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
Baseball Team
1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing a baseball team of young African-American boys; ten boys pose outside in an empty lot; four boys sit on ground; six boys…
Boys on Horseback
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a pair of young African-American boys on horseback in a wooded area.
Playing Marbles
Pre 1880
Glass plate (half of a stereograph) negative, likely by D. H. Anderson, showing a group of African-American and white men and boys playing marbles in…
Boys in Costume
1885-1900
Glass plate negative showing two young African-American boys wearing costumes; the pair clowns around outside in front of a wooden fence. Inscriptio…
Boys Eating Watermelon
1850-1875
Glass plate negative (of a vintage print) showing a group of young African-American boys eating watermelon; six boys sit in the middle of a field and…
Boys in Costume
1885-1900
Glass plate negative showing two young African-American boys wearing costumes; the pair clowns around outside in front of a wooden fence.
Boys Eating Watermelon
1850-1875
Glass plate negative (of a vintage print) showing a group of young African-American boys eating watermelon; six boys sit in the middle of a field and…
Children with Coal Scuttle
1885-1900
Glass plate negative showing a young African-American boy and girl collecting fuel for a fire; young boy, in hat and long pants, holds piece of board…
Boy Holding Watermelon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an African-American boy sitting on a doorstep holding a large watermelon in his lap; the boy, with cap and barefeet, gri…
Family in front of Home
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an African-American family posed in the doorway and in front of their log home.
Boy in Tattered Clothing
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an African-American boy wearing worn and patched clothing and hat; head and shoulders portrait.
Unidentified Boy
1885-1890
Glass plate plate negative showing an unidentified African-American boy ("a young gardener"); the boy in jacket and cap, sits on a stool in front of …
Family in front of Cabin
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative of an African-American family, dressed in Sunday clothes, posing in front of their log cabin.
Baptism in Virginia
Circa 1910
Glass plate negative showing an African-American baptism on the banks of a river or pond in Virginia; large group of people in dresses and suits stan…
Fireplace in Uncle Daniel's Cabin
1885-1890
Glass plate negative showing the fireplace in Uncle Daniel's cabin; near Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Geographic Description: Chesterfiel…
Family in front of House
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative of an African-American family posing in front of their frame house; six family members, including woman in chair, sit in front o…
Uncle Daniel's Cabin in Snow
Circa 1888
Glass plate negative of Uncle Daniel's Bon Air (Chesterfield County, Virginia) cabin in the snow; image of a log cabin surrounded by split rail fence…
Family in front of Cabin
Circa 1888
Glass plate negative of an African-American family sitting in front of a log house (Uncle Daniel's cabin) in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; …
Leslie Bolling
Circa 1935
Original film negative (ca. 1930s) showing the African-American sculptor Leslie Bolling (1898-1955); image shows Bolling, cardigan and tie, standing …
Wood Chopper
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified African-American man holding a large piece of wood; wearing work clothes and hat, the man stands amidst …
Aunt Kitty at Tuckahoe Plantation
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative of Aunt Kitty (Mahala) standing on the steps of an outbuilding at Tuckahoe Plantation; African-American woman wears long dark dr…
Street Vendor
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified street vendor in Richmond, Virginia; image of an unidentified African-American woman in apron and cap st…
Woman Milking Cow
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American woman milking a cow; wears long skirts and cap; man in hat stands to left.