CDV Edwin Clapp in San Francisco Des Moines, IA Edwin Clapp Shoe Company. Carte de visite (cdv) of Edwin Clapp photographed in San Francisco, California by Hector Vaughan. FYI: Edwin Clapp was a prominent resident of Des Moines, Iowa, arriving there when it was a Fort and yet a city There is a good deal of information about him on the net that can be found. I have included some tidpits of information about his life. Vaughan’s First Premium Photographic Gallery was operated in San Francisco at various times by Hector W. Vaughan, Max Karras, and Sadie O. Vaughan was at 18 Third Street ca. EDWIN CLAPP Has for years had the reputation of making the best mens shoes ever made – in fact, the styles have always been made in advance by Edwin Clapp – – others imitate the styles – but they can’t imitate the quality and workmanship but that you can readily see it is an imitation – There is someting about a Clapp shoe that none of the other manufacturers can get. WHITE THE SLEEPLESS SHOEMAN 506 Walnut Street, Des Moines. Clapp worked as a ferryman on the river as a young man in his 20s and when the river froze over, he cut and stored ice, later installing the first refrigerated ice making machine in the city. He bought a 1200 acre farm and was a farmer for a few years. By 1890 (likely quite a while before that, but he’s listed in a 1890 railroad directory that I have) he had become the “General Live Stock Agent” or “Stock Agent” for the Chicago Rock Island and. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s. Track Page Views With.