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
Bloemendaal Farm
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing the rear of the main house at Bloemendaal Farm, the home of Grace Arents in Henrico County, Virginia; house at top of lo…
Corn Field
Circa 1917
Glass plate negative showing a man indicating the height of a corn stalk with his raised hat; corn fields at Wilton on the James in eastern Henrico C…
Virginia Governor's Mansion
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing a view of the Virginia Executive (Governors) Mansion in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; view of the front facade; me…
Westbrook
1880-1920
Original film negative showing an exterior view of "Westbrook," a two-story frame house with widows walk and raised basement in Richmond, Virginia; c…
Atlantic Coastline Bridge
Circa 1919
Glass plate negative showing the Atlantic Coastline Bridge under construction in Richmond, Virginia; the arched railroad bridge, designed by John Gre…
Ninth Street Bridge
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Ninth Street Bridge from the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia; low bridge built on stone pilings in 18…
Unidentified Bridge
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified bridge in a park or rural area; low concrete bridge crosses calm stream or river; debris piled on both b…
Richmond-Ashland Car Line Bridge
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond-Ashland Car Line (trolley line) Bridge; the only section built of the failed Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Ra…
Mayo Bridge
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Mayo Bridge crossing the James River at 14th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of low span built in 1913; …
Mayo Bridge
5/6/1915
Glass plate negative showing the old wooden Mayo Bridge crossing the James River at 14th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of low span buil…
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…
Jefferson Davis Statue
1907
Glass plate negative showing the Jefferson Davis statue being placed on the Davis monument at the intersection of Monument and Davis Avenues in the F…
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…
George Washington
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a detail of the statue of George Washington (ca. 1790) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capit…
Lafayette
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a bust of the Marquis de Lafayette (1786) by the sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon; in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capi…
J. E. B. Stuart Monument
Post 1907
Glass plate negative showing the James Ewell Brown (J. E. B.) Stuart equestrian monument at Stuart Circle (Monument Avenue and Lombardy Street) in Ri…
J. E. B. Stuart Monument
10/1911
Glass plate negative showing the James Ewell Brown (J. E. B.) Stuart equestrian monument at Stuart Circle (Monument Avenue and Lombardy Street) in Ri…
Robert E. Lee equestrian statue
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a Confederate celebration at the base of the newly erected Robert E. Lee equestrian statue on Monument and Allen Avenues…
Capitol Square
1894-1905
Glass plate negative showing a view of Capitol Square taken from the roof of a building on 9th Street (Federal Reserve?); George Washington equestria…
Williams Carter Wickham
Post 1891
Glass plate negative showing a statue of Confederate Brigadier General Williams Carter Wickham in Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia; statue of Wickham …
Williams Carter Wickham
Post 1891
Glass plate negative showing a statue of Confederate Brigadier General Williams Carter Wickham in Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia; statue of Wickham …
Capitol Square
1894-1905
Glass plate negative showing a view of Capitol Square taken from the roof of a building on 9th Street (Federal Reserve?); George Washington equestria…
Capitol Square
1894-1905
Glass plate negative showing a view of Capitol Square taken from the roof of a building on 9th Street (Federal Reserve?); George Washington equestria…
Richmond Panorama
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a panorama of downtown Richmond, Virginia; view looking east from Hollywood Cemetery; James River and Kanawha Canal, J…