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
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 (o…
Man with Cow
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an African-American man posing with his cow in front of a wooden cabin near Charleston, South Carolina; woman in long sk…
Man Smoking in Doorway
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified African-American man standing on the front stoop of his frame house near Gill's Store in Charles City Co…
Cheatham Family
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an African-American family posed outside for a formal portrait; identified on verso of original image as "Cheatham, wife…
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 in Richmond, Virginia; the marker, placed by th…
Berkeley Adams
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Berkeley Adams of Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, seated with his prize-winning corn at the State Fair of Virginia …
Gloucester County Exhibit
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a display of Gloucester County agricultural products at the State Fair of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia; image of beans…
Crowd at the State Fair of Virginia
1911
Glass plate negative showing a view of the crowds at the State Fair of Virginia (1911); men and women in dress clothes and hats sit on benches in for…
Reuger's Bar
1920-1950
Glass plate negative showing Reuger's Bar, inside Reuger's Hotel, 9th and Bank Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows the bartender Jen…
County Fair or Horse Show
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a horse show, or horse judging event at an unidentified county fair (?); image shows horses being led into grandstand ar…
Virginia Boys Corn Club Display
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Virginia Boys Corn Club exhibit at the State Fair of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia; five men in suits and hats stan…
Gloucester County Exhibit
10/1914
Glass plate negative showing the Gloucester County agricultural exhibit at the State Fair of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia; bundles of grain, straw …
Reuger's Hotel, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Reuger's Hotel, 9th and Bank Streets, in downtown Richmond. Virginia; image of guest room. Geographic Description: Rich…
Sovereign Cigarettes Exhibit
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing showing the Sovereign Cigarettes exhibit at the State Fair of Virginia (1915) in Richmond, Virginia; image of two men in…
Unidentified Baseball Team
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified baseball team posing in a photographer's studio; five young men in dark uniforms sit on floor with an ar…
Hotel Richmond, Exterior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Exterior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Jousting Knights on Horseback
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing showing a group of men on horseback posed in a line in a rural setting; most hold jousting lances.
Boating on Lake in Forest Hill Park
9/1/1919
Glass plate negative showing boats on the lake in Forest Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia on Labor Day; numerous wooden canoes with male and female pa…