The brothers were in business together until Oscar died of accidental drowning in late 1905. After Oscar’s death, Fred became a premier photographer of mountain landscapes, and one of the most successful commercial photographers in the country during the first decades of the twentieth century.

Kiser’s photographs of Crater Lake helped publicize the lake, and his work photographing northwestern Montana contributed to the creation of Glacier National Park. Additionally, Kiser worked as a photographer for the Great Northern Railway and took photos of the construction of the Columbia River Highway in the years prior to World War I.

After the War, Kiser started the Scenic America Company to sell his colorized prints using the slogan “See America First.” Under this company name, he sold prints and developed film at Crater Lake throughout the 1920s.

He later moved to the Los Angeles area, where he died in 1955.

--Summarized from The Oregon History Project at ohs.org