McCaffrey, Frank (sold)
Frank McCaffrey (1894 - 1985) was an American artist, publisher, letterpress printer, and politician. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, McCaffrey moved to Spokane, Washington, with his family at the age of four. After finding a fascination with printing at a very young age, McCaffrey began an apprenticeship in Spokane and by 1913 he was working as a journeyman printer in Seattle, where he would spend the rest of his life. McCaffrey bought Acme Press, a commercial publishing firm in Seattle, in 1919 and in 1931 founded Dogwood Press as a trademark within Acme. For McCaffrey, his artistic goal when printing a book was for the book's presentation to 'reflect and enhance its content'. At Dogwood, he printed 'for the pleasure of the doing' and saw 'the same opportunity for subtle expression of personality as painting or modeling' in printing. Dogwood served as his creative outlet and was home to some of his 'finest and most limited productions'. Works published by Dogwood even had certain hallmarks, such as stout boards covered with patterned cloth and rough, untrimmed page edges. Printing, for McCaffrey, was always a personal pursuit. He sold Acme in 1952, but kept Dogwood, and continued printing. He produced pamphlets for friends and an occasional hardback book. McCaffrey loved to champion Seattle authors and history and, in 1980, he donated a large quantity of printing materials to the newly formed book arts program at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. McCaffrey served for two-and-a-half-years on Seattle's city council and ran for mayor twice.
Promotes tourism to Alaska in the 1930s.
Territory of Alaska. The All-American Route - Alaska Steamship Company - Serving All of Alaska!
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This is a first edition 1936 Frank McCaffrey map of Alaska created for the Alaska Steamship Company. Sea routes between Seattle and cities and towns in Alaska are highlighted, including the route up the Inside Passage. Juneau, Sitka, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Dutch Harbor, and Nome are all labeled, as are numerous smaller towns and villages. Mt. McKinley (Denali) National Park, and Glacier Bay National Park are noted. The Alaska Highway is also noted, as are gold placers and oil fields. (more details)
Daily steamship service out of Seattle, Washington.
American Mail Line Map to Adventure Sail via Seattle - Japan, China, the Philippines - Round the World. / American Mail Line Map of Adventure Japan, China, the Philippines and Round the World via Seattle.
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This is an eye-catching 1936 Frank McCaffrey pictorial map of the Pacific created for the steamships of the American Mail Line. The American Mail Line was a pioneering service that operated daily out of Seattle, Washington, to the Far East. (more details)
Celebrating Seattle.
Frank McCaffrey's New Dogwood Map of Seattle.
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This is a rare 1936 Frank McCaffrey / Dogwood Press pictorial map of Seattle, Washington, and environs. The map was drawn, in the author's own words, to inspire readers to 'linger, and in imagination, explore the ever-changing panorama.' (more details)
A post war map of Alaska promoting tourism to the territory.
Territory of Alaska. The All-American Route - Alaska Steamship Company - Serving All of Alaska!
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This is a 1949 Frank McCaffrey map of Alaska. The map depicts the region from Russia and the Bering Sea to British Columbia and Washington State and from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and Olympia, Washington. Created for the Alaska Steamship Company, sea routes between Seattle and numerous cities and towns in Alaska are highlighted by red lines, including the route up the Inside Passage. Juneau, Sitka, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Dutch Harbor, and Nome are all labeled, as are numerous smaller towns and villages. Myriad rivers and streams are also illustrated, as are Mt. McKinley (Denali) National Park and Glacier Bay National Park. The Alaska Highway is also noted, as are gold placers and oil fields. The Alaska Peninsula and some of the Aleutian Islands are illustrated and labeled, as are innumerable points, capes, and bays along the Alaska coast along with small islands throughout the region. (more details)