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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Women’s History & Representation

1 - 9 of 9 items

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

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

Date Published

1885

Card photograph portrait of man with handlebar, the name and address of photo studio printed along bottom with an inscription on the back.

Date Published

1891-03-17

Card Photograph portrait of a man with mustache in an oval border with the name of photographer drawing of awards the photographer has won and the location of the studio on front and back.

Date Published

1886

Tintype portrait of a man with mustache within decorative red printed boarder.

Date Published

1874-12-27

Card Photograph portrait of man with mustache and beard with name of photographer printed on bottom and on back along with an inscription.

Card photograph of three children: two boys, one girl; boys standing in knee-length trousers and boots; girl seated on fringed-chair in plaid dress with crochet cape. "Burnice, Sue, and Knapp...

Card photograph portrait of a young man wearing a coat and cravat with the name of the studio and address printed on bottom front and a handwritten inscription on back.

Date Published

1883-10-29

Card photograph portrait of young man wearing a coat with printed ad on back and inscription.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Bearded man wearing a coat and bow tie

Infant in christening gown

Man with handlebar mustache

Man with mustache

Man with mustache

Man with mustache and beard

Two boys posed next to a girl on a chair

Young man wearing a coat

Young man wearing a coat

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