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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Vignette bust only card photograph portrait of an older woman with a dark lace collar, brooch, and hair pulled back harshly.

Visiting card portrait with an oval inset of woman in elaborate dress (lace or crochet over top), hair pulled up with long ringlets in back and a printed ad on back for the photographer.

Oval inset visiting card photograph of a woman in high buttoned dress with lacy white collar and the name and address of the photo studio printed 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.

Card photograph of a young woman seated in ornate white lace dress; white stockings and shoes; long gloves; hair pulled back. Silver edges and with the name and address of the photographer printed in...

Vignette visiting card portrait of a young woman seated slightly profile wearing dark embroidered top with lace collar, hair up with ringlets, and earrings.

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Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Older woman with a dark lace collar

Woman in elaborate dress

Woman in high buttoned dress

Woman with large lace bow and cross necklace

Young woman seated in ornate white lace dress

Young woman wearing dark embroidered top with lace collar

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