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
Rose House
9/1931
Original film negative showing an exterior view of the Rose house, 3209 Seminary Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; two-story brick house with wide front …
Main Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Main Street between 9th and 10th Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view looking west about 1910. Geogra…
Marshall Street Viaduct
10/1910
Glass plate negative showing the Marshall Street viaduct under construction in Richmond, Virginia; the span, which crosses Shockoe Valley from 14th t…
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument in Libby Hill Park, 29th Street and Libby Terrace in Richmond, Virginia; m…
Jefferson Davis Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the recently placed Jefferson Davis statue on the Davis monument at the intersection of Monument and Davis Avenues in th…
A. P. Hill Monument
1892-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Lt. General Ambrose Powell (A. P.) Hill monument at the intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue in Richmo…
Richmond Howitzers Monument
Post 1892
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Howitzers monument in the "pocket" park at the intersection of Park Avenue, Grove Avenue and Harrison Stree…
J. E. B. Stuart Monument
Post 1907
Glass plate negative showing the James Ewell Brown (J. E. B.) Stuart equestrian monument at Stuart Circle (Monument Avenue and Lombardy Street) in Ri…
J. E. B. Stuart Monument
Post 1907
Glass plate negative showing the James Ewell Brown (J. E. B.) Stuart equestrian monument at Stuart Circle (Monument Avenue and Lombardy Street) in Ri…
J. E. B. Stuart Monument
8/2/1926
Original film negative showing the James Ewell Brown Stuart monument in Stuart Circle at the intersection of Monument Avenue and Lombardy Street in R…
J. E. B. Stuart Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the James Ewell Brown Stuart monument in Stuart Circle at the intersection of Monument Avenue and Lombardy Street in Ric…
Robert E. Lee Monument
5/29/1890
Glass plate negative showing the unveiling of the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument at Lee Circle (Monument and Allen Avenues) in Richmond, Virginia;…
Robert E. Lee Monument
5/1890
Glass plate negative showing the construction of the Robert E. Lee monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; pedestal designed by Paul Pujol…
Robert E. Lee Monument
5/1890
Glass plate negative showing the erection of the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; wooden scaffolding encas…
Robert E. Lee Monument
5/1890
Glass plate negative showing the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument covered in a large tarp prior to the unveiling ceremony on May 29, 1890; men in su…
Robert E. Lee Monument
5/1890
Glass plate negative showing the erection of the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; wooden scaffolding being…
Robert E. Lee Monument
5/29/1890
Glass plate negative showing the unveiling of the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument at Lee Circle (Monument and Allen Avenues) in Richmond, Virginia;…
Robert E. Lee Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the erection of the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; wooden scaffolding being…
Robert E. Lee Monument
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing the pedestal designed by Paul Pujol for the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument; elaborate pedestal stands on Monument and…
Robert E. Lee Monument
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing the pedestal designed by Paul Pujol for the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument; elaborate pedestal stands on Monument and…
Robert E. Lee Monument
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing the newly completed Robert E. Lee equestrian statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; construction and transport…
Robert E. Lee Monument
Circa 1890
Glass plate negative showing the newly completed Robert E. Lee equestrian statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; construction and transport…
Robert E. Lee Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Robert E. Lee equestrian statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --F…
Robert E. Lee Monument
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Robert E. Lee equestrian statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; Richmond College in background at right. …