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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Young woman wearing glasses and a frilly shirtwaist with puffy sleeves and an Alastor choker.

Young woman in dark dress with puffed sleeves, fitted collar with crescent moon brooch; earrings; hair pulled back.

Visiting card portrait of a young woman in dress with lace collar, hair pulled up with the name and address of the photo studio on back.

Oval portrait of young woman, slight profile, garment with puffed sleeves high neck collar with bow, hair back with large bow.

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.

Oval inset visiting card of a young woman with ornate collar with the name and address of the photographer on back.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Young woman

Young woman in dark dress with puffed sleeves

Young woman in dress with lace collar

Young woman in garment with puffed sleeves high neck collar with bow

Young woman in light dress with white ruffled collar

Young woman with ornate collar

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