What Jennie Saw
JENNIE ROSS COBB, born Jennie Fields Ross —”Jen” to those who knew her best — most likely bought her first camera around 1902. The sixth of nine children born to Robert Bruce and Francis (Thornton) Ross, Jennie experimented with photography as early as 1895. But it wasn’t until later, just ahead of her 21st birthday, that she cemented her place in both Cherokee and photographic history.
Cobb was born in Tahlequah, Indian Territory, on Dec. 26, 1881. Her Cherokee
