E. C. Goddard & Co. photographs

E. C. Goddard & Co. photographs, 1895-1910

Overview of the Collection

Title: E. C. Goddard & Co. photographs
Dates: 1895-1910 (inclusive)
18951910
Quantity: 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in a shared document case)
Collection Number: Org. Lot 1407
Summary: Collection consists of two photographs of the E. C. Goddard & Co. retail shoe store in Portland, Oregon, circa 1895 and 1908. Edmund C. Goddard was in the retail shoe business from 1890 to 1910.
Repository: Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Edmund C. Goddard was born in Monroe, Wisconsin, in May 1862. He arrived in Portland in 1888 and started his career in shoe retailing in 1890 as an agent for James Means shoes. E. C. Goddard & Co. began officially in 1893, and moved to 129 6th (now 521 NW 6th Ave.) in 1895. Five years later, Joseph F. Kelly joined Goddard as business partner and moved the business to the Oregonian building, at the corner of SW 6th and Washington Streets. Goddard retired from shoe retail in 1910 and spent time on his farm in Underwood, Skamania County, Washington, where he died on June 12, 1918.

Goddard married Minnie McCracken in 1899 and they had one daughter, Elizabeth.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection comprises two black-and-white photographs showing the retail shoe business of Edmund C. Goddard (and later Joseph F. Kelly) at two locations in Portland. The photographs date to circa 1895 and 1905.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

E. C. Goddard & Co. photographs, Org. Lot 1407, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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