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
Jolly Johns Baseball Team
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Jolly Johns (and Little Billies) baseball teams; image of a group of men in loose fitting uniforms and baseball caps…
U. S. Cavalry Soldiers on Horseback
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of showing U. S. Cavalry soldiers on horseback behind a brick armory or stables (?).
Life Insurance Company of Virginia, Audit Departm…
9/26/1907
Glass plate negative showing the audit department at the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, 10th and Capitol Street, Richmond, Virginia; image of me…
First National Bank
1918
Original film negative of vintage print (1918) showing employees working at their desks at First National Bank, 823 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virgini…
Ice Skating on Jahnke's Pond
Circa 1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing a group of men, women and children ice skating on Jahnke's Pond in Chesterfield County, Virginia; boy helps girl with he…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
1932
Original film negative of employees of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia sitting outside on steps leading to their offices (?) at 10th and Capit…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
1932
Original film negative of employees of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia sitting outside on steps leading to their offices (?) at 10th and Capit…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
1880-1920
Original film negative (1932?) showing employees of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia posing on outside steps leading to their offices at 10th a…
World War Group at Miss Scott's
5/30/1919
Glass plate negative showing a group of U. S. Navy sailors and young women posed in the yard of Miss Frances "Boxie" Scott, 712 W. Franklin Street, i…
Gallego Mills
1870-1879
Glass plate negative showing the exterior of Gallego (Flour) Mills, 12th and Canal Streets, Richmond, Virginia; view of the multi-story brick structu…
Soldiers with Beva Soft Drink Truck
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing a group of U. S. soldiers at an event at the Virginia State Fairgrounds in Richmond, Virginia; uniformed men holding tin…
Ozark Cotton Mill Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the interior of the Ozark Cotton Mill, Gastonia, North Carolina; image of a large room with high ceiling and rows of thr…
Military Encampment at State Fairgrounds
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of U. S. soldiers camped out at the Virginia state fairgrounds in Richmond, Virginia; numerous small tents pitch…
Iron Moulders Union #128
1880-1920
Original film negative showing members of the Iron Moulders Union #128 of Manchester, Richmond, Virginia posing outside on a grassy lawn; image of a …
Richmond Locomotive Works
1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing office workers of the Richmond Locomotive Works, Richmond, Virginia; image of eight men in dark suits and hats posed out…
Hollywood Cemetery - The Pyramid (Confederate Mon…
Post 1869
Glass plate negative showing the Pyramid, a monument dedicated to the Confederate soldiers buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; erected …
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, Interior
1920-1929
Original film negative of an interior of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, 11-13 S. 12th Street, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a man work…
Hollywood Cemetery - The Pyramid (Confederate Mon…
Post 1869
Glass plate negative showing the Pyramid, a monument dedicated to the Confederate soldiers buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; erected …
Russell's Company at the Washington Equestrian Mo…
1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of soldiers, "Russell's Company," posed in front of the Washington Equestrian monument in Capitol Square, Richmo…
Soldiers with Beva Soft Drink Truck
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing a group of U. S. soldiers at an event at the Virginia state fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia; uniformed men gather around…
Unidentified Paper Mill
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the interior of an unidentified paper mill; image of large room filled with large wooden tubs and barrels (pulp digester…
Hollywood Cemetery - Fitzhugh Lee
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative showing an obelisk monument for Fitzhugh Lee in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. -…
Unidentified Paper Mill
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the interior of an unidentified paper mill (possibly Albemarle Paper Company, Richmond, Virginia); image of machinery wi…
Hollywood Cemetery - Pickett
Post 1902
Glass plate negative showing a view of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; General George E. Pickett monument at center of image. Inscription: W…