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 - Cameron Monument
Circa 1920
Glass plate negative showing a Cameron family monument in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written __"Cameron tomb" __Edge of pl…
Union Theological Seminary, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of the campus of Union Theological Seminary in Ginter Park, Richmond, Virginia; image, taken from Watts…
Union Theological Seminary, Watts Hall, Exterior
1896-1920
Glass plate negative showing Watts Hall, a building on the campus of Union Theological Seminary in Ginter Park, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a mul…
Union Theological Seminary, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the campus of Union Theological Seminary in Ginter Park, Richmond, Virginia; image, taken through trees across an open f…
Union Theological Seminary, Watts Hall, Exterior
1924
Originial film negative of Watts Hall, on the campus of Union Theological Seminary in Ginter Park, Richmond, Virginia; image shows the Tudor Gothic-s…
Hollywood Cemetery - Perkinson
Circa 1927
Glass plate negative showing a Perkinson family monument in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; inscriptions for Isaac Newton Perkinson and Mary …
Fishing on the Atlantic Coast
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men fishing on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Henry and Back Bay, Virginia; s…
Hollywood Cemetery - Thompson
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing a Thompson family monument in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; inscriptions for Charles Gage Thompson and Elizabe…
Hollywood Cemetery - Weisiger
Circa 1925
Glass plate negative showing a monument for Irvin Weisiger in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Hollyw…
James River
1894-1905
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River west of downtown Richmond, Virginia; view from the south banks of the river. Geographic Descr…
Empty Lot
4/11/1921
Glass plate negative of an empty lot in foreground; neighborhood of brick and frame houses in background. Inscription: Written __"#2 April 11/21" __…
James River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing falls and spillways of the James River, just west of Richmond, Virginia; quarry area (?). Geographic Description: Richm…
Unidentified Family
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three children in a clearing in a rural area; two young boys in sweaters and caps stand with third child in wagon; woman…
Richmond College, Thomas Hall
1913-1920
Glass plate negative of James Thomas, Jr. Memorial Hall (Dormitory #2) on the campus of Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia (University of Richmond)…
Richmond College, Ryland Hall
1914-1920
Glass plate negative of Ryland Hall (Administration Building) on the campus of Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia (University of Richmond); image s…
James River Falls
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the falls of the James River west of Mayo's Island in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of Belle Isle in background. Ge…
Richmond College, Millhiser Gym
1925
Original film negative of the Roger Millhiser Gymansium on the campus of Richmond College (University of Richmond), Richmond, Virginia; image shows a…
Richmond College
1914-1920
Glass plate negative showing an interior view of a museum or library on the campus of Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia (University of Richmond); …
James River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River at Belle Isle in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --James R…
Richmond College, Doorway to Refectory
1914-1920
Glass plate negative showing the entrance to the Refectory (Sarah Brunet Memorial Hall) on the campus of Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia (Univer…
Richmond College, Auditorium
1914-1920
Glass plate negative showing the interior of an auditorium on the campus of Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia (University of Richmond); image show…
James River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the James River and Kanawha Canal west of Richmond, Virginia; settling basin and waterworks in mid-ground (?). Geograph…
Richmond College
1914-1920
Glass plate negative showing an entrance to a building on the campus of Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia (University of Richmond); image shows an…
Photographer at White Sulphur Springs
1870-1879
Glass plate negative showing a photographer set up on the lawn at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; image of two men in suits and hats sitting on…