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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Visiting card bust only vignette of an elderly woman wearing glasses with a sticker obscuring the photo studio's logo on back.

Photo card of a seated woman.

Visiting card photograph of two women in dark dresses with white collars with the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Visiting card oval inset portrait of woman in dark dress with thick lace collar and necklace with the name and address of the studio on back.

Visiting card portrait with an oval inset of woman in elaborate dress (lace or crochet over top), hair pulled up with long ringlets in back and a printed ad on back for the photographer.

Visiting card portrait of a woman in a high lace collar with the printed logo and address of photographer on back.

Visiting card portrait of woman in lace trimmed jacket with long beads around neck with the name and address of photographer on back.

Visiting card portrait of a woman seated quarter profile on fringed chair in dress with layered trim and drop-shoulder top; hair back in ringlets with ribbon. The name and address of the photo studio...

Visiting card photograph of a woman seated on tufted chair; fitted dress with buttons, ruffled sleeves; hair pulled tightly back.

Woman seated quarter profile with arms folded leaning forward on arm rest of side-facing chair; dark ornate dress with tall white lace collar and necklace, beaded hair ribbon.

Visiting card vignette of an woman with hair pinned loosely at sides with an illustration on the back that has the name and address of the photographer.

Visiting card vignette bust only portrait of a woman hair pinned on head with an inscription along bottom and the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Visiting card portrait of a young lady in high lace collar with printed ad fro photographer on back.

Visiting card portrait of a young woman in high laced bib collar and gathered bow with name of photographer printed on back.

Slightly profiled portrait of a young woman with a plumed hat and hair pulled back in ringlets, wearing pendant earrings.

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Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Elderly woman with glasses

Seated woman

Two women in dark dresses with white collars

Woman in dark dress with thick lace collar

Woman in elaborate dress

Woman in high lace collar

Woman in lace trimmed jacket with long beads around neck

Woman seated on fringed chair

Woman seated on tufted chair

Woman seated with arms folded leaning forward on arm rest

Woman with hair pinned loosely at sides

Woman with hair pinned on head

Young lady in high lace collar and chain around neck

Young woman in high laced bib collar and gathered bow

Young woman with a plumed hat

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