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
A. P. Hill Monument
1892-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Lt. General Ambrose Powell (A. P.) Hill monument at the intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue in Richmo…
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Circa 1894
Glass plate negative showing the soldier sculpted by William Ludwell Sheppard for the top of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument being erec…
Mary Amanda Williamson Stewart and Baby
Circa 1909
Glass plate negative of Mary Amanda Williamson Stewart (Mrs. John Stewart) holding an unidentified baby on her lap outside at Brook Hill in Henrico C…
Richmond Howitzers Monument
Post 1892
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Howitzers monument in the "pocket" park at the intersection of Park Avenue, Grove Avenue and Harrison Stree…
Walker Light Guard Marching on Parade
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of the Walker Light Guard of the Virginia Volunteers marching in an unidentified parade down Governor's Street in Richmond, Virg…
George S. Cook Family
1886
Glass plate negative of the George S. Cook family posing outside their Victorian home in Bon Air near Richmond, Virginia; eleven family members gathe…
Richmond Howitzers Monument
Post 1892
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Howitzers monument in the "pocket" park at the intersection of Park Avenue, Grove Avenue and Harrison Stree…
Richmond Howitzers Monument
Post 1892
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Howitzers monument in the "pocket" park at the intersection of Park Avenue, Grove Avenue and Harrison Stree…
Unidentified man in Capitol Square
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified man in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; man in suit and hat (possibly Huestis Pratt Cook) stands with…
Stonewall Jackson Monument
1919
Glass plate negative showing the unveiling of the equestrian monument to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson at the intersection of Monument Avenue and the…
S. A. Thompson and Family
Circa 1915
Glass plate negative of the S. A. Thompson family posing on the lawn in front of their brick and frame house in the Manchester area of Richmond, Virg…
Stonewall Jackson Monument
Post 1919
Glass plate negative showing the equestrian monument to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson at the intersection of Monument Avenue and the Boulevard in Ric…
Stonewall Jackson Monument
1919
Glass plate negative showing the unveiling of the equestrian monument to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson at the intersection of Monument Avenue and the…
Stonewall Jackson Monument
Post 1919
Glass plate negative showing the equestrian monument to Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson at the intersection of Monument Avenue and the Boulevard in Ric…
Stonewall Jackson Monument
Post 1919
Glass plate negative showing the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument at the intersection of the Boulevard and Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virgini…
Van Vort Family
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Van Vort family at a celebration or tea; image of seven women around a table set with china and several cakes; women…
Stonewall Jackson Monument
Post 1919
Glass plate negative showing the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument at the intersection of the Boulevard and Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virgini…
Major Augustus Drewry and neighbors at Westover P…
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Major Augustus Drewry and his neighbors from adjoining plantations posing on the front steps of Westover Plantation in C…
Moss Sisters and Friends
1940
Film negative showing a group of young girls posed outside in front of a large tree; the girls wear light-colored dresses and dark stockings; identif…
1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard, B…
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the band of the 1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard (Hartford), marching in a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmon…
Hollywood Cemetery - Cameron Monument
1920
Glass plate negative showing a Cameron family monument in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written __"Taken for Perkins 1920" __…
Excavating Mayo's Island
2/25/1921
Glass plate negative showing excavation work taking place on Mayo's Island, Richmond, Virginia; Mayo Bridge visible in background; cleared lot with f…
Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Richmond, Virginia; image looks south west towards the James River; Tredegar Iron Works, Old Dominion Iron Wor…
Battlefield at Seven Pines
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an open grassy area with brick wall and house in background; man stands next to tree beside road in foreground; site of …