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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2nd and E. Franklin Streets
1880-1920
Original film negative showing homes on the southwest corner of 2nd and E. Franklin Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; large, three-story brick…
4th and E. Franklin Streets
1928
Original film negative showing the northeast corner of 4th and E. Franklin Streets in Richmond, Virginia; large, three-story brick home or apartment …
3rd and E. Franklin Streets
1911
Glass plate negative showing the southeast corner of 7th and E. Franklin Streets, in Richmond, Virginia; view of the construction of a series of thre…
Linden Row
1925
Original film negative showing a view of Linden Row in Richmond, Virginia; view of the north side of the 100 block of E. Franklin Street; home of Yon…
Linden Row
1925
Original film negative showing a view from Linden Row in Richmond, Virginia; view of the south side of the 100 block of E. Franklin Street from Linde…
Linden Row
1925
Original film negative showing a view of Linden Row in Richmond, Virginia; view of the north side of the 100 block of E. Franklin Street; home of Yon…
Capitol Square fountain
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing a fountain in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; view of the fountain in snow and ice. Geographic Description: …
Linden Row
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Linden Row in Richmond, Virginia; view of three-story brick town homes on the north side of the 100 block of E…
500 block, E. Franklin Street
1927
Original film negative showing a view of the 500 block of E. Franklin Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a group of brick townhomes b…
500 block, E. Franklin Street
1927
Original film negative showing a view of the 500 block of E. Franklin Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a group of brick townhomes b…
5th and E. Franklin Streets
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a view of a building on the northwest corner of 5th and E. Franklin Streets (Imperial Tobacco) in downtown Richmond, V…
Capitol Square
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia in the snow; looking south toward Bank Street. Geographic Description: Ric…
Capitol Square
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia in the snow; looking south toward Bank Street. Geographic Description: Ric…
Henry Clay monument
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing the Henry Clay monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; standing figure of Clay under an ornamental gazebo…
T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; standing figure of Jackson atop…
T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; standing figure of Jackson atop a pede…
T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one half of stereoview) showing the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; standing figu…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Washington on horseback atop ped…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Washington on horseback atop ped…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1906
Glass plate double negative showing the base of the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; statue of Patrick He…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate negative showing the base of the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; statue of Andrew Lewis faci…
Rural development
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing a housing development (?) being built in a rural, mountainous area.
Monroe Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the area of Monroe Park (?), Richmond, Virginia; paths and gravesite in foreground; house in background; view …
Monroe Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the area of Monroe Park (?), Richmond, Virginia; landscaped paths and newly planted trees in foreground; house…