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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Hollywood Cemetery - Tyler
Circa 1915
Glass plate negative showing President John Tyler's obelisk at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va.
Hollywood Cemetery - Tyler
8/1915
Glass plate negative showing President John Tyler's obelisk at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written __"Aug. 1915" __Edge of …
Mount Calvary Cemetery - Sisters of Charity
1914
Glass plate negative showing a large marker in the Sisters of Charity section of Mount Calvary Cemetery on S. Randolph Street, Richmond, Virginia. I…
William Green House on E. Main Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the parlor in the William Green house, 631 E. Main Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; patterned wallpaper; animal sk…
Excavating Mayo's Island
2/25/1921
Glass plate negative showing excavation work taking place on Mayo's Island, Richmond, Virginia; Mayo Bridge visible in background; cleared area in fo…
Libby Prison
Circa 1861-1880
Glass plate double negative showing Civil War-era Libby Prison on the banks of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic D…
Mooers Motor Car Company
Post 1889
Original film negative showing a Packard automobile in the showroom of Mooers Motor Car Company, 1114 N. Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic…
James River Settling Basin
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one half of original stereograph) showing a view of the James River settling basin at Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Descripti…
Panorama of Richmond
Pre 1894
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia from the south side of the James River looking across the Mayo railroad trestle. …
James River Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of the James River in the vicinity of downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, V…
Panorama of Richmond - Capitol Square and Vicinity
Pre 1906
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia looking west across Capitol Square; St. Paul's Episcopal Church visible in backgr…
Panorama of Richmond - James River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia looking north from the south side of the James River. Geographic Description: Ri…
Panorama of Richmond - Fan District
1915
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia looking west from about Shafer and W. Franklin Streets; St. James' Episcopal Chur…
Wickham-Valentine House Garden
Circa 1894
Glass plate negative showing a view of the garden behind the Wickham-Valentine House, Richmond, Virginia; view of the western portion, looking south.…
Wickham-Valentine House Exterior
Circa 1894
Glass plate negative showing a rear exterior view of the Wickham-Valentine House, Richmond, Virginia; image looking north on 11th Street. Geographic…
Riding in a Ford
Post 1908
Original film negative showing a group of men riding in an old-style Ford automobile, likely in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond…
Richmond, Virginia Panorama
9/2/1912
Glass plate negative showing a view of an industrial area near the James River, in Richmond, Virginia; view looks south from the top of the American …
Richmond, Virginia Center City Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of center city, Richmond, Virginia; view looking north west shows Virginia State Capitol building in ba…
Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama
Circa 1912
Glass plate negative with two images; both show panoramic views of the industrial area near the James River; brick warehouses, homes and churches vis…
Packaging Cigarettes
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative showing women and men packaging cigarettes by machine in an unidentified tobacco factory.
Mayo's Bridge
1880-1920
Pair of glass plate negatives (both sides of original stereograph) showing a view of the James River and the city of Richmond, Virginia, looking nort…
Tobacco Factory, Interior
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative showing men and women working in the packaging department of an unidentified tobacco factory.
Richmond, Virginia Center City Panorama
2/7/1917
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of center city, Richmond, Virginia; view looking east from 7th Street; Virginia State Capitol visibile …
Bloemendaal Farm
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing a pair of arbors with attached benches at Bloemendaal Farm, the home of Grace Arents in Henrico County, Virginia. Geogr…