Cook Photograph Collection
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This collection of more than 10,000 glass-plate and film negatives and several hundred photographic prints was created and compiled by the Cook Studio of Richmond. It encompasses the photography of George Smith Cook (1819-1902) and his son Huestis Pratt Cook (1868-1951). The collection also includes the work of other Richmond photographers, including David H. Anderson, Vannerson & Jones and the Lee Gallery.
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Military Encampment at Fairgrounds
1898
Glass plate negative showing a small group of uniformed men posing on the grass during a military encampment at the Virginia state fairgrounds, Richm…
Choir in Unidentified Church
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a church choir performing in an unidentified church; choir members stand above santuary in choir loft; organ behind them.
Methodist Church Group
Circa 1925
Original film negative showing a Methodist church group posing on the steps of an unidentified church in south Richmond (?); image of a group of wome…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Band
1911
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues band paused at Monument and Allen Avenues in Richmond, Virginia while marching during …
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Company A and B
Circa 1903
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond (Virginia) Light Infantry Blues, Company A and B (70th Regiment Drum Corps), drilling on the roof of a buil…
Missionary Group at Seminary
1921
Glass plate negative of a missionary group posing on the steps of a building at the Union Theological Seminary, on the north side of Richmond; men in…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Company G
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing members of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Company G (71st Regiment) posing outside in front of a brick building; Cap…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Company G
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing members of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Company G (71st Regiment) posing outside in front of a brick building with…
Procession at Emmanuel Church
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a procession at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia; image of children dressed in…
Emmanuel Church Fair
Circa 1925
Original film negative showing a group of people posing outside during a special event at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill, Henrico County, Vi…
Emmanuel Church Harvest Festival
Circa 1925
Original film negative showing fruits, vegetables and canned goods for sale (?) during a Harvest festival at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill,…
Minstrel Show at Emmanuel Church Fair
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing men in black face seated on a makeshift outdoor stage during a fair at Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill, Henrico…
Emmanuel Church Harvest Festival
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing baked goods, canned goods, crafts and plants for sale (?) during the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill harvest fes…
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Third [Richmond] Police Station
Circa 1915
Glass plate negative showing Richmond police officers of the Third Police Station, 14th and Stockton Streets in Manchester near Richmond, Virginia; i…
U. S. Postal Delivery
10/21/1921
Glass plate negative showing a U. S. Mail truck being loaded or unloaded at the main post office in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Descript…
Democratic Women
Circa 1920
Glass plate negative showing two women in dresses and hats standing on Broad Street in front of Miller & Rhoads Department store in Richmond, Virgini…
Plaque Unveiled at Main U. S. Post Office
1913
Glass plate negative showing a ceremony during the unveiling of a bronze plaque at the main U. S. Post Office in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image o…
Hollywood Cemetery - The Pyramid (Confederate Mon…
1890-1895
Glass plate negative showing the Pyramid, a monument dedicated to the Confederate soldiers buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; erected …
Women Lined Up to Vote
11/1920
Glass plate negative showing women standing in line to vote for the first time, due to the passing of the 19th Amendment; women wear hats and coats a…
Hollywood Cemetery - Fitzhugh Lee
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative showing an obelisk monument for Fitzhugh Lee in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. -…
Raising Funds for the Richmond City Democratic Co…
10/18/1920
Glass plate negative showing women standing in the doorway of the Federal Trust Company, 805 E. Main Street, in the process of raising money for the …
Hollywood Cemetery - The Pyramid (Confederate Mon…
Post 1869
Glass plate negative showing the Pyramid, a monument dedicated to the Confederate soldiers buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia; erecte…
YMCA Boys Bible Study Club
1910
Glass plate negative showing a group of boys in suits and ties sitting at long tables in a classroom at the YMCA (new building at 7th and Grace Stree…
"Science of Service" Class at the YMCA
12/1910
Glass plate negative showing a group of men attending a class or lecture on the "Science of Service" at the YMCA in Richmond, Virginia; image of men …