I've shared enough images that a pattern has started to emerge. I love "home-y" scenes - mothers and babies, children playing, girls with dolls.
Ruth Mary Hallock seems to be a pro at illustrating scenes like these. The ones in this post were all created by Hallock for the 1904 book "
Every Day Essays" by Marion Foster Washburne.
I did alter these slightly, changing the
original sepia to black-and-white. But the realism and tenderness shine through whichever way you prefer it!
This last one I didn't crop. The caption is just too perfect - "With wonder-filled eyes expectant of fairy marvels in a city store". The illustration depicts this marvelously - the little boy gazing at the items for sale, a little girl looking on; and who could forget that little guy trying to peek over the counter (maybe they hide the really good stuff up top!).
As always, these are all public domain - I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
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