File:Carl Ben Eielson, aviator, Nome, Alaska, between 1920 and 1930 (AL+CA 6499).jpg

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English: Carl Ben Eielson, aviator, Nome, Alaska, between 1920 and 1930   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Lomen Bros.
Title
English: Carl Ben Eielson, aviator, Nome, Alaska, between 1920 and 1930
Description
English:

PH Coll 328.292

In 1922, Eielson created and was the sole pilot for the first Alaskan airline, the Farthest North Airline Company. He flew the first plane by the Arctic route from the United States to Europe. He delivered airmail, flew historic Arctic expeditions throughout the 1920s. Eielson and aviator Earl Borland died in a plane crash in 1929. According to Alfred Lomen's obituary, Alfred directed operations of the search for the plane crash.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Air pilots; Helmets; Goggles
  • Subjects (LCSH): Eielson, Carl Benjamin, 1897-1929
Depicted place Nome, Alaska
Date circa 1925
date QS:P571,+1925-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
6499
Source
English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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AWC7158

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