Cobb Sibling Portrait
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Sitter
Edmund Fessenden Cobb
1892 Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1974 Woodland Hills, California
Sitter
Susan Cobb Beyer
1894 New Mexico - 1987 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sitter
Daphne Marie Cobb
1898 New Mexico - 1928
Sitter
Wilfred B. Cobb
1901 New Mexico - 1982
Dateca. 1915
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase
Object numberPA1990.013.359.A
DescriptionA studio portrait of the Cobb children as young adults and Wilfred as an adolescent. They are posing at the Cobb Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Susan (left) and Daphne (right) stand in the back and wear shirtwaist style outfits. Susan wears pearls around the neck and has a light-colored dress with ruffles around the neckline. Daphne wears a dark plaid dress with a wide and high collar and satin bowtie. Both Susan and Daphne wear their hair arranged loosely and set back in buns with braids. Edmund is seated to the left. His short hair is parted to the side and wears a tweed suit jacket, starched separable collar, and tie. Wilfred stands to the right and wears a rounded collared shirt, tie, and tweed jacket as well. His hair is also short and parted to the side. Only Susan looks directly at the camera.Emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate causing distortion and emulsion loss.
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