Elbridge Willis Moore

Elbridge Willis Moore (June 5, 1857 – June 10, 1938) was an American painter, photographer, and gallery owner.^[1][2][3]

Elbridge Willis Moore
Born	(1857-06-05)June 5, 1857 Gardiner, Maine, U.S.
Died	June 10, 1938(1938-06-10) (aged 81) Napa, California, U.S.
Occupations	Painter photographer gallery owner

Cabinet card portrait of Abigail Scott Duniway (1870)

Sketch by E.W. Moore for a Volunteer Monument for the Second Oregon Volunteers

Moore was born in Gardiner, Maine.^[4] He was the younger brother of Otis Merrill Moore, proprietor of the Hoquiam Record and Daily Washingtonian. He came to Hoquiam, Washington in early 1918.^[2][3] He worked at Frank G. Abell's photography firm before eventually taking it over when Abell moved on. The Portland Art Museum has his photograph of Susan Whalley Allison in their collection.^[5] He was also a captain.^[6]

In 1897, Moore was contracted to paint a portrait of Oregon governor William Paine Lord to hang in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.^[7] He was also contracted to paint portraits of governors Frank W. Benson and Jay Bowerman,^[8] as well as former governor Ben W. Olcott.^[9] In addition to these portraits, he also painted a portrait of Samuel Benn, a pioneer of Aberdeen, Washington,^[3] and made a posthumous painting of Seattle newspaper editor Col. Alden J. Blethen.^[10]

Photograph of John C. Robertson

Also a photographer, Moore took a photograph of John C. Robertson.^{[citation needed]} He worked for Frank G. Abell before eventually taking over his photographic studio.^[11][12]

He died in Napa, California.^[13]