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

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Advertising & Media

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

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A trio, two seated in front; man in dark suit and beard, woman in trimmed long dress and overcoat with another woman standing behind in long coat; decorative city sky line painted backdrop.

Visiting card portrait of a bearded man in dark coat, vest, and bow tie with the name and address of the photo gallery printed on back.

Visiting card portrait of a bearded man wearing a coat and a bow tie with handwritten inscription on the back.

Visiting card portrait of a bearded man wearing a coat and bow tie with printed ad and two cent stamp on back.

Vignette portrait of a bearded man wearing a coat and bow tie.

Visiting card portrait of a man with beard and a mustache with a printed ad for the photographer on back.

Visiting card of a man with mustache and beard wearing a coat, pink back with printed name of photo studio.

Visiting card portrait of a man with wiry beard and unkempt hair in coat and vest.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

A trio, a man and two women

Bearded man in dark coat

Bearded man wearing a coat and bow tie

Bearded man wearing a coat and bow tie

Bearded man wearing a coat and bow tie

Man with beard and a mustache

Man with mustache and beard

Man with wiry beard

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