14 Vintage Italy Photos | Free Download
Here’s a small collection of free vintage images featuring scenes in Italy from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. These are curated from various public domain resources, lightly edited, and are available for personal or commercial use as they are out of copyright in the United States. If you’re from outside the US, you may have different restrictions.
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And now: onto the images!
On the lawn in Pisa
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1930. I think those must be school kids, maybe wearing school uniforms?
Italians in Roman ruins
This photo was taken in 1897, in Rome. Back then, Italy was still the Kingdom of Italy. These locals’ outfits are fascinating!
Peasant woman
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1930.
Cathedral
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1910.
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Milan Cathedral stereograph
This stereograph was created between 1860 and 1910. A stereograph is an old fashioned 3D viewer– you’d stick these cards in the eye piece and it’d look like it was a 3D image! I really like the design of the card on this one so I didn’t bother cropping the actual image.
Street scene
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1930.
Colosseum at Rome
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1930.
Gondolas in Venice (color)
This was created between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900.
Temple of Diana in Villa Borghese Park (color)
This photo was taken between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900.
Boats in a Venice canal
This photo was taken in 1896. Check out those mustaches!
A canal in Venice, Italy
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1930.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1930.
Duomo di Pisa
This photo was taken between 1860 and 1930.
Two men walking in front of a Greek temple
This photo was taken in 1908 and features one of the famous Greek temples in Paestum, Italy.
I hope you enjoyed these images! If you use them in a collage or junk journal spread, leave a comment and let me know!
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