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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Images
E. Franklin Street
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a view of E. Franklin Street between 5th and 6th Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; three-story town homes line s…
5th and Franklin Streets
Circa 1885
Glass plate negative showing 422 E. Franklin Street (at 5th Street ) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; three-story stucco house on corner lot with wrou…
500 block, E. Franklin Street
Pre 1929
Original film negative showing a view of the 500 block of E. Franklin Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a group of brick townhomes b…
6th and E. Franklin Streets
1925
Original film negative showing the Cameron House on the southwest corner of 6th and E. Franklin Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of a thr…
Capitol building
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the Virginia State Capitol building,Richmond, Virginia; view of north and east sides. Geographic Description: Ri…
Executive Mansion
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Virginia Executive (Governor's) Mansion on Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia; view in snow. Geographic Descripti…
Capitol building
Pre 1904
Glass plate negative showing the Virginia State Capitol building on Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia; view of southern facade from Bank Street. …
T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; standing figure of Jackson atop a pede…
T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one half of stereoview) showing the Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; standing figu…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Washington on horseback atop ped…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Washington on horseback atop ped…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Washington on horseback atop ped…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; Washington on horseback atop ped…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1906
Glass plate negative showing the base of the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; statue of Thomas Jefferson …
Richmond Water Works
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing the original Richmond, Virginia water works on the banks of the James River near Hollywood cemetery. Geographic …
E. Main Street
Post 1904
Glass plate negative showing a view of E. Main Street, looking west from 10th Street, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Ma…
12 E. Franklin Street
1880-1920
Glass plate (double negative) showing a view of the Kent-Valentine House at 12 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia; brick town home with wrought-i…
University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of students (?) posed on the exterior steps of The Rotunda, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. …
White House of the Confederacy
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the White House of the Confederacy in the Court End area of Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. -…
James River Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of the James River looking west at Richmond, Virginia; boat and dock in foreground; buildings and facto…
Richmond Arsenal
Circa 1869
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Arsenal (or Armory) after the evacuation fire of 1865; large brick building sits on the banks of the James …
Bank Street
1933
Original film negative showing a view of Bank Street from the foot of Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia; cars parked along the street; Goddin's Ha…
Grove Avenue
1880-1920
Original film negative showing the intersection of Grove Avenue and Sheppard Street in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --M…
Grove Avenue
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a Queen Anne-style house a the intersection of Grove Avenue and Sheppard Street in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Des…