Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

This digital collection features hundreds of Victorian and vintage photographic prints, and dates from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. Analog formats including Cartes-de-Visite, cabinet cards, and tintypes. The bulk of the collection comes from studios in Missouri and Kansas, while the remaining images span locations throughout the United States and Europe. The prints from Missouri photography studios were primarily created by Kansas City photographers.

Items in Collection: 460

Topics

Advertising & Media

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

1 - 7 of 7 items

Card photograph of W. J. M. Sandells standing in front of decorative backdrop with name and address of photographer printed on bottom and decorative seal on back.

Date Published

1884-09-06

Card Photo of a man with mustache holding hat with facsimile of photographer's signature on back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a woman in striped dress with decorative bow and white high collar with printed ad for the photographer on back.

Visiting card photograph of woman in quarter-profile leaning on sofa edge with a printed ad featuring the name and address of the photographer on back.

Visiting card photograph of a woman leaning on sofa edge in black, fitted dress; wide lace collar with a printed ad featuring the name and address of the photographer on back.

Woman leaning on tufted chair back wearing dark dress, white high collar; hair pulled back.

Oval inset visiting card of a young woman with ornate collar with the name and address of the photographer on back.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Man with handlebar mustache

Man with mustache

Woman in striped dress

Woman leaning on sofa edge

Woman leaning on sofa edge

Woman leaning on tufted chair back

Young woman with ornate collar

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