William Cobb (photographer)

William Cobb was a pioneer of photography in Ipswich, Suffolk. He subsequently moved to Woolwich in southeast London where he continued to work.

Cobb had his premises in 1 Clarkson Street, Ipswich[1] and also supported Richard Dykes Alexander, an amateur photographer who lived nearby.[2]

After taking over the business of William Heathman, 77-78 Wellington Road, Woolwich in 1872,[3] Cobb took photographs of members of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich for use in Carte-de-visites. He used his photograph of Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial to promote his business.[4]

He contributed several articles to the British Journal of Photography in 1880, including a paper he delivered to the South London Photographic Society (SLPS) on "Ballooning from a Photographic Point of View" in which he suggested that the SLPS obtain a balloon of its own.[5]

References
  1. Mayon-White, W. M. (1966). "From Out the More Distant Past: A Sixth of Holden's, 1865-66". The Ipswichian. XXVII (306).
  2. Pols, Robert. "William Cobb leaves Ipswich". Early Photographic Studios. Robert Pols. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "William HEATHMAN". Photographers 1840 - 1940 Great Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "Portrait of Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) Prince Imperial, from the Royal Military Academy | Cobb, William | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections. V&A. 12 October 1880.
  5. Cobb, William (1880). "Ballooning from a Photographic Point of View". The British Journal of Photography. London : H. Greenwood. XXVII (1075): 593–4. Retrieved 8 January 2023.


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