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 and Monroe
Circa 1915
Glass plate negative showing President John Tyler's obelisk at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; tomb of James Monroe visible in background. I…
Miss Gussie Daniels School
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the pupils of Miss Gussie Daniel's school, Adams and Main Streets in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; school-age young g…
Hollywood Cemetery - Tyler
Pre 1915
Glass plate negative showing the original marker for President John Tyler's burial plot at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; obelisk erected in…
Boys with Banjo
1880-1890
Glass plate negative showing three African-American boys posing with banjo; boy in center sits on low stool and strums instrument; another boy stands…
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…
Richmond, Virginia Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of an industrial area near the James River, in Richmond, Virginia; view looks south east (?) across the river; wa…
Virginia State Legislators
Circa 1925
Original film negative (1930) showing a composite photograph of Virginia legislators (1874); negative made by Cook from original housed in the Virgin…
Glendale National Cemetery
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a two-story brick building behind a stone wall at Glendale National Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia. Inscription: Wr…
Mcguire's University School
1941
Glass plate negative showing the student body of McGuire's University School, Belvidere and Main Streets near Monroe Park in Richmond, Virginia; imag…
Boys Eating Watermelon
1875-1900
Glass plate negative showing a group of young African-American boys eating watermelon; three boys sit on a log fence; the fourth boy sits on the grou…
McGuire's University School
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (from an older print, 1875) showing students of McGuire's University School, Belvidere and Main Streets in Richmond,Virginia; po…
University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of people posed on the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Geogr…
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…
Chimney Sweeps
1890-1900
Glass plate negative from an original cabinet cart (likely by J. N. Wilson, Savannah, Georgia), showing five young African-American boys identified a…
University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate (double) negative showing a group of people posed on the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.…
Boys Fishing off the Wharf at Brandon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three African-American boys fishing off a dock at Brandon, in Prince George County, Virginia. Geographic Description: P…
McGuire's University School
1890
Glass plate negative (from an older print, 1890) showing students of McGuire's University School, Belvidere and Main Streets in Richmond, Virginia; p…
Boy and Girl with Watermelon
1885-1900
Glass plate negative showing a young African-American boy and girl eating watermelon; the pair stands in a field in front of a haystack; boy holds sl…
Richmond High School
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing students of the Richmond High School, 805 E. Marshall Street in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia; young …
Boy and Rabbits
1926
Glass plate negative showing an African-American boy holding several rabbits he has hunted; boy wears cap, vest, jacket and knickers, and stands in a…
Girl Selling Wood
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an African-American girl wearing hat and dress sitting on the sidewalk selling small pieces of wood; three woven baskets…
Boy with Watermelon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an African-American boy displaying a large watermelon; boy, in straw hat, crouches in front of an ivy-covered wall with water…
University of Richmond
1892-1893
Glass plate negative showing the Alpha Zeta Chaper of Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Richmond; image of eleven young men in suits and ti…
Woman in front of Cabin
1885-1890
Glass plate negative of an African-American woman standing in the front yard of the cabin she built with her daughter; log cabin with wooden shingle …