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

1 - 11 of 11 items

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

Visiting card portrait of a bride and groom with an illustration including the name and address of the photographer.

Visiting card bust only vignette of an elderly woman wearing glasses with a sticker obscuring the photo studio's logo on back.

Ludell Godley in high lace collar with lace scarf

Visiting card portrait of a young woman identified as Ludell Godley with name and address of photographer on back.

Date Published

1880-06-20

Vignette bust only card photograph of a man in high-buttoned coat; moustache, hair parted on left and combed over.

Visiting card photograph of a man leaning on tufted sofa edge in dark suit, neck tie and striped pants with an illustration featuring the name and address of the photographer printed on the back.

Quarter-profile of Mariano S. Otero in dark buttoned coat, striped cravat, and mustache.

Visiting card portrait of a man with a mustache wearing a coat with vest.

Visiting card portrait of a woman in a high lace collar with the printed logo and address of photographer on back.

Visiting card photograph of a woman in dark dress with ruffled collar and pearl necklace posed next to baby in christening gown with facsimile signature of the photographer printed along the bottom...

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

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

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

Bride and groom

Elderly woman with glasses

Ludell Godley in high lace collar with lace scarf

Man in high-buttoned coat

Man leaning on tufted sofa edge in dark suit

Mariano S. Otero in dark buttoned coat, striped cravat, and mustache

Portrait of a man with a mustache wearing a coat with vest

Woman in high lace collar

Woman posed next to baby

Woman seated on tufted chair

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