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
Richmond Panorama
1912
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond, Virginia skyline; view looking north from the south banks of the James River; river in foreground; buildin…
Eastern Steamship Wharf
1880-1920
Original film negative showing the Eastern Steamship wharf on the banks of the James River near downtown Richmond, Virginia; ship docked at left; two…
Richmond Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River near Richmond, Virginia; Belle Isle and the Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works buildings visible…
Richmond Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view along the James River in Virginia (not Richmond?); wooden bridge in foreground; canal and stone wall at left; riv…
Richmond Panorama
1894-1905
Glass plate negative showing a view of Richmond, Virginia from the south banks of the James River; old Mayo Bridge at left crossing river; Virginia s…
James River at Belle Isle
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River and Belle Isle from the north bank at Richmond, Virginia; Old Dominion Iron Works visible in d…
James River View
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River at Richmond, Virginia; view looking south towards Manchester; railroad tracks in foreground. …
James River and Canal
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River and James River and Kanawha Canal at near Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia; railroad t…
James River Panorama
1912
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of the James River from the south banks; view of downtown Richmond, Virginia looking north. Geographic…
James River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River at Richmond, Virginia; boulders in foreground; dam (Boshers?) in background. Geographic Descr…
James River and Kanawha Canal
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the James River and Kanawha Canal, just west of downtown Richmond, Virginia; railroad tracks at left. Geographic Descri…
James River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River at Mayo's Island in Richmond, Virginia; dilapidated factory buildings in background; "beach" i…
James River
10/1924
Original film negative showing a panoramic view of the James River looking north; skyline of Richmond, Virginia visible in background. Geographic De…
James River and Canal
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River and James River and Kanawha Canal just west of Richmond, Virginia; railroad tracks in mid-grou…
Falls of the James
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the falls of the James River at Belle Isle in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Jame…
James River
9/4/1911
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of the James River at Richmond, Virginia; image taken during drought conditions; skyline of downtown vi…
James River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River looking west from the Atlantic Coastline bridge in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description…
Forest Hill Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of people enjoying Forest Hill Park on the south side of Richmond, Virginia; view of men and women walking around…
Forest Hill Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Forest Hill Park on the south side of Richmond, Virginia; view of a large wooden structure enclosing a merry-g…
Forest Hill Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the swimming or boat lake at Forest Hill Park on the south side of Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description…
Forest Hill Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the amusement park in Forest Hill Park, Richmond, Virginia; group congregates around concession stand or ticke…
Forest Hill Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the amusement park in Forest Hill Park, Richmond, Virginia; crowd in foreground; arcade and dance hall in back…
Forest Hill Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the amusement park in Forest Hill Park, Richmond, Virginia; small gaming arcade with roller coaster visible at…
Forest Hill Park
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Forest Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia; image of the boating area created from quarry pond. Geographic Descri…