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

26 - 35 of 35 items

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.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a young man with dark coat and buttoned vest with the name and address of the photographer on back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a Young man wearing open coat and buttoned vest with the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a Young mustachioed man wearing a dark coat with the name and address of the photo studio on back.

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.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

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

Young man with dark coat and buttoned vest

Young man with open coat and buttoned vest

Young mustachioed man wearing a dark coat

Young woman in light dress with white ruffled collar

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