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Carl J. Lomen
Carl J. Lomen, prior to 1923
Born	July 13, 1880 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	(1965-08-16)August 16, 1965 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Businessman, photographer

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). He died on August 16, 1965.

References

1. ^ "Carl J. Lomen Is Dead at 85; ' The Reindeer King' of Alaska". The New York Times. August 18, 1965. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
2. "Guide to the Lomen Family Papers". NWDA. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
3. In fact, a conglomerate of companies that included the Northwestern Livestock Corporation and its subsidiaries Alaska Livestock and Packing Company, Nunivak Development Corporation, Lomen Commercial Company and Arctic Transportation Company.

External links

• Lomen Brothers Alaska Photographs
• Guide to the Walter B. Beals Album on Roald Amundsen 1906–1929

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