William Cobb with Wolf Cubs, Jack and Jill
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Sitter
William H. Cobb
(1860 New York – 1909 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date1906
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1989 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPA1990.013.396.B
DescriptionPhotographer William Henry Cobb sits on a carpeted backdrop that hangs from the ceiling and drapes on to the floor inside the Cobb Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He poses with his pet wolf cubs, Jack and Jill. They have ropes and chains attached to their collars. One dog lays behind him, seemingly asleep while the other is in William's lap, who is sitting cross-legged. William looks down at the wolf and holds one hand under its head and the other around him, holding a paw. William wears a large brimmed fedora, a corduroy jacket, a button-down shirt, corduroy pants, and leather boots.William Cobb and his wife, Eddie Ross Cobb, owned Cobb Studio spanning the turn of the nineteenth century in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. He arrived in Albuquerque in the late 1800s as a surveyor searching to heal from Tuberculosis. They had four children together. William died due to Tuberculosis in 1909 and Eddie kept the shop running for over thirty more years with the help of her children.
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