Cochise County is a county in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is named after the Native American chief Cochise.
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| Studio portraits of young ladies in Cochise County, Arizona in the early 20th century |
The population was 131,346 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Bisbee and the most populous city is Sierra Vista.
Cochise County includes the Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county borders southwestern New Mexico and the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora.
Here below is a set of vintage photos from Rick Soloway that shows beautiful portraits of young women from the Irwin Studio in very early 20th century Cochise County, Arizona.
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| A young enlisted woman in uniform, Cochise County, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Cochise County lovely young woman from the Irwin Studio Archive at the Douglas Historical Society in Douglas, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Cochise County lovely young woman from the Irwin Studio Archive at the Douglas Historical Society in Douglas, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Cochise County lovely young woman from the Irwin Studio Archive at the Douglas Historical Society in Douglas, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Cochise County lovely young woman from the Irwin Studio Archive at the Douglas Historical Society in Douglas, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Cochise County young women from the Irwin Studio Archive at the Douglas Historical Society in Douglas, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Pioneering Arizona woman, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Pioneering Arizona woman, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Portrait of a young woman, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, circa early 1900s |
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| Arizona women dressed in Japanese style with kimonos and obis, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1910 |
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| A dramatically lit portrait of a lovely Arizona woman at Irwin Studio, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A lovely Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915. |
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| A lovely Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915. |
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| A lovely Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915. |
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| A lovely Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915. |
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| A lovely Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915. |
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| A lovely Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915. |
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| A lovely young woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A lovely young woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A lovely young woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A lovely young woman with a large cap, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A pretty young woman in a demure pose, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A young woman dressed in men's cover-alls, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A young woman dressed like a geisha in Japanese style with kimono and fan, by the Irwin Studio in Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915-18 |
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| A young woman dressed like a geisha in Japanese style with kimono and fan, by the Irwin Studio in Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915-18 |
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| A young woman posing at Irwin Studio, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A young woman posing with a chair at Irwin Studio, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A young woman wearing a fur collar and holding a pet dog, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915-18 |
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| A young woman wearing a military cap and spats at Irwin Studio, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| A young woman with her pet dog, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915-18 |
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| A young woman with her puppy, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| An attractive young woman with a hat, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| Arizona dancing woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| Arizona woman from Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| Arizona woman posing with her puppy, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| Arizona woman with a very contemporary style posing at the Irwin Studio in Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| Two young women dancing at Irwin Studio, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915 |
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| Two young women dressed like geishas in Japanese style with kimonos and umbrella, by the Irwin Studio in Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915-18 |
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| Young woman wearing fox fur, which illustrates our peculiar "On again. Off again" relationship with dogs, Cochise County, Arizona, circa 1915-18 |
