Victorian Family Portrait

Photograph

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The Recorded Image Project

Name/Title

Victorian Family Portrait

Entry/Object ID

RE-PH-2026-0028

Description

Family Portrait

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject

Woman, Man, Baby

Category

1900's, Women, man, baby, family, portrait, Brooch Jewelry

Made/Created

Studio

C. Byerly

Date made

circa 1898 - circa 1905

Time Period

20th Century, 18th Century

Place

Country

United States

Notes

Iowa, Parkersburg

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 21, 2026

General Notes

Note Type

Description

Note

Turn-of-the-century cabinet card depicting a young family seated in a studio, with an infant dressed in a long white gown held between the parents. The parents’ formal attire and the photographer’s imprint for Parkersburg, Iowa place the image in the late Victorian to early Edwardian period, c. 1898–1905.

Create Date

January 22, 2026