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
Broad and 8th Streets
1913
Glass plate negative showing the north east corner of Broad and 8th Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image of the north side of the 800 block,…
Pratt's Castle
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an exterior view of Pratt's Castle, 324 S. 4th Street on Gamble's Hill, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Ric…
View of Richmond Harbor and Docks
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the docks at the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia; boat docked at wharf. Geographic Descri…
View of Richmond Harbor and Docks
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the James River with harbor and docks of Richmond, Virginia; dirt road in foregroud; buildings and warehouses …
Monument Avenue
1922
Original film negative showing Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; view looking east from near Meadow Street and Allison Avenue. Inscription: Wri…
Broad Street at Second Street
1921
Glass plate negative showing a multi-story brick building on the northeast corner of Broad and 2nd Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; building h…
Broad Street at Fourth Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the southeast corner of Broad (319-321) and 4th Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; construction of a multi-story br…
500 block E. Broad Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the 500 block of E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view looking east; Miller & Rhoads Department Store (52…
100 block of W. Broad Street
1914
Glass plate negative showing view of the 100 block of W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; view looking east; street cars in middle of street; Maso…
Universal Motor Company
1890-1916
Glass plate negative showing the Universal Motors Company building at 1012 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; two-story brick building with colum…
W. Cary Street
1912
Glass plate negative showing a horse-drawn carriage driving on W. Cary Street in Richmond, Virginia; view looking west from the Belt Line Bridge; mud…
804 E. Clay Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Hugh Pleasants House, a two-story stucco house with dormer windows in the attic level; located at 804 E. Clay Street…
1201 E. Clay Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an exterior view of the White House (and Museum of the Confederacy), 1201 E. Clay Street in the Court End area of Richmo…
12 E. Franklin Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an exterior view of the Kent-Valentine House at 12 E. Franklin Street in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; three-story ho…
501-512 E. Franklin Street
1921
Glass plate negative showing a view of 510-512 E. Franklin Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; three-story brick town homes on northwest corner of…
Henry Clay monument
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing the Henry Clay monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; standing figure of Clay under an ornamental gazebo…
George Washington equestrian monument
Pre 1904
Glass plate double negative showing the base of the George Washington equestrian monument on Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; statue of Thomas Nel…
Capitol Street
Pre 1873
Glass plate double negative showing a view of Capitol Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; from left, image shows First Presbyterian Church, the Ed…
University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative showing a group of University of Virginia medical students posing outside a brick building on the grounds of the Universi…
Monroe Park
Circa 1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Monroe Park in Richmond, Virginia; nurse and children stand at base of statue of General Williams C. Wickham; …
Coal Truck
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a S. H. Hawes & Company Coal truck parked at the base of Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; steps down from the Monte…
Governor and Capitol Streets
1935
Original film negative showing the intersection of Governor and Capitol Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; three-story brick townhomes at center…
Libby Hill Park
Post 1894
Glass plate negative showing a view of Libby Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia; image of winding pathways and newly planted trees on the hillside; guar…
10th and Broad Streets
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the northwest corner of 10th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image of a two-story frame storefront hou…