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

Card photograph portrait of young woman wearing a corsage with an ad for the photographer on back.

Card photograph portrait of young woman with her hair atop head with bangs curled. Printed ad on back has name and address of studio.

Visiting card portrait of a young woman with high lace collar and string of beads with a printed drawing of a butterfly on the back.

Card photograph portrait of young woman with lace collar held by brooch with printed ad for the photographer on back.

Visiting card portrait of a young woman in a long beaded necklace with the name of the photographer printed on back.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Young woman with corsage

Young woman with hair atop head and bangs curled

Young woman with high lace collar and string of beads

Young woman with lace collar held by brooch

Young woman with long beaded necklace

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Subjects, Geographic (Collection)

Subjects, People (Collection)

Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives