19 Vintage Back to School Clip Art
Today we have a darling collection of Vintage Back to School Clip Art images! The images featured below are darling black and white and color pictures of this special time of year. The color images below are so cute and show delightful schoolboys with their pets. We have whispering schoolgirls and several images of children in the classroom. There are some nice Silhouette pictures also. All are nice for your handmade Back to School Projects or Scrapbooks!
Back to School Graphics
This is a fun little back to school clipart image showing 5 young children sitting at their desks. The teacher is at her desk in the front of the class. She has a large globe on her desk and a feather pen. Cute!Full Color Back to School Clip Art

Above we have a School Boy at a Chalkboard with His Dog. This sweet illustration depicts a cute little old fashioned schoolboy in his adorable sailor outfit. He appears to be teaching his dog how to draw on the large school chalkboard. The title “Pets and Playmates” is displayed in red letters at the top.
This cute little School Boy comes from an Antique Nursery Rhyme book! He’s all ready to study with his Book, School Slate, and Kitty Cat by his side! I’ve created a printable PDF so that you can print this one out and frame it, and a smaller size image that can be used for your art.
These children appear to be playing school! There is a little girl in a pink pinafore who has taken on the role of Teacher. She is teaching the other little boys and girls. They look quite entertained by it all.
Here is the latest image to this collection. How cute is this? Here we have 3 little Piglets who are being taught by an elder Pig!
Vintage Back to School Illustrations
Isn’t this a sweet image of Girls Whispering at School Picture? This image was scanned from a Circa 1920 Children’s Rhyme Book. This beautiful illustration shows a group of young children in a school room. A few of the girls seem to be telling each other secrets! I think it would be fun to color this one in!
Here we have a Back to School Classroom with Teacher and Students Vintage Image! This is a cute little “Back to School” Graphic, showing a teacher with four Children and a big Chalkboard! There is a math problem on the board. This one came out of a 1912 Women’s Magazine.
Antique Back to School Images
Here are a few vintage images for Back to School! Above are Victorian girl and boy students at their desks. The third one is a teacher at her desk. They are all writing at their desks. I think it would be fun to color these!
Supplies for Back to School Clip Art
This is an old Chalkboard Clipart Graphic or School Slate. Isn’t it darling?!! It was used as an advertisement for a theater. It’s one of my favorite all time images.Vintage School Bell Image
This is a Vintage School Bell Image! Shown above is an old Black and White Image of an Antique Iron School or Church Bell. This one was scanned from a Circa 1900’s Hardware Store Catalog, from my collection. According to the catalog this was actually made of Steel Alloy, but it looks like Iron to me!
Vintage Back to School Clip Art Photos
Here we have a fantastic Old Photo of School Children. This is such an interesting picture; if you enlarge it you can see the expressions on their faces. Many of the boys are smirking or fidgeting, and some of them are blurry from moving around. The girls however have such somber expressions on their faces and are sitting quietly with their hands folded neatly. The school teacher looks quite young, and you can see several photos of Abe Lincoln on the wall next to her. The sepia tones on this one are nice.
Aren’t Old School Photos the best?!! This one has a nice frame card surrounding it. Everyone is dressed in their finest clothes. They are in front of an old brick schoolhouse.
I hope you enjoyed this fun curated collection of Back-to-School Clip Art! You might also like our Free Activities for Children HERE!






















rk says
Photos of the kids in school is adorable! I feel like the first photo is from a private school or a school for privileged kids given the well dressed kids. Second one is more for ordinary folks. Both are just so wonderful, wonder where these kids/their families like their grand kids by now are in the world!
Karen says
Yes, such a beautiful glimpse into the past!
Irene says
Hi Karen,
I downloaded most of these cute images but the first one is absolutely adorable!!
Absolutely adorable!!
Thanks so much for sharing these with us – they are fantastic!!
graphicsfairy says
Thanks Irene, it is getting to be that time of year for many!
Dawn Cunnane says
Thank you for this! I needed this for a picture quote as I couldn’t find anything I liked – This image is perfect 🙂
Karen Watson says
You’re welcome Dawn!
Anonymous says
Karen – I teach 2nd grade at a charter school and I’m always looking for great clipart that coordinates with our Core Knowledge curriculum. CK and your style would be a great combination! I’ll check back soon…
Karen Watson says
That’s great, I’m glad you found some things that you can use here for your school!
MaxineD says
Nice on thanks Karen – love the differing attitudes of the children 🙂
Blessings
Maxine
Kathy/NorthCarolina says
This is fab…thanks,Karen!
Adi Pantera says
Awww I love this one! The outfits of the children are so cute!
Pat says
Those kiddos seem too young for that big arithmetic problem! Cute!
Sherilyn Koss says
How cute!!
Thank you Karen!
love,
Sherilyn