Mapping wonderlands : illustrated cartography of Arizona, 1912--1962

233 Pages·2013·15.493 MB·English

by  Griffin, Dori

mapping wonderlands

Mapping Wonderlands
Illustrated Cartography of
Arizona, 1912–1962
Dori Griffin
tucson
© 2013 The Arizona Board of Regents
All rights reserved
www.uapress.arizona.edu
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Griffin, Dori.
Mapping wonderlands : illustrated cartography of Arizona, 1912–1962 / Dori Griffin.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8165-0932-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Arizona—Historical geography—Maps.
2. Arizona—Economic conditions—Maps. 3. Arizona—Social conditions—Maps. 4. Arizona—
Maps. I. University of Arizona Press. II. Title.
G1510.G7 2013
911’.791—dc23
2012589775
Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper containing a
minimum of 30% post-consumer waste and processed chlorine free.
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Contents
List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. Writing the Wonderlands of Arizona 5
2. Contextualizing Arizona’s Cartographic Illustrations, 1912–1962 22
3. Adopted Identities: Map-makers, Map Users, and Illustrated Roles 56
4. Rewriting Time: Illustrated Cartography and Arizona’s
Temporal Landscape 75
5. Crowded Spaces: “How We Filled in the Map” 102
6. Cartographic Narratives of Place: Writing Stories onto
Arizona Landscapes 129
7. Cartographic Narratives of Cultural Exoticism: Stories with
Local Color 148
Conclusion: Rereading Arizona as a Wonderland 180
Appendix: Popular Cartographers of Arizona, A Biographical
Catalogue 185
Notes 195
Index 213

Illustrations
1.1 Ruth Taylor White, “A Cartograph of the Grand Canyon Country” 8
1.2 Elmer E. Davis, “The Rainbow Bridge” 15
2.1 Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Card of Arizona 25
2.2 C. J. Dyer, “Phoenix” 29
2.3 Clason Map Company, “Clason’s Guide to Arizona” 33
2.4 “Douglas, Arizona” 35
2.5 Ted Rockwell, “Mutual Development” 37
2.6 Francis Bonker, “The Cactus Empire” 39
2.7 “Illustrated Map of the Great Southwest” 42
2.8 Ruth Taylor, “Arizona” 44
2.9 Harvey Company’s “Mileage Chart” 47
2.10 George Avey, “Valley of the Sun” 49
2.11 David Williamson, “High Spots of Arizona” 51
2.12 General Drafting Company, “Trip Planning Map of the United States” 53
2.13 Untitled map of medical history in Arizona 54
3.1 George Avey, “Tucson, The New Pueblo in the Heart of the Sun Country” 58
3.2 George Avey, “Arizona Highways” 60
3.3 Hague, untitled map of Arizona 62
3.4 Don Bloodgood, “Pic-Tour Map of Arizona” 64
3.5 Oren and Rosemary Arnold, “Map of the United States as Arizonans See It” 66
3.6 Detail from Eugene Upton’s “Navajo County” 69
4.1 Larry Toschik, “Kinoland” 78
4.2 Virgil Hubert, cover illustration for Arizona Highways 80
4.3 Bernice Walkley Porter, “Tucson” 87
4.4 Yuma County postcard 90
4.5 Lollesgard Specialty Company postcard, “Phoenix to Grand Canyon via
Oak Creek Canyon” 92
4.6 L. H. Larsen postcard, “Southern Utah and Northern Arizona” 96
4.7 Harry Herz postcard, “Sand Dunes of the American Sahara” 99
4.8 Harry Herz postcard, “Painted Desert from the Rim” 99
4.9 Lollesgard Specialty Company postcard, “Across Southern Arizona” 101
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5.1 Bill Steele, “How We Have Filled in the Map” 104
5.2 E. V. Miller, “Condition Map of the State Highway System” 107
5.3 Arizona Highway Department, “Traffic Flow over State Highway System” 108
5.4 Arizona Highway Department, “Summer Tours” 110
5.5 Harriet F. Cobb, “Relief Map of the State of Arizona” 111
5.6 George Avey, “Guide to Arizona: Colorful Center of the Scenic Southwest” 113
5.7 Lollesgard Specialty Company postcard, “Arizona: Points of Tourist
Interest” 114
5.8 Tucson News Company, “Catalina Mountains and Desert near
Tucson, Arizona” 115
5.9 State Highway Department, “Arizona’s Highway System in Late
Territorial Days” 118
5.10 Don Bloodgood postcard, “Here I Am in Arizona” 120
5.11 Don Bloodgood postcard, “Arizona” 121
5.12 George Avey, “National Monuments of Arizona” 123
5.13 George Avey, “Arizona’s National Monuments” 124
5.14 George Avey, “Arizona National Park Service Areas” 125
6.1 Jeffrey, Arizona Investment and Land Company Advertisement 132
6.2 US Forest Service, “National Forests in Arizona” 133
6.3 Jerry MacDonald, “Life Zones” 135
6.4 George Avey, details from Arizona Highways insert 136
6.5 Lollesgard Specialty Company postcard, “San Marcos Hotel and
Bungalows, Chandler” 138
6.6 “Petrified Forest and Mountains in Arizona” 141
6.7 Natt N. Dodge, “Desert Areas in Arizona” 141
6.8 J. R. Willis, “I’m in New Mexico—My Ass Is in Arizona” 143
6.9 “Ghost Ranch Lodge, Tucson” 143
6.10 Norton Allen, “Clara Mae Mine” 145
6.11 Front cover graphic, “Arizona: The Nation’s Fastest Growing State” 147
7.1 A. O. Boeres, “Mission Style Bungalow” 153
7.2 “Typical Desert Home” postcard 153
7.3 Lollesgard Specialty Company, “The Apache Trail” 154
7.4 Norton Allen, “P[edr]o de Montoya Inscription” 157
7.5 Bernice Walkley Porter, details of “Tucson” 162
7.6 Norton Allen, “Trail to Hopi Snake Dance” 166
7.7 Norton Allen, “Desert Roses in Arizona” 168
7.8 H. Behn, “A map showing the location of Indian tribes & ancient ruins
in the Southwest” 171
7.9 Independent News, “Apache County in Arizona” 175
8.1 Detail of “A Historic Day ‘Out Wickenburg Way’” 181
8.2 Rose Mary Goodson, “A Historic Day ‘Out Wickenburg Way’” 183
Acknowledgments
This book began as a doctoral dissertation at Arizona State University. The mem-
bers of my dissertation committee provided invaluable support and guidance as
I worked through the material here for the first time. It was a privilege to work
with such gifted scholars and practitioners. Thanks to Dr. Beverly Brandt, who
is not only an extraordinary design historian but also a wonderful mentor. My
scholarship is much richer for her guidance. Thanks, also, to Dr. Robert Edsall,
who remained a valuable source for all knowledge cartographic, even when his
research and teaching took him far from Arizona. Finally, thanks to Dr. Jannelle
Warren-Findley, whose expertise in public history has guided my efforts to write
for a diverse readership. A fellowship gave me the opportunity to write full-time
in the academic year leading up to my graduation. I would like to acknowledge
the Graduate College at Arizona State University and express thanks for its insti-
tutional commitment to student research.
Numerous librarians and archivists deserve acknowledgment: those at Arizona
State University, particularly in special collections and the map collection, and
Deborah Koshinsky, the extraordinary head librarian in the Architecture Library;
the librarians in special collections at the University of Arizona; and those at the
Burton-Barr Library in Phoenix. Thanks to the archivists at the Arizona Histori-
cal Foundation in Tempe, the Arizona Historical Society branches in Tempe
and Tucson, the Arizona State History Museum in Tucson, and the Arizona
State Archives in Phoenix. Also, thanks to the generous artists who allowed me
to reprint their work here, and to the many other copyright holders who granted
copyright permissions.
A warm “thank you” to the editorial staff at the University of Arizona Press,
with whom it has been a joy to work. The journey from dissertation to book
manuscript has been facilitated by many helpful individuals, particularly Kristen
Buckles, a talented and supportive editor.
Finally and forever, thanks to my family, with love.
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