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

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Vignette portrait of a baby, gender unknown, dressed in lace christening gown with bonnet.

Visiting card photo of a baby, propped up on a blanket with printed facsimile signature of the photographer on back.

Visiting card photograph of a girl seated on wooden chair and boy with the name and address of the photographer on back.

Infant in christening gown sitting on chair; dark, thick card.

Date Published

1885

Visiting card photograph of a small child in boots, trousers, coat, and hat, with right arm leaning on chair; decorative backdrop. The name and address of the photographer printed in gold along bottom...

Oval inset visiting card photograph of two girls and two boys; the two younger seated in the front on stools, two older standing behind; common clothes, girls' hair down and uncoiffed, knee-length...

Oval portrait of young boy wearing a coat with vest and bow tie.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Baby dressed in lace christening gown

Baby propped up on blanket

Girl and boy

Infant in christening gown

Small child in boots, trousers, coat, and hat

Two girls and two boys

Young boy wearing a coat with vest and bow tie

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