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

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Visiting card portrait of a girl seated in chair in scallop trimmed dress with printed boarder on front and the name and address of the photographer on the back with a tax stamp.

Visiting card photograph of a man and woman with the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Visiting card portrait of a man slightly profile, seated in chair with left leg crossed over right with handwritten inscription on back along with the name and address of the photo studio.

Visiting card portrait of a man seated on wooden chair with right leg crossed over left with the name and address of photo studio printed on back.

Visiting card portrait of a man standing with right hand on back-facing chair and the name and address of the photographer on back along with tax stamp.

Date Published

1865

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 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

Girl seated in chair in scallop trimmed dress

Man and woman

Man seated in chair with left leg crossed over right

Man seated on wooden chair

Man standing with right hand on back-facing chair

Young boy dressed in a coat with vest

Young boy standing with left hand in jacket pocket

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