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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Art Class at the YMCA
Circa 1910
Glass plate negative showing an art class in progress at the YMCA (new building at 7th and Grace Streets?) in Richmond, Virginia; image of young men …
YMCA Group
Circa 1910
Glass plate negative of a large group of boys and young men posing outside at the YMCA in Richmond, Virginia; all wear suits and ties (new building a…
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[Central] YMCA Basketball Team
1908
Glass plate negative of a Central YMCA youth basketball team in Richmond, Virginia; image shows six boys in shorts and athletic tops posing with two …
Monument Avenue
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing newly planted trees along the south side of Monument Avenue in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; Jefferson Davis m…
John Marshall High School Corps of Cadets marchin…
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the John Marshall High School Cadet Corps marching in a parade during the time of World War I; image shows the Cadets, i…
Hollywood Cemetery - General View
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Hollywood Cemetery taken looking southwest (?); monuments in foreground; James River visible in dist…
Richmond, Virginia Panorama
9/1/1910
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia, looking south from 9th and Cary Streets to the James River; Straus, Gunst and Co…
5th Victory Liberty Loan Committee and Crowd in f…
5/1919
Glass plate negative of the 5th Victory Liberty Loan Committee (final bond issue at the end of World War I) and a crowd of supporters gathered in fro…
5th Victory Liberty Loan Committee and Crowd in f…
5/1919
Glass plate negative of the 5th Victory Liberty Loan Committee (final bond issue at the end of World War I) and a crowd of supporters gathered in fro…
Belle Bryan Day Nursery and Kindergarten
Circa 1919
Glass plate negative of children and teachers posing outside on the playground at the Belle Bryan Day Nursery and Kindergarten, 201 N. 19th Street in…
Jefferson Davis Monument
1907
Glass plate negative showing erection of the Jefferson Davis monument at the intersection of Monument and Davis Avenues in the Fan District of Richmo…
Jefferson Davis Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Jefferson Davis monument at the intersection of Monument and Davis Avenues in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia…
Boy Scout Helps Woman
8/1/1921
Glass plate negative of a Boy Scout helping a woman to cross 6th Street at Marshall Street, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the young boy wears full …
Bryan and Stewart Families
1889
Glass plate negative showing members of the Bryan and Stewart families of Brook Hill at a tree-planting (?) in Henrico County, Virginia; men and wome…
Birthday Party Group
Circa 1915
Glass plate negative showing members of the Bryan family celebrating a birthday party at Brook Hill (or Bryan Park?) in Henrico County, Virginia; nin…
1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the 1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard (Hartford), marching in a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia;…
Hollywood Cemetery - General View
1890
Glass plate negative showing the main road through Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; burial plots and monuments visible on right side of road. …
Childrey's Drug Company
8/1919
Glass plate negative showing a display window at Childrey's Drug Company, 101 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia; window with display of "Preventol"…
Reinternment of Jefferson Davis
1893
Glass plate negative showing the funeral or reinternment procession for former Confederate States of America president, Jefferson Davis; men in milit…
Mrs. Stewart, Child and Nurse
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative showing Mary Amanda Williamson Stewart (Mrs. John Stewart), an unidentified child and nurse posing outside at Brook Hill in Henr…
Brook Hill Group
Circa 1909
Glass plate negative showing Mary Amanda Williamson Stewart (Mrs. John Stewart), Isobel Lamont Stewart Bryan (Mrs. Joseph Bryan) and Joseph Bryan III…
Confederate Naval Yard Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a monument marking the spot of the Confederate Navy Yard near E. Main and Dock Streets in Richmond, Virginia; monument p…
Joseph Bryan
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the statue of Joseph Bryan, Confederate soldier, industrialist and newspaper publisher, in Monroe Park, Richmond, Virgin…
Carillon site
Circa 1930
Glass plate negative showing a farm house on tree-filled lot in Richmond, Virginia; site of the "Carillon," a World War I Memorial in Byrd Park. Geo…