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
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 a group of gir…
Huestis P. Cook with camera in Capitol Square
Circa 1910
Glass plate negative of Huestis P. Cook standing with his camera in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Virginia State Capitol building in background…
Huestis P. Cook with camera in Capitol Square
1906-1922
Glass plate negative of Huestis P. Cook standing with his camera in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Virginia State Capitol building in background…
Unveiling of Maury Tablet
10/26/1910
Glass plate negative of the unveiling of a tablet on the facade of the Maupin-Maury House, 1105 E. Clay Street, in the Court End neighborhood of Rich…
Unveiling of Maury Tablet
10/26/1910
Glass plate negative of the unveiling of a tablet on the facade of the Maupin-Maury House, 1105 E. Clay Street, in the Court End neighborhood of Rich…
Military Troops on Drill Field
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing a group of U. S. soldiers in overcoats and hats lined up on an empty field between Grace and Broad Streets, in the Fan D…
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 Confederate …
Dedication of the Robert E. Lee Monument
5/29/1890
Glass plate negative of a crowd scene during the dedication and unveiling of the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument at Monument and Allen Avenues, in …
Parade on Main Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified parade west down Main Street from 10th Street, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a military (?) gro…
Adjutant General of Virginia, W. W. Sale and his …
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the Adjutant General of Virginia, W. W. Sale and his staff on horseback heading up a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmond, V…
2nd Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the 2nd Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard (New Haven), marching in a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia…
1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the 1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard (Hartford), marching in a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia;…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues on Parade
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues in an unidentified parade; the Blues, in full dress uniform, march down a city street …
Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard Band
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the band of the Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard playing in the middle of Main Street in downtown Richmond; band faces the T…
War Bond Parade
11/23/1917
Glass plate negative showing participants lining up in Capitol Square to march during a World War I war bond parade and rally (Liberty Loan drive?); …
Parade Wagons on E. Franklin Street
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing participants in an unidentified (Labor Day?) parade paused on E. Franklin Street in Richmond, Virginia; horse and mule-d…
Early Airplane Flight at the State Fair of Virgin…
Post 1909
Glass plate negative showing an early airplane flight at the State Fair of Virginia; plane (Hamilton or Curtiss) flies above field in front of the Ri…
Grace Arents School Group
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of students at Grace Arents School (Richmond, Virginia Public Schools), 600 S. Pine Street in Oregon Hill; the c…
John B. Cary Students
1913-1920
Glass plate negative of students posing on the steps of [old] John B. Cary School, Idlewood Avenue between Rowland Street and Shields Avenue in the I…
Miss Gussie Daniels School
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the pupils of Miss Gussie Daniels school, Adams and Main Streets in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; school-age young gi…
Monte Maria Academy
1866-1927
Glass plate negative showing students at the Monte Maria Academy, a private Catholic girls school on Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a…
National Cemetery
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing a view of National Cemetery (?) in Henrico County, Virginia (?); headstones of "Unknown U.S. Soldiers." Geograph…
St. Emma Industrial and Agricultural Institute
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing the cadet or rifle corp at the St. Emma Industrial & Agricultural Institute at Belmead Plantation, Powhatan County; imag…
University of Virginia
1895
Glass plate negative showing the burning of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Inscription: Written __"Burnin…