Need Old 1800's style outfits for project

I have been trying to round up outfits for both men and women surrounding the mid to late 1800's. I got the idea when I bought a storage unit that had a container of old photographs in it on very stiff cardboard placards. The outfits were pretty cool looking and I was inspired to try and replicate those photos. I've found plenty of models but no one has any outfits from that era. I tried Model Mayhem and even tried Craigslist but no one seems to have outfits close to those that they wore in the 1899's. Where should I go next? If I have to buy a couple outfits I might just do that. I can't find anywhere close to me that rents outfits like that either.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

Where are you?

If your anywhere near civilization, there will be local theatre companies, and or college theatre, each with a costume dept.

No theater companies near me. I live in the sticks. The biggest town closest to me is about 30 miles and I don't think they have any theater type venues. There's a fairly big college here but I don't think they do any theater.

Have you tried a Search? I Googled "theater costume", and could choose from several possibilities. The was for "Theater Costume Supply" but there was also one for "theater costume rental":

https://www.google.com …=chrome&es_sm=9​3&ie=UTF-8