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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Virginia State Capitol Building
1906-1920
Glass plate negative showing the west and south facades of the Virginia State Capitol building in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; view through tr…
Ford's Hotel, Exterior
Circa 1865
Glass plate negative showing Ford's Hotel (formerly Powhatan Hotel), northeast corner of 11th and Capitol Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; fi…
St. Claire Hotel, Exterior
1893-1894
Glass plate negative showing the St. Claire Hotel (on site of the Washington Inn), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows…
Reuger's Hotel, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Reuger's Hotel, 9th and Bank Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image of basement dining room or grill; low ceilin…
Reuger's Hotel, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Reuger's Hotel, 9th and Bank Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image of main dining room; balcony at far end of h…
Reuger's Hotel, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Reuger's Hotel, 9th and Bank Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image of main lobby. Geographic Description: Rich…
Hotel Richmond, Exterior
Post 1906-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; eight-s…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Exterior
Post 1906-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Exterior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Hotel Richmond, Interior
Post 1904-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hotel Richmond (on the site of the St. Claire Hotel), 9th and Grace Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of…
Bethany Home for Friendless Children
10/29/1919
Glass plate negative showing the Bethany Home for Friendless Children, on Route 9 in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; image of a two-story fra…
Bethany Home for Friendless Children
10/29/1919
Glass plate negative showing the Bethany Home for Friendless Children, on Route 9 in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; image of boys, girls and…
Bethany Home for Friendless Children
10/29/1919
Glass plate negative showing the Bethany Home for Friendless Children, on Route 9 in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; image of boys playing on…
Stuart Circle Hospital
1930
Fllm negative of Stuart Circle Hospital, 413 Stuart Circle, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a multi-story brick building with nu…
Adult Education Class
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an adult education night class in progress; image of African-American men and women seated at desks in a classroom; lik…
Funeral of Mrs. Jefferson Davis
10/19/1906
Glass plate negative showing the funeral for Mrs. Jefferson Davis at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond, Virgnia; image of men waiting …
Glendale National Cemetery
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Glendale National Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia; image of grassy area with low headstones in foreground; …
St. Philip Hospital
1920
Glass plate negative showing St. Philip Hospital, 12th and Marshall Streets, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; rear of seven-story brick building with …
Westbrook Sanatorium
1920
Glass plate negative of the Westbrook Sanatorium on the north side of Richmond, Virginia; image shows a three-story brick building with wide front po…
Love House
1880-1920
Original film negative showing an iron garden gate at the home of Samuel and Sarah Love, 3201 Seminary Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Desc…