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
Moore Family Christmas Tree
1880-1920
Glass plate plate negative showing three women from the T. L. Moore family posed beside the family Christmas tree; older woman in long dark dress hol…
Springfield School "Open Air Class"
10/1914
Glass plate negative of one of two "open air" classrooms at Springfield School, 26th and Leigh Streets in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia; image show…
White House of the Confederacy
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a rear view of the White House of the Confederacy at 1201 E. Clay Street (and 12th Street) in Richmond, Virginia; the Cl…
Hanover Academy Music Club
Circa 1938
Glass plate negative showing the Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club at Hanover Academy in Ashland, Virginia; image of a group of young men and boys pose…
Laburnum House
Circa 1914
Glass plate negative showing a side facade and gardens of the third Laburnum house (1908), Westwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Descripti…
Masonic Home of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a group of children and caretakers posing on the steps, porch and front yard of the large brick Masonic Home of Virginia (orp…
Child with Sled
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a child with sled standing in the snow outside a small frame house.
McCabe's University School Football Team
1929
Glass plate negative showing the football team from McCabe's University School, 401 E. Cary Street in Gambles Hill, Richmond, Virginia; image of a gr…
Defenses Near Richmond
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing (Confederate) earthworks near Richmond, Virginia on the site of what is now Laburnum Avenue. Geographic Description: Ri…
Britton House, Ginter Park
7/12/1922
Glass plate negative showing a newly constructed two-story brick house with dormer windows in attic level; likely the J. F. Britton house at 3002 Cha…
House in Ginter Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a two-story stucco house with tile roof at 3807 Seminary Avenue in Ginter Park, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Writte…
Spring Plowing at Bon Air
Circa 1888
Glass plate negative showing an African-American man (Mr. Cheatham?) plowing at his farm near Bon Air in Chesterfield County, Virginia; image of a sm…
House in Highland Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a two-story stucco house with front porch at 2719 4th Avenue in Highland Park, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written…
A. B. Clarke and Son Store Window
8/1919
Glass plate negative showing a display window at A. B. Clarke & Son Hardware Company, Richmond, Virginia; either 510 E. Broad Street or 507 E. Marsha…
Emancipation Day Celebration
1888
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-Americans posing in front of a shop at E. Main Street near 21st Street in Richmond, Virginia on Emanc…
Bon Air Picnic
1885-1889
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men and women enjoying a picnic meal in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; image of men…
Hollywood Cemetery - Monroe
Circa 1860
Glass plate copy negative showing a ca. 1860 stereograph of the James Monroe tomb at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written _…
Men Working in Quarry
1875-1900
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men posed for a group portrait while working in a quarry (likely in Chesterfield County, Vir…
Spring Plowing at Bon Air
1885-1890
Glass plate negative showing an African-American man (Mr. Cheatham?) plowing at his farm near Bon Air in Chesterfield County, Virginia; image of a sm…
Hollywood Cemetery - Monroe
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Monroe's tomb at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Hollywood Cemetery (Ri…
"Old Sorrel"
Circa 1886
Glass plate negative showing Little Sorrel (also known as "Old Sorrel"), the horse belonging to General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson; Old Sorrel stands…
Hollywood Cemetery - Tyler
Circa 1915
Glass plate negative showing President John Tyler's obelisk at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Holly…
W. Franklin Street
9/1939
Original film negative showing the first block of W. Franklin Street in the Monroe Ward area of Richmond, Virginia; three-story brick and stone townh…
Hollywood Cemetery - Tyler
Circa 1915
Glass plate negative showing President John Tyler's obelisk at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; tomb of James Monroe visible in background. G…