Vintage Photographs Ephemera Sheets
The photographer who took the vintage photographs on these free printable collage sheets was a woman named Theresa Babb. She was from Camden, Maine, and the photographs she took were mostly of her friends and family from around 1898-1900. The photographer appears in a number of them. For instance, she is second from the left in the top row of this one.
I feel like the fun spirit in which these were taken is different from so many other photographs I’ve seen from the same period.
If you like these, you may also want to check out this sheet of Vintage Portraits or these Daguerreotype Portraits.
Scroll down, and you’ll find a sheet of 2” square photos, a sheet of smaller 1.25 photos, and a sheet of 3” circles.
2” Squares
Use these in art journaling, junk journaling, bullet journaling, collage, artist trading cards (ATCs), scrapbooking and other mixed media artwork and crafts.
1.25” Squares
3” Circles
I made this art journal page using a selection of the black-and-white images from the 1.25” Square vintage photographs collage sheet. I love how they add an instant feeling of history and nostalgia to the spread. The photos stand out beautifully against a layered teal and magenta background filled with stenciled shapes and strips of torn painted collage paper. To complement the vintage feel, I added a strip from these botanical picture atlas illustrations, which adds a touch of nature and balances the composition. The mix of old photographs with classic botanical art creates a timeless look that works perfectly for art journaling, junk journals, or mixed media projects.
You may also enjoy these free collage sheets.
Terms of use:
Free to use for personal or commercial projects. You may print the collage sheets as many times as you wish for your personal crafts or in your projects to sell, including: art journals, scrapbooks, junk journals, collage art, etc. You may not redistribute or sell the collage sheets “as is" in either print or digital form.
If you wish to share the files on your own website, please do not make the files available for download directly from your site. Instead, include an image with a link back to this site.
To the best of my knowledge, these are all royalty free images that are in the Public Domain in the US. However, you should always do your own research if you plan to use them commercially.
