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Digital Image: 1926 Routledge View of the Columbia River and the Columbia River Scenic Railroad
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Title
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company Air View of the Columbia River Scenic Route.
1928 (dated) 31.25 x 8.75 in (79.375 x 22.225 cm) 1 : 360000
1928 (dated) 31.25 x 8.75 in (79.375 x 22.225 cm) 1 : 360000
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Cartographer S
Fred A. Routledge (September 7, 1871 - April 1936) was an American artist and cartographer best known for his pictorial maps and bird's eye views. Born in Abilene, Kansas, Routledge spent most of his early life in Rockford, Illinois before moving to Portland, Oregon. Routledge worked with the publication West Shore for a short time before finding himself out of work. He found work with the Morning Oregonian beginning in 1895 as the head of its Art Department, a position he reportedly held until 1906. At that time it is clear that hand-drawn illustrations were being replaced by photographic images, but Routledge's work continued to appear in the Oregonian over the ensuing decades. Routledge also worked as artist and cartographer on illustrated books, two of which were published in 1915. Until his death, Routledge produced pictorial maps for many different companies, including Union Pacific, and as promotional material for scenic drives throughout Washington. He married fellow artist Lydia McGowan in 1896. More by this mapmaker...
Frank William Baltes (March 19, 1860 - 1932) was an American author and printer active in the Pacific Northwest during the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century. Baltes, born to German immigrants in the then Washington Territory was educated in Chicago before finding a position in the printing office of the Astorian in Astoria, Oregon in 1873. Baltes founded his own company, F.W. Baltes and Company, in 1882. Baltes also served as secretary of the Portland Tyothetae and served as a delegate to numerous meetings of the United Typothetae of America. Learn More...
References
OCLC 75525977 (1916), 1348107109 (1932).