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
Soldiers at Main Street Station
1880-1920
Glass plate plate negative showing U. S. soldiers lined up in formation in front of Main Street Station in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia. Geogr…
Hull Street
1930
Original film negative showing an exterior view of the A & P Grocery store on Hull Street at Broad Rock Road near the Battery Heights neighborhood of…
Jefferson Street
1926
Original film negative showing a Richmond S. P. C. A. building at 203 N. Jefferson Street in the Monroe Ward area of Richmond, Virginia; small, one-s…
Oakwood Cemetery - Confederate Monument
Pre 1887
Glass plate negative showing an early view of Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; obelisk with names of Confederate states and numerous small woode…
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Inter…
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the lobby at the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 1015 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virginia; three men in suits…
Grace Arents School Group
1927
Original film negative showing children from Grace Arents School (Richmond Virginia Public Schools), 600 S. Pine Street in Oregon Hill, Richmond, Vir…
John B. Cary Students
1913-1920
Glass plate negative of students posing in front of the steps of [old] John B. Cary School, Idlewood Avenue between Rowland Street and Shields Avenue…
Richmond Howitzers at Confederate Reunion
1906
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Howitzers parading down Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia during a Confederate reunion and unveiling of…
Labeling Tobacco Packages
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative of women putting Fatima cigarette labels on packages at the Allen & Ginter Tobacco factory, 7th and Canal Streets in Richmond, V…
British-American Tobacco Company
Circa 1902
Glass plate negative showing a shift change (?) at the British-Amercan Tobacco Company, 900 N. Lombardy Street, near the Carver area of Richmond, Vir…
Richmond Fire
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the aftermath of a fire in the 800 block of E. Main Street, in downtown Richmond (First National Bank at 823 E. Main Str…
Richmond 1886 Flood
1886
Glass plate negative showing Main Street during a flood of the James River at Richmond, Virginia; image of flooded street flanked by brick retail bus…
Nun at Monte Maria Convent
1921
Glass plate negative of a Catholic nun standing in a courtyard at the Monte Maria Convent on Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; the nun, in dark habi…
Unveiling Confederate Monument at Goochland Court…
6/22/1918
Glass plate negative of men, women and children gathered at the Goochland County, Virginia courthouse to witness the unveiling of a Confederate monum…
Unveiling Confederate Monument at Goochland Court…
6/22/1918
Glass plate negative of the dedication and unveiling of a Confederate monument at the Goochland County, Virginia courthouse; image shows men, women a…
Richmond Police Bicycle Corps
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Police Bicycle Corps; the men, in uniform, pose with their bikes in front of Quarles Bike Shop, 414 N. 2nd …
Richmond Police Traffic Squad
12/1/1921
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Police Department traffic squad; image of a group of men in dark uniforms and hats posing outside near Firs…
School Group at J. E. B. Stuart Monument
5/30/1917
Glass plate negative of a school group from the Collegiate School for Girls gathered at the base of the J. E. B. Stuart monument at Stuart Circle, in…
Panorama of Richmond - Marshall Street Viaduct
5/3/1911
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia looking west across the Marshall Street Viaduct. Inscription: Written __"Souther…
Boy Scouts Deliver Christmas Stockings
12/21/1919
Glass plate negative showing Boy Scouts lined up in front of 12 N. 8th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; preparing to deliver Christmas stocking…
Women on Steps of YWCA
Circa 1910
Glass plate negative showing ten women in coats and hats (Board members?) posed on the main steps of the YWCA, N. 5th Street in downtown Richmond, Vi…
Springfield School "Open Air" Class
1914
Glass plate negative of one of two "open air" classrooms at Springfield School, 26th and Leigh Streets in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia; image show…
Boy Scouts Deliver Christmas Stockings
12/21/1919
Glass plate negative showing Boy Scouts lined up in front of 12 N. 8th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; preparing to deliver Christmas stocking…
William Fox Students
1918
Glass plate negative of the Gymnastics and Athletic Team of William Fox School, in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; image shows two rows of gi…