Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

The collection comprises 462 Victorian and vintage original photographic prints dating from the mid 19th Century to the early 20th Century. Formats include Cartes-de-Visite, Cabinet Cards and Tintype. The bulk of the collection represents studios in Missouri and Kansas, while the remaining span throughout the United States with a few in Europe. Within the Missouri studios, the majority represent Kansas City photographers.

430 items in this collection

241 - 250 of 430 records

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Toddler child "Willie", standing next to a wicker chair.

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Visiting card vignette bust only portrait of a woman hair pinned on head with an inscription along bottom and the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

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Card photograph of a woman, standing, holding a book on a small table wearing dark dress with leg of mutton sleeves; corsage; hair pulled up with ribbon with the name of the photographer, a monogram sided by two lion salient, and the address of the studio printed along the bottom.

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Bust vignette of a woman in a lace collared blouse with her hair up posed with similarly dressed young woman with necklace. Blank post card with printed divisions for where the correspondence, the name and address, and the stamp goes. Card trimmed on right side.

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Vignette bust only portrait of a woman in a plaid dress with puffed sleeves, hair pulled back. The name and address of the photo studio is on either side of a illustration of an artist palette printed along the bottom of the card.

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Vignette bust only portrait of a woman in a plaid dress with puffed sleeves, hair pulled back. The name and address of the photo studio is on either side of a illustration of an artist palette printed along the bottom of the card.

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Visiting card of a Woman in coat with large buttons with the name and address of the photo studio printed along the bottom of the front and on the back.

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Visiting card portrait of a woman in collarless dress with printed name of photographer on back.

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Visiting card portrait of woman seated, in dark dress with lace collar and scarf with a printed ad for the photographer on back.

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Oval inset visiting card portrait of a woman in dark dress with ruffled collar and the name and address of the photographer printed on back.

Victorian Studio Portrait Photograph Collection

Willie standing next to a wicker chair

Woman hair pinned on head

Woman holding a book on a small table

Woman in a lace collared blouse posed with similarly dressed young woman

Woman in a plaid dress with puffed sleeves

Woman in a plaid dress with puffed sleeves

Woman in coat with large buttons

Woman in collarless dress

Woman in dark dress with lace collar and scarf

Woman in dark dress with ruffled collar