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

26 - 29 of 29 items

Woman standing next to man and child; woman wearing dark colors with fringed dress bottom and large puffy white collar; man with top coat button clasped, holding child In layered dress.

Visiting card photograph of a Young boy dressed in a coat with vest with the name and address of the studio printed on back.

Scalloped edged card photograph of a Young boy in dress coat and gloves; right hand propped on wicker chair and left hand holding bible on table with the name and address of the photographer printed...

Visiting card portrait of a young boy standing with left hand in jacket pocket with a tax stamp on back along with the name and address of the studio.

Date Published

1865

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Woman standing next to man and child

Young boy dressed in a coat with vest

Young boy in dress coat and gloves

Young boy standing with left hand in jacket pocket

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