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After his father died in 1902, Cook took over the studio at 913 East Main Street in
Richmond. Huestis Cook is known for his photographs of African Americans. Cook's work also includes self portraits but encompasses a wide range of subjects. Together he and his father had amassed a large collection of
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George LaGrange Cook, had also become a photographer and had stayed in
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