public domain comics

William Hogarth - Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse

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Gowns. 1920s Japan, public domain image.

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The Pigs Possessed; -- or – the Broad bottomed Litter running headlong...

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Dessin : fragments de papyrus satiriques (Musée de Turin & Musée de Lo...

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Hats - The history of the feminine costume of the world

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The political raree-show, or a picture of parties and politics, during...

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Military uniforms: Denmark, 1800-14

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 19th-century European infantry.

It's the man behind the gun who does the work

Elias Baeck - Ruffanella, Pl. 23

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Elias Baeck - Cover (back) and end-papers

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The doome warning all men to the Iudgemente, page 288 (detail)

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Sankatsu Hanshichi no bosetsu = [The maternal love of Sankatsu and Han...

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The Chicagoan, July 15, 1926. [Cover]

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Ringling Bros presenting Schuman's German horse circus poster

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Promised land - A black and white drawing of a group of people

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More

The duchess of the table d'hote

Adele Ritchie. Cigarette Card - Public domain portrait print

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Blouses, Egypt - Public domain dedication image

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May - A calendar with a picture of a man and a woman

Edward Penfield, Harper's May

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Affiche pour la "Fête des Fleurs de Bagnères-de-Luchon".

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Affiche pour les Folies-Bergère, "Émilienne d'Alençon".

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Affiche pour les "Motocycles Comiot".

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Simpleton discovers the golden goose.

Hans fights the headless dwarfs.

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Ancient Roman comic masks - Public domain portrait print

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Felix Bracquemond - [Un rennard sur ses pattes de derrière.]

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Little Red Riding Hood saved from the wolf

Rudolf von Ems - fol. 50v manuscript

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[The riders are away.] - A drawing of a man riding a horse next to ano...

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That kleptomaniac rag - Public domain sheet music scan

All by myself - Public domain sheet music scan

The sinking of a train - A painting of a group of people on a beach

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A girl and young man listening to the strains of a samisen from a wind...

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Mythological and zodiacal symbols and signs. Alexander Anderson scrapb...

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Holograph scenario and draft of acts II-III Clarke, Marcus. The moo...

Manuscript from Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Public domain image.

Elias Baeck - Der Ehrnveste und Hochweiße Herr Crispin, Pl. 26

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7 November 1918 - Public domain historical image

Busts coat of arms. 1920s Japan, public domain image.

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Self-portrait of William Hogarth

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She tried them on--they fit

Residence of Edwin Parmelee, Bullville, Orange Co., N.Y.

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Flume below the Boulder. New Hampshire in 19th century. Stereoscope ca...

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Nutsch-Moloff Ein führnehmer Lappländischer Landherr und obristen land...

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Russia, 960-1694 [part 2]. - A drawing of two women with umbrellas in ...

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). European armies.

Russia, 1839. - An old book with a bunch of stamps on it

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 19th-century European uniforms.

Go way back and sit down - Public domain sheet music scan

Front cover - A cover of a magazine with a man holding a baseball bat

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What a boom! What a blast there was from the Germans at Lomza

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2. Cartoon of Konstantin Stanislavsky as Kareno; 4. Cartoon of Konstan...

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Edward Penfield, Harper's August

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Affiche pour le Musée Grévin, "Pantomimes lumineuses".

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Starik na kolenakh u molodoi. - Public domain dedication image

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Cartes du XVme. siècle, éxécutées pour le roi Charles VI, par Jacquemi...

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Affiche pour le "Chocolat de la Compagnie Française".

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Mr. Kirby as Lacquey in the new comic pantomime of Jack & Jill, or the...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Cinderella and her fairy godmother

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Boys on the veranda of a house, looking at the moon and at two birds f...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Military uniforms: France, 1764, [3]

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). European armies.

Children looking at posters in front of movie, Saturday, Steele, Misso...

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Military uniforms: Germany, Bavaria, 1885-96.

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 18th-19th-century European armies.

Military uniforms: Germany, 1852-1854

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 19th-century European military.

Italy. Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 1813-1814.

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 19th-century European infantry.

Military uniforms: Naar Dirk Langendyk

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 17th, 18th, 19th-century European cavalry.

A young woman seated upon the floor of a room, endeavoring to restrain...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

The heart's guide to good and evil

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Comic Opera, 2 - Drawing. Public domain image.

A paper with a black and white label. A postcard with a number 80 on it. Public domain postcard scan.

The Folk Tales of a Savage - Book for children by Bata Kindai Amgoza i...

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Penny-whistle - Book for children by Erick Berry

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Trade Card - Tho's Pett's Best Virginia

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The history of the feminine costume of the world. The riotous colours ...

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William Hogarth - Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 5

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William Hogarth - Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 2

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P.T. Barnum's party in Yosemite Valley, Cal.

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Elias Baeck - Introductory matter

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Parting scene in Romeo and Juliet. Date of Miss Margaret Mather's debu...

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Taccuinum Sanitatis. Botanical illustrations manuscript

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Frankenstein, [Front cover]

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Affiche pour le "Jardin de Paris".

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Affiche pour le Moulin Rouge "la Goulue".

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - French painter, printmaker, and illustrator of the Post-Impressionist period. He is best known for his depictions of Parisian nightlife, including the world of cabarets, cafes, and b... More

Cinderella at the grate - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Affiche pour "La Bodinière".. Public domain reproduction.

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The dog and the shadow. Fable

Vozrast chelovecheskii. - Public domain dedication image

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

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The battle of the rats and the weasels.

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Arkhangel Mikhail (graviura na dereve).

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[The princess and the pea.] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Comic Opera, 2 - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Good news, brother mine! Fire Eater has sneezed..."

Two women resting at a wayside teahouse

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Rudolf von Ems - fol. 145v manuscript

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Rudolf von Ems - fol. 233r manuscript

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Military uniforms: France, 1764, [3]

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 18th-19th-century European armies.

The game begins, Life Cartoons, Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing...

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That ragtime barber shop - Public domain sheet music scan

Military uniforms: Germany, Westphalia, 1809.

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 19th-century European infantry.

Scrap Book, Volume 9, p.32 Alexander Anderson scrapbooks

Pages with classical decorative borders featuring columns, floral garl...

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Getting to Know the British West Indies

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