Jennie Ross Cobb, Graduating Class of 1902, Cherokee Female Seminary, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Jennie Ross Cobb
1881-1959
Cherokee
Date
1902
Medium Specific
Reproduction print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)
Accession Number
2006.25.10.45
Credit
Courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Biography
Jennie Ross Cobb (Cherokee, 1881–1959) is the first known Native American woman photographer in the United States, who began taking pictures of her Cherokee community in the late 19th century. The Oklahoma Historical Society used her photos of the Murrell Home to restore that building, which is now a museum. Trained as a teacher, Cobb worked as a florist in Texas before returning to Oklahoma to spearhead the restoration of the Murrell Home.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Ross_Cobb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennie_Ross_Cobb
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