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 photograph of a Young man wearing a tweed jacket with the name and address of the studio printed on back.

Oval bordered visiting card portrait of a toddler male child wearing a wide lace collar with the name and city of photo studio printed on back.

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

Visiting card portrait of a young boy standing in small checked drop shoulder shirt in front of a desk.

Visiting card portrait of a young boy standing on pedestal with left hand on covered table; wearing knickers and long-sleeved top. Printed boarder with name and address of photo studio along bottom.

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

Boy in a tweed jacket

Toddler wearing a wide lace collar

Young boy dressed in a coat with vest

Young boy standing in small checked drop shoulder shirt

Young boy standing on pedestal

Young boy standing with left hand in jacket pocket

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