Difference between revisions of "Foster, Edward"
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| − | '''Edward Foster''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187491975/edward-foster 1839-1920]), a native of Germany, bought half-interest in a Front Street blacksmith shop in 1865, and the other half in 1870. He later entered the Foster & Lake partnership with [[Lake, George P.|George Lake]]. By 1900, the shop (as seen in the photo detail at right) had changed name and ownership (Ely). | + | '''Edward Foster''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187491975/edward-foster 1839-1920], Harrison p.299), a native of Germany, bought half-interest in a Front Street (NE corner of Cooper) blacksmith shop in 1865, and the other half in 1870. He later entered the Foster & Lake partnership with [[Lake, George P.|George Lake]]. By 1900, the shop (as seen in the photo detail at right) had changed name and ownership (Ely). |
* [[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]], Chapter Four, item (9), page 86. | * [[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]], Chapter Four, item (9), page 86. | ||
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| + | Son '''Oscar Albert Foster''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160097650/oscar-albert-foster 1868-1955]) is also profiled in Harrison, p.276. | ||
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Revision as of 21:37, 24 December 2023
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Edward Foster (1839-1920, Harrison p.299), a native of Germany, bought half-interest in a Front Street (NE corner of Cooper) blacksmith shop in 1865, and the other half in 1870. He later entered the Foster & Lake partnership with George Lake. By 1900, the shop (as seen in the photo detail at right) had changed name and ownership (Ely).
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Four, item (9), page 86.
Son Oscar Albert Foster (1868-1955) is also profiled in Harrison, p.276.
