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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George Washington
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the statue of George Washington (ca. 1790) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol building …
George Washington
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the statue of George Washington (ca. 1790) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol building …
George Washington
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the statue of George Washington (ca. 1790) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol building …
George Washington
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the statue of George Washington (ca. 1790) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol building …
George Washington
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the statue of George Washington (ca. 1790) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol building …
George Washington
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the statue of George Washington (ca. 1790) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol building …
War Bond Parade
11/23/1917
Glass plate negative showing U. S. Army troops marching on Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia during a World War I war bond parade and rally (Libert…
Hollywood Cemetery - Harris Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a Celtic cross monument for the Harris family in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmo…
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; men clearing area …
Richmond, Virginia Panorama
1890-1903
Glass plate negative showing a view of the Richmond, Virginia skyline; image looks north across the James River along the top of a railroad trestle; …
Dedication of Jefferson Davis Monument
6/1907
Glass plate negative showing people arrriving for the dedication (?) of the Jefferson Davis monument designed by sculptor Edward V. Valentine and arc…
Dedication Parade for Jefferson Davis Monument
6/1907
Glass plate negative showing people parading down Franklin Street (?) during dedication events for the Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue i…
Dedication Parade for Jefferson Davis Monument
6/1907
Glass plate negative showing people parading down Franklin Street (?) during dedication events for the Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue i…
Dedication Parade for Jefferson Davis Monument
6/1907
Glass plate negative showing people parading down Franklin Street (?) during dedication events for the Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue i…
Dedication Parade for Jefferson Davis Monument
6/1907
Glass plate negative showing people parading down Franklin Street (?) during dedication events for the Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue i…
Dedication Parade for Jefferson Davis Monument
6/1907
Glass plate negative showing people parading down Franklin Street (?) during dedication events for the Jefferson Davis monument on Monument Avenue i…
Lee Family
1880-1920
Glass plate showing the family of Robert E. Lee in front of the Jefferson Hotel on the anniversary Lee's 100th birthday; Miss Mary Custis Lee (far si…
Gallego Mills
1870-1879
Glass plate double (stereoview) negative showing the Gallego flour mills on the James River in Richmond, Virginia; view of mulitple story brick wareh…
Capitol Square in the Snow
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one part of a stereoview) showing Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia covered in snow; image shows two-tiered fountain in foregr…
Statue of Thomas Jefferson at the Jefferson Hotel
Pre 1901
Glass plate negative (possibly half of a stereograph) of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image of st…
Spotswood Hotel
Circa 1860-1870
Glass plate negative (possibly half of a stereograph) showing the Spotswood Hotel in the 800 block of E. Main Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; …
Union Hotel
Circa 1830-1911
Glass plate negative showing the Union Hotel at 19th and Main Streets in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; image of four story brick building with…
Steamer #5 at Fire
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing steamer truck #5 of the Richmond Fire Department in use at a fire near Brook Avenue (Road) and Marshall Streets in Jacks…
Unidentified Family Group
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified family group posing outside their home; image shows man in suit and hat, young boy in knickers, young ma…