Cook Photograph Collection
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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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University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate (double) negative showing a group of people posed on the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.…
College of William and Mary
1893
Glass plate negative showing a group of students and faculty posed in front of a brick building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, V…
College of William and Mary
1893
Glass plate negative showing a group of students and faculty posed in front of a brick building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, V…
Inauguration of Governor Harry F. Byrd
2/1/1926
Original film negative of the Virginia State Capitol building during the inauguration of Governor Harry F. Byrd; image, taken from above, shows the s…
Edgar Allan Poe Shrine
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, 1914-1916 E. Main Street in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; image of the old s…
Hollywood Cemetery - Luther Scherer Obelisk
Circa 1916
Glass plate negative showing a stone obelisk for Luther L. Scherer in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. …
Shockoe Hill Cemetery - Jane Stith Stanard
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a monument to Jane Stith Craig Stanard in Shockoe Hill Cemetery on Hospital Street in Jackson Ward, Richmond, Virginia. …
Libby Prison
Circa 1861-1880
Glass plate double negative showing Civil War-era Libby Prison on the banks of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic D…
National Cemetery Gates
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing large ornamental gates leading to the U. S. National Cemetery on Williamsburg Road in eastern Henrico County, Virginia. …
Train Engine on Ashland Viaduct
Circa 1907
Glass plate negative showing a locomotive and two train cars testing the Ashland Viaduct (Richmond Ashland Railway car line) over the Seaboard Railwa…
Excavating Mayo's Island
2/25/1921
Glass plate negative showing excavation work taking place on Mayo's Island, Richmond, Virginia; railroad bridge visible in background; cleared lot wi…
Richmond Center City Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Richmond, Virginia looking southwest towards the James River; image taken from the top of the Virginia State C…
Mooers Motor Car Company
Post 1889
Original film negative showing a Packard automobile through the showroom window of Mooers Motor Car Company, 1114 N. Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia.…
Mooers Motor Car Company
Post 1889
Original film negative showing Packard automobiles in the showroom windows of Mooers Motor Car Company, 1114 N. Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia. Geo…
Mooers Motor Car Company
Post 1889
Original film negative showing Packard automobiles in the showroom of Mooers Motor Car Company, 1114 N. Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic …
Tobacco Field with Lee Monument
1917-1919
Glass plate negative showing the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument rising out of a field of tobacco planted on Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia; m…
Richmond, Virginia Skyline
1912
Glass plate negative showing a view of the Richmond, Virginia skyline looking north from the James River Inscription: Written __"[Sept 18] 1912" __E…
Richmond, Virginia Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Richmond, Virginia skyline; image looks north across James River; Virginia State Capitol building visible at f…
Mayo's Bridge and Island
1880-1920
Pair of glass plate negatives (both sides of original stereograph) showing a view of Mayo's Bridge and Island looking north across the James River at…
Libby Prison
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative (stereograph) showing a view of Libby Prison, E. Cary and S. 20th Streets, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; multi-stor…
Virginia State Capitol Building
1894-1904
Glass plate negative showing a view of the southern facade of the Virginia State Capitol building in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic …
Virginia State Capitol Building
1890-1905
Glass plate negative showing a view of the southern facade of the Virginia State Capitol building in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic …
Virginia State Capitol Building
1890-1904
Glass plate negative showing a view of the Virginia State Capitol building in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Capitol Sq…
Virginia State Capitol Building
Circa 1886
Glass plate negative showing a view of the southern facade of the Virginia State Capitol building in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; scaffolding …