Carl Joys Lomen
Carl Joys Lomen (July 13, 1880 – August 16, 1965) was an American entrepreneur and photographer. He was known as The Reindeer King of Alaska, because of his role in "organizing, promoting, marketing, and lobbying for the reindeer industry" in the first decades of the 20th century, as president of the Lomen Company. In 1954, he published his autobiography, Fifty Years in Alaska (New York: David McKay).
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Carl Joys Lomen
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- Name
- Carl J.
- Born
- July 13, 1880
- Birthplace
- St.
- Died
- 16 August 1965
- Place of death
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.
- Occupation
- Businessman, photographer
- Nationality
- United States
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Carl Joys Lomen (July 13, 1880 – August 16, 1965) was an American entrepreneur and photographer. He was known as The Reindeer King of Alaska, because of his role in "organizing, promoting, marketing, and lobbying for the reindeer industry" in the first decades of the 20th century, as president of the Lomen Company. In 1954, he published his autobiography, Fifty Years in Alaska (New York: David McKay).
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• Name — Carl J. Lomen • Born — July 13, 1880 • Birthplace — St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. • Died — 16 August 1965 • Place of death — Seattle, Washington, U.S. • Occupation — Businessman, photographer
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The following is established of origins and background. Lomen died in 1965 at Seattle. Institutional cataloguing adds that carl Joys Lomen was born in 1880 at Saint Paul.
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It is also recorded that carl Joys Lomen is recorded with the occupation photographer. It is also recorded that carl Joys Lomen is recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 13 July 1880. Institutional cataloguing adds that carl Joys Lomen died on 16 August 1965.
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- 1.Carl J. Lomen Is Dead at 85; The Reindeer King of Alaska. The New York Times. 18 août 1965.
- 2.Guide to the Lomen Family Papers. NWDA.
- 3.The Great Canadian Reindeer Project. Canada's History.
- 4.NWT Timeline. 1935 Reindeer Herding in the Northwest Territories. Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
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- Reindeer Industry-Alaska: Statement of Carl J. Lomen, 1921
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