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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Advertising & Media

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

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Vignette visiting card portrait of a man wearing dark suit and tie with short, curly hair.

Woman in dark dress with white lacy collar; earrings; hair pulled up into braid.

Visiting card photograph of woman in quarter-profile wearing dark dress; lace collar and long fringe; earrings and necklace; hair parted at center and pulled back low.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a woman in quarter-profile wearing decorative black dress with high ruffled collar and necklace, and printed ad for the photo studio on back.

Visiting card photograph of a woman in decorative dress with ruffled collar with a printed ad for the photographer on back.

Visiting card photograph of a woman in quarter-profile wearing fitted dress and wide lace collar with the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Visiting card photograph of a woman in ornately ruffled dress, sleeves, bodice, and collar with the name and city of the photographer printed in gold along the bottom and on the back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a woman in profile wearing dark dress with white lacy collar and necklace; hair pulled back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a woman in ruffled dress and bow with long tassels and the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

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

Visiting card portrait of a woman standing next to chair; dark dress with bustle and pleated front; decorative collar with the name and address of the photo studio printed on back.

Visiting card photograph of a woman standing, leaning on couch with the name and address of the photo studio printed on back.

Vignette visiting card portrait of a woman with elaborate collar; cameo earrings and choker with an advertisement for the photographer printed on back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a woman in quarter-profile with elaborate fringed collar with a printed ad for the photographer on back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a woman with large lace bow and cross necklace with the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Woman with scarf in dark fitted dress, hair pulled up in braid.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Man wearing dark suit and tie

Woman in dark dress with white lacy collar

Woman in dark dress; lace collar with long fringe

Woman in decorative black dress with high ruffled collar

Woman in decorative dress with ruffled collar

Woman in fitted dress and wide lace collar

Woman in ornately ruffled dress

Woman in profile wearing dark dress

Woman in ruffled dress and bow with long tassels

Woman leaning on tasseled cushion

Woman standing next to chair

Woman standing, leaning on couch

Woman with elaborate collar

Woman with elaborate fringed collar

Woman with large lace bow and cross necklace

Woman with scarf

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