Fee, Charles S.
Charles Sumner Fee (September 24, 1853 - September 25, 1923) was an American railroad man active in the American Midwest and California during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Fee was born in Laurel, Ohio. Fee began his railroad career in 1873 as general secretary to the manager of the Michigan Central Railway. In 1877 he took a position as H. E. Sargent's secretary at the Northern Pacific Railroad, which at the time had only about 400 miles of track. In 1883, he was promoted to Northern Pacific General Passenger Agent, a position he held until 1904, when he took over E. O. McCormic's position as passenger and traffic manager of the San Francisco office of the Southern Pacific Railroad. He was one of the directors of the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Fee died in San Francisco in 1923, at the time he was still working at the Southern Pacific Railroad.
A 'Strange and Bewildering' Wonderland.
Map of the Yellowstone National Park. / Northern Pacific R.R. The Wonderland Route to the Pacific Coast / Alice's Adventures in the New Wonderland The Yellowstone National Park.
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This impressive, early promotional chromolithographic map of Yellowstone National Park was prepared by Carl J. Hals and Arvid Rydstrom in 1882 and was printed by Poole Brothers for the Northern Pacific Railroad. It coincided with the Northern Pacific's opening of a rail link to the park, the first easy means for the masses to access it, which helped boost the park's image in the popular imagination and spur Western American nature tourism. (more details)
Striking chromolithograph of Yellowstone!
Yellowstone National Park. Northern Pacific Railway.
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This is an 1895 chromolithograph bird's-eye view map of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, prepared by Charles S. Fee, the Passenger Traffic Manager at the Northern Pacific Railroad, and printed by Poole Bros. It reflects the deep connection between the park and the railroad, which provided the first direct and relatively fast (non-stagecoach) connection between Yellowstone and the eastern United States. (more details)
'When you want a pointer…'
Mark! When you want a Pointer regarding your western trip…
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An utterly charming 1896 lithograph pictorial map issued to promote travel to the Pacific Northwest via the Northern Pacific Railway. This map was issued in 1896 by Charles S. Fee, general passenger agent for the Northern Pacific Railway. It covers the western part of the United States roughly from the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Superimposed upon the map is the image of an English Pointer dog in classic 'pointer' pose. The dog's head, spine, and tail illustrate the course of the Northern Pacific Railway from Duluth, Minnesota to Olympia, Washington. Promotional copy overlaying the map reads,
Mark! When you want a Pointer regarding your western trip call on your nearest ticket agent or district passenger agent on the Northern Pacific Railway Co. or address Chas. S. Fee General Passenger Agent St. Paul, Minn.A list of passenger agents is printed on the verso. (more details)