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Rare prints and maps...Since 1918! Click here to go to Darvill's home page.

Since Adirondack Retro acquired Darvill's Rare Prints in August of 2022, we have been working tirelessly on our New State-Of-The Art Website. We are excited to announce that it is now up and running and that our massive inventory of Antique Prints and Rare Maps are being transferred over to the new site daily. In addition to the nearly 500,000 prints found on www.DarvillsRarePrints.com, Adirondack Retro offers an eclectic selection of Antique and Vintage Advertisements along with their Limited Edition Giclee Prints. During this transition, customers will still be able to shop and make purchases on www.DarvillsRarePrints.com.

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original vintage calendar poster prints

Authentic vintage prints from days gone by! Original calendar prints from the 1910s–1950s (mostly '30s and '40s) of a wide variety of scenes. Our founder, Fred T. Darvill, used to go to the calendar printers back in the 1930s and 1940s and buy up their over-runs (what was left after they had produced that year's calendars).So we have literally thousands of genuine prints that were never attached to a calendar—and are as bright and vivid as the day they were printed over 60–100 years ago! Enjoy browsing through 'the good old days!'

NOTE: Many prints cross over into other categories but are only listed in one. For example, dogs may appear in prints within the 'boys' or 'girls' categories as well as 'hunting' or 'camping' so please browse the various categories that may contain related prints if you are seeking something particular.

Vintage fishing prints

Fishing

Check out our
Antique Sporting Prints
too!

Vintage hunting prints

Hunting
(Bear, Moose, Deer, etc.—see also Dogs below for some bird hunting scenes)

Vintage fox hunting prints

Fox Hunting
(And other horse sports--Steeplechase, Polo, etc.)

See also our Antique Sporting Prints

Vintage calendar art prints of dogs

Dogs
(MOSTLY HUNTING DOGS. MANY DOGS ALSO APPEAR IN OTHER CATEGORIES, SUCH AS BOYS, GIRLS, ETC.)

Vintage calendar prints of camping scenes

Camping
Some canoes, wildlife, etc., also

Vintage calendar art of cabins, cottages, mills, etc.

Cabin/Cottage/Mill Scenes
See also Landscape/Village Scenes above
for similar subjects and scenes

Vintage drinking prints, pubs, taverns, playing cards, etc.

Vintage Pub/Tavern and Drinking Prints

Vintage and Antique harvest, gleaning, crop gathering prints

Vintage and Antique Harvest/Gleaning/Crop Gathering prints

Vintage prints of Ballet, Dance, Music, Arts

Vintage Ballet, Dance, Music, & the Arts Prints

Vintage Calendar/Poster Religious Christian etc

Vintage Religious (Christian) Prints

Vintage Historical and Patriotic prints

Vintage U.S. Patriotism, Flags, etc.

Vintage calendar art of US memorials, buildings, Washington DC

Vintage U.S. Landmarks, Buildings, Washington, D.C., etc.

Vintage prints of US Historical Scenes

Vintage U.S. Historical Scenes

Vintage prints of George Washington

George Washington

Vintage prints of cows, cattle, livestock, farm life, etc.

Vintage Prints of Cows, Cattle, Livestock, Farm Life, etc.

Vintage prints of people, portraits, etc

Vintage Portraits, People Prints

Vintage prints of people, portraits, etc

Vintage Romantic Idylls, etc.

 

We're constantly adding to the site...please check back!