SusanSavad

Doctors and pharmacists will love this image of bottles of medicine sitting by a window with the scene outside reflecting through them with a mortar and pestle in front of them.

Design of old fashioned medicines for anemia and burns plus a laxative and corn plaster

At a time when many people couldn't read, shopkeepers and tradespeople used pictures and symbols to identify their businesses. In this image, the pharmacy has a sign in the shape of spectacles to show that they also fitted and sold eyeglasses.

Image of an old-fashioned eye doctor's office with an eye chart, equipment for examining the eye, his diploma and bookcase of technical books.

Vintage microscope, circa 1881. A must have tool for doctors, biologists, chemists and other scientists to magnify specimens that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Also use in forensics.

The mortar and pestle were very important in the early pharmacy because it was used to grind medicine. They came in various sizes as can be seen by the large pestle in this image.

Because they were used during the Civil War, these surgical instruments are in a case so that they are portable and can be brought into the battle.

Image of an old-fashioned dental office with dental chair

Image of a behind the counter look at an old fashioned drug store with its pills and a pill coater and medicine and its fancy antique cash register.

Design of the front of a fire engine with American flags

Even a heavy snowstorm does not stop these brave firemen from responding to an emergency.

Design of fire hoses on an old-fashioned reel

Design of a fire hose, bucket and nozzle on a fire truck

Fireman's turnout gear consists of a trouser/jacket combination whose overlapping coverage creates a protective envelope for the firefighter.

Design of a bell on an old fashioned fire truck.

What fire fighter wouldn't love this image of boots, fire fighting gear and rope hanging from the side of a fire truck.

Design of the back view of a fire truck.

Winter was very long but when spring finally came, it seemed that all the flowers opened at once.

Forsythias are early bloomers and their vivid yellow flowers make and ideal border shrub in yor spring garden.

The Dogwood blossom is the North Carolina State Flower and they are a welcome sign of spring.

I always look forward to the beginning of spring when the magnolias are in bloom. This magnificent pink magnolia blossoms are set off by the red door of this suburban home.

Only lasting a short time, magnolias are one of the first trees to flower in the spring. This pink magnolia is particularly vivid against the deep blue sky.

Design of a line of pink and white flowering trees reflected in a lake

The end of the day has a very special light which is very fleeting. The late afternoon sun lights up this flowering tree in a magical way.

This lovely Japanese spring garden with its lantern, lovely pink and white trees, graceful bridge over a small pond and small pagoda brings a touch of spring all year long.

This charming birdhouse hanging is a blooming magnolia tree is just waiting for a little bird to move in and raise her little family.

One of the most beautiful and colorful spring flowers is the azalea a favorite in the suburbs. Here we see colorful pink azaleas planted in front of this homey porch with its quaint wicker chair.

In this design of a vintage sewing machine, the intricate pattern on the sewing machine is enhanced by the pattern of the shadow of the sewing machine and the lace curtain of the nearby window on the wall.

Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them.

Design of baskets of colorful yarn at a flea market ready for sale

Design of a basket of sewing supplies filled with cloth, yarn, buttons and a pincushion

Design of a sewing basket filled with cloth and yarn

Getting ready to start a meal in this 1930s kitchen by placing on the counter a bowl of tomatoes, a pepper and an eggplant along with various kitchn gadgets such as an eggbeater, potato masher and toaster.

Image of a warm, sunny kitchen with a red checkered tablecloth

Image of bright red tomatoes and vivid green string beans in canning jars

Image of a fifties kitchen with its rounded refrigerator and formica dinette set ready for grandma to bake a cake with a mixer and mixing bowl