Cook Photograph Collection
from The Valentine
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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Images
Verreckt (?) Family
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing showing the Verreckt (?) family at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Mr. Verreckt at center with cane; Mrs. Verreckt at left wit…
Unidentified Family
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing a large family group of men, women and children posed on and around a mill and mill wheel.
Unidentified Family
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a large family group of men, women and children posed outside on the lawn of a frame house.
Unidentified Family
Circa 1895
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified group of young men and women posed outside in front of a brick building; two people hold tennis rackets.
Tea Time
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing women enjoying a tea party outside on a patio; two women in foreground, both wearing elaborate hats, sit at a linen-cove…
Outdoor Cooking
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified group of men, women and children posed outside around an open fire; kettle hangs from stand (cooking Bru…
Unidentified Family
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified family group posed outside on the lawn in front of their home in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia;…
Unidentified Family
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified family group of women and children posing on the front porch steps of a frame house (likely in Bon Air, …
Unidentified Family at Locust Grove
1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified family at Locust Grove [Virginia]; men, women and children pose outside on the lawn in front of a two-st…
Unidentified Group
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of six unidentified women and one man posing outside in front of an ivy-covered building; women wear elaborate h…
Unidentified Group of Young Men
1910-1915
Glass plate negative showing a group of eight young men posing outside in front of an ivy-covered wall; five men stand behind three seated men; all w…
Unidentified Group of Men
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of unidentified men standing in front of a brick house or club (?) building; the men wear overcoats and hats.
Unidentified Group of Men Posed in Doorway
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified group of men posing in the doorway of a large brick and stone building (church?); the men wear coats, suits a…
Memorial Tree Planting at Brook Hill
1917-1920
Glass plate negative showing five U. S. Army soldiers planting a tree at Brook Hill, the home of the Stewart and Bryan families in Henrico County, Vi…
Memorial Tree Planting at Brook Hill
1917-1920
Glass plate negative of two vintage prints (Cook1322a and Cook1322b) showing U. S. Army soldiers planting a tree at Brook Hill, the home of the Stewa…
U. S. Cavalry Soldiers in Formation
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of showing U. S. Cavalry soldiers standing in formation behind a brick armory or stables (?); the men wear backpacks with bedrol…
U. S. Cavalry Soldiers on Horseback
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of showing four U. S. Cavalry soldiers on horseback; brick house in background.
Military Encampment at State Fairgrounds
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of U. S. soldiers camped out at the Virginia state fairgrounds in Richmond, Virginia; numerous small tents pitch…
Mounted Officers
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing seven men in military uniform mounted on horses; likely members of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues of Richmond, Virgin…
Military Group at the Washington Equestrian Monum…
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of soldiers posed in front of the Washington Equestrian monument in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; the men,…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
1/19/1911
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues lined up at Monument and Allen Avenues in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia, during…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Band
1880-1920
Glass plate plate negative showing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues band participating in a parade in the 500 block of W. Franklin Street, Richmond,…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Morrison's Company…
1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of uniformed men posing on the steps of a building; men in at least ten rows; drummer and man with piccolo kneel…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond (Virginia) Light Infantry Blues participating in an unidentified event at the fairgrounds (?); image of a l…