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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Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

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Visiting card portrait of a balding man with mustache with printed logo for the photo studio on back.

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

Oval shaped visiting card portrait of a young man wearing a coat with vest and bow tie with a advertisement for the photographer on back.

Visiting card portrait of a young man wearing a coat with vest and bow tie with printed banner style ad for photographer on back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of young woman in light dress with white ruffled collar with the name, monogram, and address of the photographer printed 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

Balding man with mustache wearing a coat with vest and bow tie

Woman seated on tufted chair

Young man wearing a coat with vest and bow tie

Young man wearing a coat with vest and bow tie

Young woman in light dress with white ruffled collar

Young woman with long beaded necklace

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