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
Harvesting Wheat
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing two men posing in a field with large, old-fashioned cradle scythes for cutting wheat.
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
1903
Glass plate negative of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) building at 6th and Main Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows the…
Hollywood Cemetery - Elk's Monument
Circa 1897
Glass plate negative showing a large statue of an elk mounted on a stone base in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; burial plot of the Richmond …
Plowing with Horses
1880-1890
Glass plate negative of a man plowing a field with a hand-held plow pulled by three horses.
Train Engine
Circa 1868-1947
Glass plate negative showing a Chesapeake & Ohio Railway engine, Number 297, parked on railroad tracks; six member crew poses with engine.
Automatic Shoe Shine Machine
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a man sitting at an "International / Automatic / Shoe-Shining / Machine."
Unidentified House, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified house in an unidentified location; image shows a three-story brick townhouse with cast iron porch and fence.
Unloading a Ship
Circa 1925
Original film negative showing cargo being unloaded from a ship, possibly at the Port of Richmond, Virginia; stacked crates swing off ship as men in …
Steamer Trucks at Fire
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing steamer trucks of the Richmond Fire Department in use at a fire; firefighters work with trucks; bystanders look on. Geo…
Maymont Park
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a view of Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia; tree-lined stream flows through landscape. Geographic Description: Rich…
Maymont Park
1880-1920
Original film negative showing Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia; view of a cobblestone pedestrian bridge crossing a stream; yucca plants at right; …
Richmond Public Schools Classroom Scene
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools (kindergarten) classroom; image shows boys and girls seated on chairs facing a girl pres…
Richmond Public Schools Classroom Scene
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools classroom; image shows boys and girls seated at desks facing the front of the classroom;…
Amelia County School Wagon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative the Amelia County, Virginia school wagon; image of school children crowded into a horse-drawn wagon with tarp cover. Geographic…
Hollywood Cemetery - Thompson
1890
Glass plate negative showing the obelisk monument for John R. Thompson in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written __"Tomb of Jn…
Dr. Stuart McGuire House
1922
Original film negative showing an interior of the Dr. Stuart and Ruth Robertson McGuire house at 2304 Monument Avenue in the Fan District, Richmond, …
Waddill House
9/9/1921
Glass plate negative of the Samuel P. and Fannie H. Waddill residence at 2 Oak Lane in Hampton Gardens, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a two-story b…
Unidentified House, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the exterior of an unidentified house; image of a two-story brick house with raised basement on city street in Richmond,…
Unidentified House, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the overgrown garden of an unidentified house in Richmond, Virginia; image of trees and shrubs surrounding a small recta…
Kindergarten Class at Bellevue School
1905-1910
Glass plate negative of a kindergarten classroom at [old] Bellevue School (?), 22nd and Broad Streets in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia; image shows…
Unidentified Street Scene
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified street scene in an unidentified location; image shows a dirt road flanked by modest frame and brick houses.
Unidentified House, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified house in an unidentified location; image shows a three-story brick townhouse with cast iron porch and fence.
Harvesting Peanuts
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of African American workers harvesting peanuts in Amelia County, Virginia (?); image shows two men, a woman, and three children …
Hog Butchering
1880-1920
Glass plate plate negative showing a hog butchering in progress; men work with hogs in a rural setting.