The Recorded Image Project
A curated archive of historical photographs, letters, and material culture from the 17th through early 20th centuries.
Victorian Family Portrait
Photograph
Family Portrait
RE-PH-2026-0028
Cabinet Card
Woman, Man, Baby
1900’s
Women
man
baby
family
portrait
Brooch Jewelry
C. Byerly
circa 1898 – circa 1905
20th Century
18th Century
United States
Iowa, Parkersburg
Excellent
Jan 21, 2026
Description
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.