15 Free “Vintage Medical” Halloween Images

Hello Remodelaholics! Brynne from The Gathered Home here with a brand new series that I am super excited about!

Art is such an important element in decorating a room, but I know it is one that I often push to the back burner because finding the perfect piece of art can be difficult, not to mention expensive.

Well, you and I don't need to have blank walls anymore because each month I'm going to be scouring the Internet for THE BEST free images out there (in a fun theme-of-the-month) and rounding them up for you right here on Remodelaholic!

For October, I couldn't resist putting together a Halloween-themed roundup with some of the amazing vintage medical images I stumbled across.

FREE Vintage Medical Halloween Printables

Channel some Dr. Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll or Nurse Ratched (shiver!) in your Halloween decor this year with this collection of fascinating, sometimes beautiful, and just a little creepy vintage images!

To download and print, click on the link to visit the original source for each image. 

(1) Vintage 1837 Skeleton Lithograph via Vintage Ephemera

(I think this guy just hit the streets a little too hard in his quest for Halloween candy…)

(2) Vintage Internal Organs via Antique Images

(3) 1897 Skull Detail via Bibliodyssey on Flickr

Part of a Flicker set of images from The Atlas of Anatomy – many more fun anatomical images!

(4) Vintage Poisons Bottle Labels via The Mermaids Tale

(5) Vintage Anatomical Heart Graphic via The Graphics Fairy

(6) Vintage Body Parts Chart via Altered Bits

*Scroll down to “Free Medical and Anatomy Related Images”, click on image “Three.”

(7) Vintage “Bones” Dictionary Page via Old Design Shop

(8) Human Hand Labels via Milliande Printables

(9) Vintage Jawbone Illustration via Antique Images

(10) Parts of the Human Skeleton via Antique Images

(11) 1846 Surgical Anatomical Drawing via Mary Margret on Flickr

This Flickr set contains many more fascinating anatomical cutaways!

(12) Muscles of the Hand via Mary Margret on Flickr

(14) 1829 Surgical Instruments via Bibliodyssey on Flickr

This Flickr set contains vintage surgical tool images galore! 

(14) Vintage Apothecary Labels via Just Something I Made

(15) Anatomy of a Blogger via Mike Licht, Notions Capital

I just had to include this tongue-in-cheek printable in the roundup – a little reminder that there's a spooky skeleton inside each one of us!

So now that you have the sources for these 15 unique and inspiring vintage images, what should you do with them?

You're in luck because I also rounded up a few decorating ideas that fit our “Vintage Medical Halloween” theme!

Halloween gallery wall via Cuckoo 4 Design

Antiqued anatomy cards banner via Boxy Colonial

Stairway Display via Better Homes & Gardens

Mad Scientist Decorations via The Happy Heathen

 Halloween Poison Bottles via GodSaveStrawberryJam on Etsy

Halloween Mantle by Pottery Barn (via Lil Luna)

I hope this roundup inspires you to add a little vintage medical flair to this year's Halloween decor, and I'll see you back in November with another awesome free printable art and inspiration roundup!

Published: October 10, 2014Filed Under: Art, Contributor, Decorating, Design Inspiration, Halloween Tagged: Art, Contributors, Decorating, Free Printable Art Collection, free vintage images, printable, Vintage

About Brynne Delerson

I'm the author and creator of The Gathered Home, a blog about "finding" and "making". I'm a self-proclaimed Craigslist addict, cheapskate, and dyed-in-the-wool DIYer on a mission to fill my home with gathered and handmade treasures!