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

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Visiting card portrait of a man in light suit seated in chair, hands in lap with the name of the photographer printed on back.

Visiting card portrait of a man standing, leaning on chair wearing a dark suit with the name and address of the photo studio 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.

Man standing with arm on sofa; wearing dark suit, hat in right hand; moustache; decorative backdrop.

Card photograph of a man standing in front with his right hand on wicker chair with the name of the photographer on front and a hand written inscription.

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

Card photograph of a man with mustache holding a stereo card viewer with gold border on front and the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Digital Collections

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Man in light suit seated in chair

Man leaning on chair

Man seated in chair with left leg crossed over right

Man seated on wooden chair

Man standing with arm on sofa

Man standing with his right hand on wicker chair

Man standing with right hand on back-facing chair

Seated man holding stereo card viewer

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