Vintage Photos

If you visit knitsofacto often you will know that I delight in vintage photographic images, particularly those that come with few if any copyright restrictions. All of the images below are shared by the holding institutions under a creative commons license. Feel free to grab them but do remember to consult the source for the precise terms and conditions of use (and if you could mention that you found them here if you post them elsewhere then that would be fantabulous).

Don't forget to pop back, I'll be updating the gallery regularly.



State Library of Queensland via Flickr The Commons

Flickr's The Commons

Flickr's The Commons
The National Library of Wales via Flickr's The Commons
Oregon State University Digital Collections: Sheep Shearing in Lakeview, Lake County, Oregon, c. 1926
The National Media Museum via Flickr Commons
The National Media Museum via Flickr Commons
The National Library of Wales via Flickr Commons
The National Library of Wales via Flickr Commons
The National Library of Wales via Flickr Commons
Contortionist posed in studio, c. 1880National Media Museum via Flickr
National Media Museum via Flickr
The Library of Congress
Christmas Eve c. 1901 The Library Of Congress

Tweeling en Kerstboom in WandelwagenX Amsterdam, December 1964Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands

Vader en kind met kerstboom Haarlem, Holland, 1949Nationaal Archief of the Netherlands

VW-Käfer mit Weihnachtsbaum Bonn, December 1972 Bundesarchiv

Anna Maria Williams, seated in a chair knitting. Napier, Hawke's Bay, c. 1920 National Library of New Zealand

Wife of Charles William Clift at home, knitting.Whaui Street, Vogeltown, Wellington.National Library of New Zealand