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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Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Captain Wyatt, Com…
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of uniformed men posing on the steps of a building; men in at least ten rows; Captain Clarence Wyatt and Company…
Richmond Grays, Captain Bossieux
1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of uniformed men posing on the steps of a building in Richmond, Virginia; men in at least ten rows; Captain Cyru…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues on Drill Field
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of uniformed men posing on a grassy field in Richmond, Virginia (Reservoir or Byrd Park?); all wear uniforms and…
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 bui…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, 70th Regiment Band
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing members of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, 70th Regiment band posing outside in Reservoir Park, Richmond, Virginia; b…
Unveiling Confederate Monument at Goochland Court…
6/22/1918
Glass plate negative of the dedication and unveiling of a Confederate monument at the Goochland County, Virginia courthouse; image shows men, women a…
Unveiling Confederate Monument at Goochland Court…
6/22/1918
Glass plate negative of the dedication and unveiling of a Confederate monument at the Goochland County, Virginia courthouse; image shows Boy Scouts i…
School Group at J. E. B. Stuart Monument
5/30/1917
Glass plate negative of a school group (likely from the Collegiate School for Girls) gathered at the base of the J. E. B. Stuart monument at Stuart C…
Dedicating Marker at Confederate Naval Yard
1916
Glass plate negative of the unveiling of a marker and plaque at the site of the Confederate Navy Yard; the marker, placed by the City of Richmond, Vi…
Group inside City Auditorium
1880-1920
Glass plate plate negative showing a large group of women attending an event (church organization?) at the Richmond City Auditorium at Cary and Cherr…
Group at St. Luke's Hospital
Circa 1895
Glass plate negative of a group of doctors and nurses posing on the steps of old St. Luke's Hospital on Governor Street near Capitol Square in Richmo…
Wood Cutters
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men in a logging camp (?); men in work clothes and hats stand or sit in a line; many hold ax…
Picnic Near Bon Air
1885-1889
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men and women at a church picnic, near Bon Air in Chesterfield County, Virginia; men and wom…
Cabin in Chesterfield County
1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing an African-American woman and her child posing in front of their small frame cabin in Chesterfield County, Virginia; wom…
African-American Family in front of Home
1890-1900
Glass plate negative showing an African-American family posing in front of their small log house; image of an older African-American woman seated in …
Bon Air Picnic
1885-1889
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men and women posed for a group portrait during a picnic in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Vi…
Playing Marbles
Pre 1880
Glass plate (stereograph) negative, likely by D. H. Anderson, showing a group of African-American and white men and boys playing marbles in a back al…
Farm Scene
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing four African-American men sitting in the middle of a field in a rural setting; man and two young men sit on log; another…
Baptism in Virginia
Circa 1910
Glass plate negative showing an African-American baptism on the banks of a river or pond; large group of people in dresses and suits stands on shore;…
Men in Ox Cart
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three men sitting in a small ox-drawn cart; young boy in bare feet stands next to ox; cart driven by African-American ma…
Charleston, S. C. Fish Sellers
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing four African-American men selling fish from a cart in Charleston, South Carolina; older man at left stands holding box o…
Children in Costumes
1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing two young African-American boys wearing costumes; the pair clowns around outside in front of a wooden fence in Richmond,…
Boys Eating Watermelon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of young African-American boys eating watermelon; six boys sit in the middle of a field and eat large pieces of …
Children in Costume
1890
Glass plate negative showing four young African-American children wearing costumes; the group clowns around outside in front of a wooden fence in Ric…