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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Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Post 1910
Glass plate negative (lantern slide) of the Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) building at 7th and Grace Streets in downtown Richmond, …
Monroe Terrace Apartments
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a drawing of the Monroe Terrace Apartments, at the corner of Franklin and Laurel Streets, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virg…
Monroe Terrace Apartments
1915-1920
Glass plate negative of the Monroe Terrace Apartments, at the corner of Franklin and Laurel Streets, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image s…
Monroe Terrace Apartments
1915-1920
Glass plate negative of the Monroe Terrace Apartments, at the corner of Franklin and Laurel Streets, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image s…
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[The Grove] Apartment Building
4/1917
Glass plate negative of the Grove (?) Apartment building at Grove Avenue and Lombardy Street, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image shows th…
St. Emma Industrial and Agricultural Institute
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing the school baseball team of St. Emma Industrial & Agricultural Institute at Belmead Plantation, Powhatan County, Virgini…
Streetcar and Apartment Houses
1922
Original film negative showing a Richmond streetcar driving north on Sheppard Street, approaching Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia; a pair of smal…
Apartment House on Monument Avenue
1922
Original film negative showing an apartment house at the corner of Monument Avenue and Robinson Street in Richmond, Virginia; three-story brick build…
Monument Avenue Apartment Houses
1900-1925
Glass plate negative of the Stratford Court and The Kenilworth apartment houses in the 2500 blocke of Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia; image show…
Monroe Terrace Apartments
1915-1920
Glass plate negative of the Monroe Terrace Apartments, at the corner of Franklin and Laurel Streets, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image s…
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…
1002 E. Broad Street
12/1920
Glass plate negative showing a three-story brick house with raised basement at 1002 E. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; entrance on first level; d…
Gate Opener at Sabine Hall
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American woman standing beside a wooden gate at Sabine Hall, Warsaw, Virginia (?); woman wears long s…
St. Emma Industrial and Agricultural Institute
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing a group of students pulling a fire wagon at the St. Emma Industrial & Agricultural Institute at Belmead Plantation, Powh…
Laburnum House
12/26/1914
Glass plate negative showing gardens and grounds of the third Laburnum house (1908), Westwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, covered with snow. Inscrip…
Wheat Harvest at Curle's Farm
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative of the wheat harvest at Curle's Neck Farm, on the James River in Henrico County, Virginia; image shows men leading two teams of …
New York Restaurant
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees and exterior of the New York Restaurant, 916 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virginia; three men in white coats and …
Rennie Dairy, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees and interior of the Rennie Dairy Company, 604-608 N. 7th Street in Richmond, Virginia; image shows workmen in …
Hebrew Cemetery - Confederate Soldiers Section
Post 1873
Glass plate negative showing the Confederate burial section in the Hebrew Cemetery at 4th and Hospital Streets in Jackson Ward, Richmond, Virginia; c…
Libby Prison
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Libby Prison, E. Cary and S. 20th Streets, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia from across the James River and …
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
11/14/1947
Original film negative showing employees of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia sitting outside on steps leading to their offices (?) at 10th and …
Woman in Alley behind Little Theatre League Space
Circa 1920-1921
Glass plate negative showing a woman in suit and hat standing in the alley behind the Little Theatre League space, located at Floyd Avenue and Laurel…
Richmond Locomotive Works
Circa 1900
Glass plate stereograph negative showing the Richmond Locomotive Works buildings; image of a complex of brick buildings near the banks of the James R…
Parade on Main Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified parade down Main Street from 10th Street, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a military (?) marching…