started browsing intending to pick 5 or 10 striking images to share with you… and an hour later, I had dozens, which I narrowed down to 25 for you today. There are SO many images in their collection! You can go here to browse everything, or look at some of our favorites below, which includes links directly to those images to download and use.
Note that not all of the images in their vast collection are public domain, but they have millions of images and thousands of those are now available in the public domain, in high-resolution! To filter for those that are public domain and free for unrestricted use, just click the “Show Only Public Domain” checkbox in the left sidebar (under the Filters tab) as you’re searching or browsing one of the many image collections, and/or look for “Free to use without restriction” below the image. Some images have multiple sizes to choose from, so click the drop-down menu to see all the available sizes and download the high-resolution TIF files that NYPL has generously provided.
Not sure how to work with vintage images to prep them for printing? Brynne over at The Gathered Home has a great walkthrough showing you how.
Not sure what to DO with all these pretty free images once you’ve printed them? Try one of these 50+ ways to display photos and art prints.
And now, to the images! I’m sure we’ll share more soon because there are just SO many great book pages and resources — maps, book covers, menus, illustrations, portraits and photos, oh my! See more of the vintage images we love here, and more free printable art here (both vintage and non).
striking High-Res Printable Vintage Images
Click the link above each image to visit the New York Public Library site and download the high-resolution image to print.
All images courtesy of (and a huge thanks to!) the New York Public Library.
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Vintage Pictorial Broadway Collection
images: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
A Regular Saturday Afternoon Deal (from the Buttolph Collection of Menus)
Norddeutscher (from the Buttolf Collection of Menus)
Papillons (from the Ornament and Pattern collection)
see more vintage butterfly images to print here
Wild Swan (from the Ornament and Pattern collection)
See more printable vintage images on the next page –>
Woman with Parasol (from the Feminine Costume of the World collection)
British Botanical (Algae) Cyanotypes Collection
images: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
see more printable vintage botanical images here
Pears with Leaves (from the Nature Illustrated collection)
see more vintage printable nature images here
Swainson’s Swamp Warbler (from the Audubon Birds of America collection)
see more printable vintage bird illustrations here
Western Blue Birds (from the Audubon Birds of America collection)
Hieroglyphic Birds (from the Egypt collection)
see MORE vintage printable book pages on the next page –>
Liliacees Botanical Illustrations
image: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
see more printable vintage botanical and floral prints here
Party Mask (from the Production Designs collection)
Historic Baltimore Street
A mapp of the world (colorful historic world map, from the Atlases collection)
see more vintage printable maps here
North America (historic map, from the Atlases collection)
Dances of the Viennoise Children (from the Prints Depicting Dance collection)
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