Vintage Vectors

The Liberty Bell

VintageVectors — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:31:53 +0000

The Liberty Bell - an iconic symbol of American Independence.

Vintage Illustration Chicago Masonic Temple circa 1890

VintageVectors — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:31:38 +0000

Vintage Illustration of the Chicago Masonic Temple circa 1890.

The Self-Immolation of Buddhist Monk Thich Quang Duc

VintageVectors — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:33:13 +0000

In 1963 Thich Quang Duc burned himself to death in a busy intersection of Saigon, Vietnam. Quang Duc was protesting against the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. The incident was the turning point of a growing crisis. Diem lost U.S. support and his government was eventually overthrown in a coup. A photo taken that day by Malcolm Browne won him a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. President Kennedy said of the photo, "No news picture in history has generated so much emotion around the world as that one." This vector art is made from an illustration of the photo, originally from the site "tomatocow.com", which isn't around any more. As such, this free vector is for personal use ONLY. I share it with with deepest respect for the subject.

Antique Portrait Illustrations with Strange Facial Expressions

VintageVectors — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:02:17 +0000

Free vector art download of strange facial expressions: looks of surprise, confidence, determination, all of the old engraved portrait illustration style. All a bit weird. There are close-ups and profiles. Might be fun to use in an old quack medicine show product package, or signage. Hope you can find a use for these old chaps.

Antique Car Vectors

VintageVectors — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:12:54 +0000

Years ago I vectorized these antique car illustrations for keepdesigning.com. Now I'm making them available as a free download here at VintageVectors. There are 12 antique car vectors in all – motorized coaches, prohibition age gangster cars, and a Gatsby period luxury car which is Adobe Live Paint ready. Use the Live Paint tool to easily change the car's colors, interiors and exteriors. Nostalgic cars, vintage cars, retro cars, all highly detailed and free for both personal and commercial scrapbook and graphic design works.

Baked Goods Illustration – Folk Art Sketch of Bread, Rolls, Cupcakes

VintageVectors — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:11:35 +0000

Here's a nice old folk art illustration of baked goods: bread, rolls and cupcakes. This might be useful for a bakery or a baked goods menu. Mmmmmm... baked goods. It's free for personal and commercial uses... and it's the brown button. The download includes both EPS and PDF vector formats. Sweet bakery aromas not included.

Vintage Photo Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago circa 1890

VintageVectors — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:36:53 +0000

Old photo of Chicago's Grand Pacific Hotel, rebuilt after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. William W. Boyington designed the building in the palazzo architectural style. The download is a JPEG image approx 6"x8" at 300ppi and is free for personal and commercial works.

Antique Engraved Labels and Vintage Emblems: Building & Crafting Materials

VintageVectors — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:47:42 +0000

Here is the last group of antique emblems of common things from yesteryear. This time it's Brick, Cork, Glass, Rubber (India), Ivory, Paper, Sponge, Wood. This free download is an Illustrator PDF.

Antique Engraved Labels and Vintage Emblems: Spices, Foods, Plants

VintageVectors — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:22:34 +0000

I've vectorized more antique emblems of common things from yesteryear. This time it's Bread Grains, Chocolate, Cloves, Coffee, Pepper, Rice, Salt, Sugar, Tea, Tobacco. Once again free for commercial projects.

Antique Engraved Labels and Vintage Emblems: Textile Fibers/Clothing Materials

VintageVectors — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:45:35 +0000

Here are some old vector art emblems of common materials from yesteryear: Cotton, Feathers, Flax, Furs, Leather, Silk, Wool. All lovingly restored just for you.

Olde Time Ice Skating Couple, Sledder and Ski Jumper

VintageVectors — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:47:14 +0000

A winter sport leisure package of vintage goodness includes couple ice skating, a ski jumper, sledder and toboggan.

Steam Powered Fire Engine

VintageVectors — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:38:56 +0000

Here's another steam powered fire engine vector!