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
Gallego Mills and Richmond Ruins
Pre 1865
Glass plate double negative showing Civil War ruins of Richmond, Virginia in foreground; Gallego Flour Mills in background (before destruction?). Ge…
Civil War Burying Ground
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one half of original stereoview) showing a Civil War burying ground in National Cemetery (?), Henrico County, Virginia; view of…
White House of the Confederacy
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one half of original stereoview) showing the White House of the Confederacy in the Court End area of Richmond, Virginia. Geogr…
James River Settling Basin
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one half of original stereoview) showing the Richmond, Virginia waterworks and settling basin on the banks of the James River. …
Sledding in Capitol Square
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing adults and children sledding in a snowy Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia; frozen fountain in background. Geographic…
Powhatan's Grave
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one half of original stereoview) showing the grave of Powhatan (?) in King William County, Virginia. Geographic Description: K…
Seven Pines Hospital
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a small wooden cabin at Seven Pines, Henrico County, Virginia; building used as a hospital during the Civil War; family …
Richmond Ruins
Circa 1865
Glass plate negative showing ruins of Richmond, Virginia after the Civil War, including the Franklin Paper Mill (background); Confederate arsenal in …
Savage's Station
Circa 1862
Glass plate negative (of an earlier original, ca. 1862) showing a Civil War-era encampment at Savage's Station in Henrico County, Virginia. Inscript…
White House of the Confederacy
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing an exterior view of the White House of the Confederacy on Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Descriptio…
Camping in Bon Air
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing a family group during a camping (?) outing in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; three women in long, dark dresses …
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Circa 1894
Glass plate negative (of an earlier image, circa 1894) showing the unveiling of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument on Libby Hill in Richmo…
Byrd Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; image of a couple boating in Boat or Fountain Lake; park at left. Geographic…
Gambles Hill Park
Post 1907
Glass plate negative showing a view of Gambles Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia; image shows children playing on a park pathway; Christopher Newport c…
Jefferson Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Jefferson Park in the Union Hill area of Richmond, Virginia; image of grassy lawn with tree-lined paths; fount…
Byrd Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; grassy lawn and paths in foreground; boat house with Boat or Fountain Lake in…
Libby Hill
Pre 1894
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Libby Hill, Libby Hill park and the James River in Richmond, Virginia; paths and newly planted trees…
Libby Hill Park
1911
Glass plate negative showing a view of Libby Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia; image of winding pathways and newly planted trees on the hillside; guar…
Monroe Park
Post 1906
Glass plate negative showing a view of Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia; view of park benches and walking paths; multi-tier cast-iron fountain at cent…
Industrial panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view (from Gamble's Hill Park?) of an industrial area near the James River in Richmond, Virginia; view of Richmond Arm…
Gambles Hill panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Gambles Hill and Gambles Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia; view of paths curving to top of tree-lined…
626 Arch Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing 626 Arch Street in the Gamble's Hill area of Richmond, Virginia; two-story brick town home with raised basement and cast…
Eastern Steamship Wharf
1880-1920
Original film negative showing terminal buildings at the Eastern Steamship wharf on the James River near Richmond, Virginia; ship at dock; city skyli…
Funeral home vehicles
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three Woody Funeral Home vehicles parked in a brick garage in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va.