Eddie R. Cobb

Eddie Ross was born in Kansas and moved to New Mexico when her father, Edmund G. Ross, was appointed territorial governor by President Governor Grover Cleveland. While in Kansas, she attended Kansas University, studying business administration, a rare pursuit for women at the time. She lived in Santa Fe with her father and worked as his personal secretary, later moving to Albuquerque and working for Mrs. Franc (Francis, Emma, Emma-Luce) Albright’s art parlor as her assistant. Mrs. Albright is credited with introducing Eddie to William Cobb, a local photographer who operated Cobb Studio. Before marrying William Cobb, Eddie opened her own photography studio, Ross Studio, for a short time. Upon her marriage in 1891, she joined William in the running of Cobb Studio together. Eddie and William had four children, Edmund, Susan, Daphne, and Wilfred. After William died in 1909, Eddie continued to run the business. Her children, Daphne and Wilfred, assisted as photographers, finishers, developers, and managers. Daphne worked alongside her mother until she died in 1929, and Wilfred worked with his mother until 1940. Ultimately, Eddie chose to close the studio rather than pass the business on to her son, Wilfred. Eddie never remarried.