Cook Photograph Collection
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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
Jefferson Hotel, Interior
1895-1920
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; view of the main dining room; view of numero…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior
1895-1920
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; view of the ballroom; large room with plants…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior
1898
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image of statue of Thomas Jefferson in the P…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior Fire Damage
1901
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to the main lobby after f…
Jefferson Hotel, Exterior Fire Damage
1901
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to the exterior of the be…
Wood Chopper
Circa 1888
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American man; man wears work clothes and holds axe, walking stick and tin pail; sits on stump in a c…
Panorama of Richmond - Center City
7/17/1913
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia center city looking east from 7th Street; Richmond Academy of Music in lower righ…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior Fire Damage
1901
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to the interior (?) of th…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior Fire Damage
1901
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to the main lobby after t…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior Fire Damage
1901
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to the interior after the…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior Fire Damage
1901
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to the interior after the…
Jefferson Hotel, Interior Fire Damage
1901
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to the Palm Court after t…
Thomas Jefferson Statue from Jefferson Hotel
1901
Glass plate negative of the statue of Thomas Jefferson by Edward V. Valentine from the Jefferson Hotel; image shows the statue in an unidentified wor…
Moore Street School "Open Air" Class
9/26/1916
Glass plate negative showing an "open air" classroom at the Moore Street School, 1113 W. Moore Street in the Carver area of Richmond, Virginia; image…
University of Richmond
1892-1893
Glass plate negative showing members of the Nu Chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Richmond; image of young men in suits and ties …
Panorama of Richmond - Center City
Circa 1913
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia center city looking west from atop First & Merchants Bank down East Main Street. …
Richmond, Virginia Center City Panorama
1890-1905
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of center city, Richmond, Virginia; view looking west from Richmond City Hall along Grace and Broad Str…
White House of the Confederacy
1890
Glass plate negative showing a view of the White House of the Confederacy ("Davis Mansion"), Richmond, Virginia; image of the front and western side …
St. Charles Hotel, Exterior
Circa 1893
Glass plate negative showing the St. Charles Hotel, 15th and Main Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; four story brick building on corner lot; us…
Unidentified Man with Ox Cart
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American man standing with ox cart on cobblestone street; man wears coat and cap and holds reins of s…
Adult Education Class
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an adult education night class in progress; image of African-American men seated at desks in a classroom; teacher checks…
Funeral of Mrs. Jefferson Davis
10/19/1906
Glass plate negative showing a portion of the funeral procession for Mrs. Jefferson Davis (1906); image of flag-draped coffin being loaded into the b…
Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an industrial area along the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Ja…
View from a Fortification at Mechanicsville
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an open grassy field with trees on sides and in distance; site of the Battle of Mechanicsville or Beaver Dam Creek (Hano…