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WAULomenBrothersPHColl328.xml Guide to the Lomen Brothers Photographs approximately 1900-1934 Lomen Brothers Photographs Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2009 (Last modified: 8/11/2025)

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[2025 December, Tracy J Nishimoto]: updated "Lapp" to "Sámi" in descriptions, after flagging from user.

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-04. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries Lomen Brothers photographs Lomen Bros PH0328 3 boxes 518 photographic prints and 67 nitrate negatives approximately 1900-1934 Photographs of Alaska including images of Iñupiat people, Nome and residents, reindeer business, ships, airplanes Collection materials are in English.

G. J. Lomen and his son Carl originally came to Nome as part of the 1900 gold rush. G.J. Lomen soon established a profitable law practice. In 1903 Carl's mother, sister Helen, and brothers Ralph, Harry and Alfred moved from Minnesota to Nome. Brother George arrived in Nome in 1906, opening a men's furnishing store in 1907. The family was involved in many commercial and civic interests including law, their reindeer corporation, lighterage, retail, and photography. In 1908 the brothers bought a photographic studio and later bought the negatives of several other photographers including Dobbs, Nowell, Goetze and Kinne. Brothers Carl, Harry, Alfred, and Ralph Lomen were partners in the business. Harry managed the studio and all of them took photographs, quickly learning how to keep cameras in working order at Arctic temperatures. Alfred became particularly interested in photography and took most of the photos. In September 1934, a fire destroyed their studio along with 25,000-30,000 negatives and 50,000 commercial prints. Approximately 3,000 negatives were salvaged. The Lomens never reopened their photography business but they remained in Nome, pursuing their other business enterprises, including the Lomen Reindeer Corporation. By the 1940's they all moved to Seattle, Washington, where George died in 1934, Alfred in 1950, Harry in 1957 and Carl in 1965.

Arranged in 4 series.

Lomen businesses and family Lomen Studio work Other Lomen photographs Other photographers

Photographs and negatives depicting Nome and vicinity, Alaska, the Lomen family, their business activities, reindeer, residents of Nome, Iñupiat people, Nome mining operations, dogsled teams, ships and boats, and aviation. The collection includes Lomen Bros. Studio photos, informal snapshots, and photos printed from the negatives of other professional photographers.

The Lomen Brothers bought negatives from several other professional photographers and reissued the photographs under the Lomen Bros. studio name, as was accepted practice in the early 20th century. Among the Lomens' purchases were negatives from Dobbs, Nowell, Kinne, Goetze and Kinne. About 40 were photos in this collection were identified as originating from non-Lomen studios, and are located in the Other Photographers series within this collection.

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Donor: Ralph Lomen, 1965. [Preliminary Guide says "Mrs. Alfred J. Lomen, Jr., 1963?" ]

Processed by Susan Fitch, 2014

Title of some images revised to align with harmful language guidelines. Revison completed by G. Mandarino, June 2023

Lomen Bros.--Archives Lomen Bros.--Photographs Lomen Bros.--Employees--Photographs Alaska--Photographs Nome (Alaska)--Photographs Nome (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) Iñupiats--Photographs Reindeer--Photographs Reindeer industry--Alaska Alaska Photographs Photographs Negatives (Photographs) Lomen businesses and family

The Lomen family was involved in many commercial and civic interests including law, retail, lighterage, photography, and their reindeer corporation. In 1908 the brothers opened a drugstore and bought a photographic studio. Polk's Business Directory from 1915 lists the brothers as photographers and stationers, Carl Lomen as Chief Clerk U.S. District Court, George Lomen & Co clothing and mens' furnishings, Gutbrand J Lomen as Attorney at Law, Notary public, and Norwegian Vice Consul, and Ralph Lomen as Chief of Police. The Lomen family developed a large reindeer empire in Alaska. They bought their first herd in 1914, created a natural cold storage plant at Elephant Point in 1920, and organized the Lomen Transportation Company to meet the problem of insufficient ocean shipboard refrigeration. The Lomen brothers' photography business in Nome ended in 1934 when the great Nome fire destroyed their studio. The Lomens remained in Nome, pursuing their many other business enterprises. They sold their interests in Lomen Reindeer in 1940, pursuant to the 1934 Reindeer Act, but continued in the lighterage business as Lomen Commercial Company of Nome.

Lomen businesses Five officers and directors of Lomen and Co. with gold bars in Lomen Bros. office (Lomen 1424) September 1919 PH0328 Box 1 1 1

Jafet Lindeberg and G.J. Lomen, second and third from left; Carl Lomen on the right.

Exterior view of Lomen Commercial Co. in Nome, Alaska. 1925-1940 PH0328 Box 1 1 2 Exterior view of Lomen Commercial Co. building with gas pump in front and adjacent building with sign reading Lomen Commercial Co. Freight Office 1925-1940 PH0328 Box 1 1 3 Man standing outside door of Lomen Commercial Co. Freight Office 1925-1940 PH0328 Box 1 1 4 Lomen family outside the storefront of Lomen Commercial Company General Merchandise building in Nome, Alaska 1925-1940 PH0328 Box 1 1 5

Probably Carl Lomen, 2nd from left; Ralph Lomen, 3rd from left; Helen Lomen 2nd from right; Alfred Lomen far right.

Building with sign "[Illeg.] Commercial [illeg.]" on fire, with men and truck in foreground 1934 PH0328 Box 1 1 6 Collapsed and burning building, with men gathered around truck watching fire 1934 PH0328 Box 1 1 7 Lomen Commercial Co. warehouse after 1945 storm viewed from the harbor Spring 1946 PH0328 Box 1 1 8

Written on verso: 1945 storm. Frozen ground presented considerably more damage. spring 1946.

Front exterior of brick Lomen Commercial Company with "Allis-Chalmers" sign and company car in Anchorage, Alaska circa 1950 PH0328 Box 1 1 9

Written on verso: LCC Anchorage Branch.

Interior room with fireplace, rocking chairs, display of knick-knacks and postcards 1920s-1930s PH0328 Box 1 1 10

Probably the interior of a Lomen business.

Lomen Reindeer Corporation - Lomen Bros. photos

In 1914, the Lomen family purchased 1,200 reindeer from Alfred Nilima, a Sámi herder living in the Kotzebue Sound area. By 1918, the Lomen brothers had purchased 6,268 deer from Sámi herds and the native missions at Teller and Golovin. Between 1914 and 1929, the Lomen Corporation bought 14,083 reindeer at a total cost of $236,156.00. The Lomen brothers came to monopolize the reindeer industry. The empire they established involved thousands of reindeer and included corrals, slaughterhouses, cold storage plants, refrigerated ships and retail stores where herding supplies are sold. They also controlled three of the most important shipping posts. At the peak of the commercial reindeer industry, the Lomen Brothers sold 50,000 reindeer carcasses between 1927 and 1930. With the passage of the 1934 Reindeer Act on September 1, 1934, which restricted ownership of domestic reindeer in Alaska to Natives only. The Lomens sold their large herd to the government at a low price in 1940.

Group of reindeer grazing on grassy field at St. Lawrence Bay, Siberia 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 11

Lomen Studio stamp

Snow-covered valley at Nepaktolik Creek with Lomen Co, winter camp and Kotzebue reindeer herd (Lomen 685B) 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 12

Lomen Studio stamp.

Closeup of the three reindeer grazing on a stony outcrop in the summer 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 13a

Lomen Studio stamp

Closeup of the three reindeer grazing on a stony outcrop in the summer 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 13b

Enlarged, cropped image of 13a.

Lomen Studio stamp.

Closeup of the three reindeer grazing on a stony outcrop in the summer 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 13c

Postcard of 13a

Lomen Studio stamp

Two reindeer grazing in the snow (Lomen 1134) 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 14

Lomen Studio stamp

Close-up of reindeer in front of tree 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 15a

Lomen Studio stamp

Written on verso, copyrighted by Lomen Bros Nome.

Close-up of reindeer in front of tree 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 15b

Postcard size of 15a.

Caption on photo: The Seasons Greetings from Carl and Laura Lomen.

Native reindeer herder with reindeer and sled, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 797) 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 16

Lomen Studio stamp.

Reindeer teams loaded with fresh meat for Nome market (Lomen 910) 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 17

Lomen Studio stamp.

Reindeer sled teams with two herders (Lomen 611) 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 2 18

Lomen Studio stamp.

Caption on photo: On the trail.

Reindeer - Lomen Bros. postcard size Aerial view of Elephant Point during summer 1920-1930 PH0328 Box 1 3 19

Elephant Point is where the Lomen brothers built their reindeer plant with corrals and cold storage.

Aerial view of snowy Elephant Point reindeer herds in corrals 1920-1930 PH0328 Box 1 3 20 Postcard of large reindeer herd on plain 1916 PH0328 Box 1 3 21

Caption on photograph: [illeg.] herd 1916.

Postcard of group of reindeer at Nome Winter 1915-1916 PH0328 Box 1 3 22 Postcard of large distant reindeer herd on snow-covered field 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 23 Reindeer herd at summer watering hole 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 24-27 Closeup of Kotzebue reindeer herd No. 2 (Lomen 695C) 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 28 Reindeer "Murphy" on snowy field (Lomen 578) 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 29 Four men on skis next to three roped reindeer 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 30 Three men and reindeer sled teams in front of a snow covered cabin 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 31

Written on verso: An abandoned cabin turned into a snow house by covering it with blocks of snow.

Daniel Everly Crowley in fur parka with young reindeer in the snow 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 32

Daniel Everly Crowley (1880-1958) was Superintendent of the Lomen Reindeer Corporation.

Caption on photo: Dan and 'Spot.'

Iñupiat herder with two reindeer and sled on snow field with trees, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 598) between 1914 and 1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 33

Caption on photo: Eskimo deerman on the trail in Alaska.

Several white and Iñupiat people, including woman and child, with sled and reindeer 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 34 Group of people including Iñupiat woman and child, posing with sled and reindeer, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1914 and 1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 35

The Lomens started using a Santa Claus promotion with reindeer in 1923.

Reindeer in corral with Santa Claus and a white woman wearing an Iñupiat parka, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1923 and 1935 PH0328 Box 1 3 36 Santa Claus and two people with roped reindeer on a sandy beach with buildings in the background 1923-1935 PH0328 Box 1 3 37 Santa Claus and a man with four reindeer at water's edge with a ship in background 1923-1935 PH0328 Box 1 3 38 One reindeer grazing and four in background on small ridge near brush 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 39

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Harry Lomen in field with sled and harnessed reindeer "Dick" 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 3 40

Scan of nitrate negative.

Caption on postcard: Harry and "Dick".

Lomen Studio stamp.

Reindeer Fair

According to Carl Lomen's memoir Fifty years in Alaska, the Reindeer Fair was started in 1915 as a way to increase interest in the reindeer industry and provide an opportunity for widely dispersed Alaska Native herdsmen to exchange ideas. The first fair was held near Pilgrim River and on the Seward Peninsula. "A week spent in friendly rivalry, competitions, and visiting would give everybody an opportunity to observe various methods in action and to exchange techniques of handling the animals." Contests and demonstrations were held in lassoing, sled-lashing, shooting, races, etc. In 1916 the fair was held in February, at the Kruzamapa Hot Springs, across Golden Gate Pass from Nome. At the third and final fair in 1917, Alaska Natives arrived in their finest fur parkas, and decorated reindeer harnesses with carved pieces of walrus ivory and brightly colored yarn pompoms. In 1918, the influenza epidemic killed most of the most experienced Alaska Native deermen and the reindeer fairs were never revived.

Young reindeer in decorative harness 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 41

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Deerman in parka with a reindeer in decorative harness 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 42

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Six Iñupiat men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska between 1915 and 1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 43

Caption on photo: Eskimo Reindeer men on the Kuzitrin River, Alaska.

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Postcard of reindeer sled caravan at Golden Gate Pass, Alaska 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 44

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Lomen Studio postcard.

Herd of reindeer in snow-covered field (Lomen 583D) 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 45

Caption on photo: Alaska reindeer - Igloo herd #1.

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Lomen Studio postcard.

Two Iñupiat people with two reindeer wearing decorated harnesses with sled on snowy field, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1915 and 1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 46

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Lomen Bros. stamp.

Reindeer herd at Kruzamapa Hot Springs, Alaska 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 47

Lomen Studio stamp

Site of Reindeer Fair

Reindeer herd at Kruzamapa Hot Springs, Alaska 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 48a

Lomen Studio stamp

Site of Reindeer Fair

Reindeer herd at Kruzamapa Hot Springs, Alaska 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 48b

Postcard of 13a with cropped image.

Site of Reindeer Fair

Lomen Studio stamp

Reindeer herd at Kruzamapa Hot Springs, Alaska 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 49a

Lomen Studio stamp

Site of Reindeer Fair

Reindeer herd at Kruzamapa Hot Springs, Alaska 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 49b

Cropped and enlarged print of 11a

Lomen Studio stamp

Site of Reindeer Fair

Large group of men in parkas and reindeer sleds (Lomen 548) January 1915 PH0328 Box 1 4 50

Caption on edge of negative: Nome Entry - Jan. 1915 -

Probably at 1915 Reindeer Fair.

Scan of nitrate negative.

Reindeer sled caravan with four drivers in fur parkas (Lomen 580A) 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 51

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Lomen Studio stamp.

Scan of nitrate negative.

Reindeer sled with driver (probably Lomen) in parka March 1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 52

Caption on postcard: On the Trail, March, 1917.

Probably at 1917 Reindeer Fair.

Lomen Studio stamp.

Scan of nitrate negative.

Driver in parka with reindeer sled team taking a break at Pilgrim River, Alaska 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 53

Probably en route to Reindeer Fair.

Lomen Studio stamp.

Scan of nitrate negative.

Reindeer sled caravan viewed from the rear 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 54

Probably en route to Reindeer Fair.

Lomen Studio stamp.

Scan of nitrate negative.

Harry Lomen in fur parka with reindeer "Alfred" 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 55

Caption on postcard: Harry and Alfred.

Probably at Reindeer Fair.

Scan of nitrate negative.

Lomen Studio stamp.

Harry Lomen in fur parka and cap with three reindeer, one lying down (Lomen 576) 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 56

Caption on postcard: At the Nugget

En route to Reindeer Fair.

Scan of nitrate negative.

Harnessed reindeer lying down in brush (Lomen 596B) 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 57a

Possibly at Reindeer Fair.

Scan of nitrate negative.

3-1/4" x 5-1/2" negative.

Harnessed reindeer lying down in brush (Lomen 596B) 1915-1917 PH0328 Box 1 4 57b

Scan of nitrate negative.

2" x 3" negative; same image as 30na 3-1/4" x 5-1/2" above.

Reindeer - non Lomen Bros. studio photos Two reindeer grazing on grass through snow with a reindeer in the distance and a dog nearby 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 58 Four reindeer interacting in the snow 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 59 Corralled reindeer at Elephant Point 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 60 Seven reindeer grazing in the snow 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 61 Reindeer herders in snow field with reindeers, loaded sled and large group of children 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 62

Written on verso: Canadian Huskies visit camp.

Iñupiats with reindeer and sled posing in front of small cabin, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1914 and 1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 63 Large herd of reindeer in a corral 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 64 Two reindeer, drivers and sleds at the Keewalik Plant at Elephant Point, Alaska November 22, 1927 PH0328 Box 1 5 65

Written on verso: Sled deer hauling freight from Keewalik.

Woman in skin parka with two harnessed reindeer in grassy field near trees 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 66 Man in three-piece suit and hat attaching a lead to a corralled reindeer 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 67 Reindeer in corral with lead attached 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 68 Close-up of four reindeer in corral 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 69 Man in work clothes with two harnessed reindeer on a road with grass lawns and buildings in background 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 70 A reindeer, Santa Claus and two men in parkas (possibly Lomen brothers) visiting children in a hospital 1923-1935 PH0328 Box 1 5 71

To promote the sale of reindeer meat and furs, Lomen and Company collaborate with Macy's Department Stores to stage annual Christmas parades with Santa Clauses and teams of reindeer driven by Sámi and Native herders from Alaska

Two men with two pack reindeer on scrubby field 1926 PH0328 Box 1 5 72

Printed on photo: USDA emblem.

Written on verso: Packing reindeer south of the Yukon. 1926.

Single reindeer in front of grazing herd 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 73 Reindeer grazing in snow 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 74 Reindeer among rocks next to sea 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 75

Scan of nitrate negative.

Two Iñupiat men in a field carrying a reindeer hogtied to a stick, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1914 and 1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 76

Scan of nitrate negative.

Man (possibly Harry Lomen) in parka and cap with harness and three tethered reindeer 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 77

Scan of nitrate negative.

Distant view of reindeer among rocks next to sea 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 78

Scan of nitrate negative.

Herd of reindeer in field with one man in suit and hat 1914-1934 PH0328 Box 1 5 79

Scan of nitrate negative.

Man standing next to approximately 14 reindeer carcasses hanging on rough-hewn outdoor log rack circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 5 80

Scan of nitrate negative.

Belly view of reindeer carcasses hung from outdoor rack on beach, with man posing circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 5 81

Scan of nitrate negative.

Man with dog next to seven reindeer carcasses hung from outdoor rack circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 5 82

Scan of nitrate negative.

Two men kneeling next to reindeer carcasses hung on outdoor rack circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 5 83

Scan of nitrate negative.

Carl Lomen carrying baby reindeer with two men leaning against reindeer pen 1925 PH0328 Box 1 5 84

Caption on negative: Igloo Point, 1925

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Ship Silver Wave postcards

The Lomens organized the Lomen Transportation Company to meet the problem of insufficient ocean refrigeration for reindeer meat. The small schooner Silver Wave was purchased for the Lomen Enterprise Steamship Company in 1923. Around 1924, the Lomens purchased a newly built 60-foot motor vessel which they also named Silver Wave. It was used for service along the coast between the Lomen Company's several stations.

Silver Wave in Port Clarence Bay, AlaskaSilver Wave in Port Clarence Bay, Alaska June 24, 1924 PH0328 Box 1 6 85

Lomen Bros stamp.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Silver Wave off shore Silver Wave off shore June 24, 1924 PH0328 Box 1 6 86

Lomen Bros stamp.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Silver Wave Crew on board the Silver Wave June 24, 1924 PH0328 Box 1 6 87

Lomen Bros stamp.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Silver Wave with rowboat and ropes Deck of Silver Wave with rowboat and ropes June 24, 1924 PH0328 Box 1 6 88

Lomen Bros stamp.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Silver Wave, anchored offshore Crew on deck and rigging of Silver Wave, anchored offshore June 24, 1924 PH0328 Box 1 6 89

Lomen Bros stamp.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Boat Silver Wave in inlet 1924-1925 PH0328 Box 1 6 90

Lomen Bros stamp.

[This is the later, 2nd Silver Wave, purchased in 1924.

Lomen family members

Personal family photos.

Possibly Harry Lomen and woman standing in yard circa 1925 PH0328 Box 1 7 91

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Lomen brothers, sister and mother outside in yard circa 1925 PH0328 Box 1 7 92

Probably Alfred on right, Carl on left.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

A Lomen brother standing with two other men in Nome, Alaska street June, 1926 PH0328 Box 1 7 93

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Two Lomen brothers standing with another man in Nome, Alaska street with church tower in background (Lomen postcard) June, 1926 PH0328 Box 1 7 94

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Harry Lomen painting at easel circa 1925 PH0328 Box 1 7 95

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Lomen brother in fur parka with rifle on ice hummock circa 1925 PH0328 Box 1 7 96

Hummocks are masses of ice rising to heights of 20 feet above the general level of the Arctic ice pack. These small hills of broken ice are caused by the pressure of ice floes jamming and crushing against each other.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Man shoveling near dog resting on top of large pile of residue or tailings circa 1925 PH0328 Box 1 7 97

Probably a Lomen brother.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Probably Carl Lomen outdoors holding model ship ( Silver Wave)? 1924-1925 PH0328 Box 1 7 98

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Probably Harry Lomen standing next to house circa 1925 PH0328 Box 1 7 99

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Lomen Studio work Portraits of Iñupiat men

The term "Eskimo" has been used in Alaska has been used refer to arctic Alaskans including Iñupiaq (Iñupiat is the plural form, Inupiaq is singular and Iñupiak is dual) Yupik, and Alutiiq people. Linguists now believe that "Eskimo" is derived from an Ojibwa word meaning "to net snowshoes." "Inuit" refers only to the Inupiat of northern Alaska, the Inuit of Canada, and the Kalaallit of Greenland, and it is not a word in the Yupik languages of Alaska and Siberia. (University of Alaska, Alaska Native Language Center http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/resources/inuit-eskimo/) The Iñupiat people have lived in the Bering Straight region as an identifiable culture for at least 4,000 to 6,000 years.

Portrait of young Iñupiat man, probably reindeer herder Ablikak, wearing fur parka, vicinity of Nome, Alaska circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 8 100

Written on verso: Tautuk.

Label on copy in the Museum of History and Industry (#17210 in Alaska- Eskimo Subject File) says "Ablika (ab-LY-Ka) a Port Clarence native, Raindeer [sic] herder worth about $15,000 in reindeer".

Portraits of Iñupiat women Iñupiat woman with chin tattoo wearing variegated fur parka with hood, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 9 101 Studio portrait of young Iñupiat woman wearing black and white fur parka, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 9 102 Three Iñupiat women wearing matching fur parkas, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 9 103 Studio portrait of three young Iñupiat women, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 9 104 Two young Iñupiat women wearing fur parkas, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 200) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 9 105

This black-and-white photo was hand-colored.

Iñupiat women - postcard size Postcard of young Iñupiat woman wearing fur clothing, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 9 106

Written on verso: Eskimo girl in fur parka standing on beach in front of boat shelter.

Iñupiat mothers with infants Young Iñupiat woman wearing cotton summer parka with sleeping infant on her back, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 10 107 Iñupiat mother with sleeping baby on her back and small child at her side, standing on the beach, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 4) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 10 108 Iñupiat children Laughing Iñupiat child Ruth Makpii (Mugpi) Ipalook wearing a fur parka, Seward Peninsula, Alaska circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 11 109

Mukpie, a Point Barrow Iñupiat girl, was the youngest person aboard, and one of the survivors of the SS Karluk, part of the Canadian-Arctic Expedition of 1913, which sank on January 10, 1914. Reference: Obituary, Nunatsiaq News, July 17, 2008.

Smiling Iñupiat child called Mickey wearing a white fur parka, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 11 110 Iñupiat children - postcard-size Four Iñupiat boys playing in the water, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 418) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 11 111

Caption on photo: The Bathers.

Extremely similar to Nowell's "Eskimo boys bathing in Grantley Harbor, Teller," Alaska. Appears to be same scene, same boys and boat.

Small Iñupiat child in a wood crate on the snow, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 11 112

Caption on photo: Eskimo baby enjoying native football game.

Iñupiat daily life Native Kauwerak men and women gathered around butchered walruses, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 146) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 113

Caption on photo: Eskimo dividing up walrus after hunt. Nome, Alaska.

Interior of tunnel of snow shelter with furs, snowshoes, dried fish and other provisions (Lomen 128) circa 1903-1908 PH0328 Box 1 12 114

Caption on photo: Approach to Eskimo "Eni" at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska.

Passageway to Kingikmiut winter house.

Several Iñupiat families paddling large umiak on the sea off Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 41 or 91) between 1908 and 1915? PH0328 Box 1 12 115a

Written on verso: The Oomiak of the Eskimo - the family boat of walrus-hide.

Photograph identified as Dobbs by Carolyn Marr, librarian at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry, but not confirmed.

Postcard of several Iñupiat families paddling large umiak on the sea circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 115b

Postcard of photo 44a, with added caption: Eskimos from East Cape arriving at Nome, Alaska.

Photograph identified as Dobbs by Carolyn Marr, librarian at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry, but not confirmed.

An umiak is an open boat of skins stretched over a wooden frame.

Tareumiut Iñupiat people gathered on the beach watching a blanket toss at Barrow, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 116

Blanket toss was a traditional trampoline-like game, usually using stitched-together seal or walrus skins instead of blankets.

Two Iñupiat women cooking near boat shelters and tents on the beach at Nome, Alaska (Lomen 95) 1906 PH0328 Box 1 12 117

Written on verso: Native summer camp on the beach at Nome.

Iñupiat daily life and activities - postcard-size Postcard of sand spit Iñupiat encampment, Nome circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 117a

Caption on postcard: Eskimo Encampment on the "Sand Spit," Nome, Alaska.

Also PH Coll 413.Album 12.30d in Ralph E. MacKay Alaska Photograph Album.

Iñupiat people launching umiak, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 118 Nine Iñupiat people launching umiak into the surf, vicinity of Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 119 Iñupiat people landing boat at beach, with one man carrying a person slung over his shoulder circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 120

Caption on photo: Eskimo landing at Nome, Alaska.

Young Iñupiat man holding kayak on beach with buildings in background, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 12 120a

Caption on photo: Eskimo boy and his kiak [sic] - Nome, Alaska.

Postcard of crowd gathered around a walrus skin toss on the beach (Lomen 659A) circa 1918 PH0328 Box 1 12 121

Walrus skin tossing was a traditional Iñupiat trampoline-like game.

Iñupiat dance and drumming Kayiagamute (Kauwerak) Wolf Dancers in costume against backdrop of furs (Lomen 179) circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 13 122

Caption on photo: The "Wolf Dance" of the Kayiagamutes - Eskimo of Alaska.

Kayiagamute (Kauwerak) Wolf Dancers in costume with a mother and baby (Lomen 174) circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 13 123 Iñupiat dancer and drummers next to upturned boat, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 3) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 13 124 Kingikmiut Iñupiat drum players in ceremonial dress, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 13 125 Five Yup'ik adults and one child wearing dance regalia, Nunivak Island, Alaska (Lomen 330) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 13 126

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Group portraits of Nome, Alaska residents Group portrait of young men and women in three rows circa 1905 PH0328 Box 1 14 127 Eagle basketball team of Nome standing on an ice hummock 1909-1910 PH0328 Box 1 14 128

Caption on photo: Champions of Alaska. Eagle basket ball team of Nome. Season 1909-1910 on a Bering Sea ice hummock.

Nine fur-dressed children (one on sled) next to an ice hummock April 23, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 14 129

Caption on photo: On Bering Sea opposite Nome Alaska, April 23rd, 1910.

Attendees at formal Arctic Brotherhood Dance, with humorous rules posted on wall behind them March 18, 1911 PH0328 Box 1 14 130

The Arctic Brotherhood was established in 1898. Its Nome Camp No. 9 was installed January 9, 1900, with 16 charter members. By 1905, membership had grown to 250 active members.

Possibly includes Lomen brothers.

Group portrait of partygoers in formal dress with man reclining in front March 24, 1911 PH0328 Box 1 14 131

Possibly includes Lomen brothers.

Maynard Columbus Hospital staff in uniform standing on hospital porch circa 1913-1920 PH0328 Box 1 14 132 M.E. church hospital and mission workers in fur parkas on hospital porch 1910-1915 PH0328 Box 1 14 133

Written on verso: Dr. Baldwin, center.

Twelve young men in hats on a porch, possibly Arctic Brotherhood members circa 1918 PH0328 Box 1 14 134 The men in Nome's first quota Army draft on porch at Fort Davis, Alaska June 22, 1918 PH0328 Box 1 14 135 Army soldiers on parade in street holding flags circa 1918 PH0328 Box 1 14 136 Army soldiers in formation in street circa 1918 PH0328 Box 1 14 137 Thirty-six people around stack of gold bars in bank office (Lomen 1433) September 1919 PH0328 Box 1 14 138

Caption on photo: Gold output, month of Sept. 1919 - Miners and Merchants Bank, Nome, Alaska.

Includes G.J. Lomen, third from left,, front row; Carl Lomen far right, front row; Alfred Lomen far right, seated; possibly Harry and Ralph Lomen also.

Group of six people resting on reindeer sled circa 1915 PH0328 Box 1 14 139

Lomen Studios stamp.

Nome, Alaska residents - postcard-size Postcard of group portrait of eleven young men in fur parkas circa 1910 PH0328 Box 1 14 140 Two men on horseback with a third horse in muddy field circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 14 141 Postcard of man wearing fur parka with two sled dogs circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 14 142 Postcard of two men in overcoats shaking hands outside telegraph office 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 14 143

Postcard of flag ceremony in square with U.S. Army and Navy soldiers and civilian observers including small boys circa 1910-1915 PH0328 Box 1 14 144 Postcard of uniformed officers in Fourth of July parade (possibly on Front Street) with observers on sidewalks and flags on display July 4, 1915 PH0328 Box 1 14 145 Street scenes and buildings in Nome, Alaska

The City of Nome was incorporated in 1901, two years after the discovery of gold on the sandy shore of the Snake River. It was the largest city in Alaska until 1909. A fire in 1905 destroyed many of the buildings along Front Street, the main thoroughfare. Serious storms in 1902, 1913 and 1915 also caused major damage to the city.

Interior of Eagle Hall, decorated with bunting for memorial service, Nome March 20, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 15 146

Caption on photo: F.O.E. No. 75 memorial service decorations, Eagle Hall, Nome, Alaska, March 20th , 1910.

[not used] PH0328 Box 1 15 147 Two men on horseback with sashes and ribbons in front of building flying American flags, Nome circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 15 148

Probably Lomen brother on right.

Crowd in Nome street attending July 4 public reading event (Lomen 1301) July 4, 1914 PH0328 Box 1 15 149

Caption on photo: Literary exercises, Nome, Alaska, July 4th, 1914. Reading of the Declaration of Independence by Wm. C. McGuire.

Horse pulling sleigh along snow piled high on street in Nome, with "Vote Union Labor Ticket" banner in the background 1910-1920 PH0328 Box 1 15 150

Caption on photo: A winter street scene, Nome, Alaska.

Shows a storage company, a carpenter shop, M.D. Samuels business, Carstens Bros. & Dashley, Cosy Saloon, a cleaners, and possibly one side of Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit Co.

Front Street showing Sheldon Hotel and U.S. Coast Guard building in Nome September 20, 1919 PH0328 Box 1 15 151 Man and dogs on snow piled high in Front Street, Nome (Lomen 729) 1910-1920 PH0328 Box 1 15 152

Caption on photo: Front St., Nome, in midwinter.

Shows The Newport Hotel or boarding house.

Exterior of Maynard Columbus Hospital, Nome 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 15 153 Nome, Alaska scenes - postcard-size Exterior of Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit Co. with four people on street, Nome 1904-1910 PH0328 Box 1 16 154 Postcard of a group of men standing in the middle of Front Street, Nome circa 1904-1925 PH0328 Box 1 16 154a Postcard of beach with rowboat, ice floes, and large ships in background, Nome June 21, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 16 155

Caption on photo: Roadstead, Nome, Alaska, June 21st, 1910.

Written on verso to Vella Weaver: Last overland mail leaves today. Gave party last Friday night in N.B. and T. Co. building. 64 guests there. Wish you could have been with us. With Love, Harry. Mar 30, 1911.

Postcard of snow-covered First Avenue with several people and dogs in street, Nome circa 1911 PH0328 Box 1 16 156 Postcard of snow blocking doorways of houses on Second Avenue at D. Street, Nome 1911 PH0328 Box 1 16 157

Written on verso: Feb. 9 '11 - Do you recognize the corner of 2nd and D.? Have had lots of snow lately but today is the finest of the winter. Expect them all to be nice pretty soon tho. Going out today to get a few snapshots of snow - Will you come along. All OK - Ralph.

Postcard of snow piled high in front of houses and Congregational Church on Third Avenue, Nome circa 1911 PH0328 Box 1 16 158 Snow drifts blocking houses on East Front Street with ladder on house, Nome circa 1911 PH0328 Box 1 16 159

Caption on photo: East Front Street. Nome, AAA.

Postcard of buildings buried in snow up to rooflines, with man standing on snow drift, East Front Street, Nome circa 1911-1916 PH0328 Box 1 16 159a St. Joseph Catholic church, Federal Court House, and other buildings viewed behind high snow drift on Steadman Avenue, Nome circa 1920 PH0328 Box 1 16 160 Postcard of two pedestrians and snow piled high next to businesses on Front Street, Nome January 1916 PH0328 Box 1 16 160a Front exterior view of snow-covered log cabin circa 1911 PH0328 Box 1 16 161 Rear exterior view of snow-covered log cabin circa 1911 PH0328 Box 1 16 162 Bird's-eye-view of Nome looking toward sea 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 16 163 Postcard of bird's-eye view of Nome in snow 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 16 163a Postcard of storm-damaged buildings October 1913 PH0328 Box 1 16 164

Caption on photo: After the big storm - Nome Alaska, 1913.

Wreckage of buildings in Nome after storm 1913 PH0328 Box 1 16 164a

Modern copy photo.

Caption on photo: After the Big Storm - [Illeg.] St., Nome, Alaska, 1913.

Number on front 12275.

Wreckage of buildings after storm 1913 PH0328 Box 1 16 164b

Residents' names handwritten on photo above each building. Handwritten at bottom of scene: River Street or where it used to be. All buildings are a half mile up Snake River. Handwritten on edge of photo: Seward Alaska.

Caption on photo: First Ave Residences, Nome, Alaska, after the big storm , 1913.

Nearly same scene as Item 574.

Postcard of logs and wreckage strewn along beach with buildings in the background October 1913 PH0328 Box 1 16 165

Caption on photo: Wreakage [sic] along Snake River below the pumping plant - After the storm - Nome, Alaska, 1913.

Postcard of U.S. Signal Corp. radio station and signal tower outside Nome 1905-1925 PH0328 Box 1 16 166 Postcard of sunset over snowy tundra with mining machinery in background 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 16 167

Caption on photo: A winter sunset.

Nome buildings viewed through large ice chunks from Bering Sea 1908-1920 PH0328 Box 1 16 168

Caption on photo: Bering Sea ice, Nome, AAA.

People gathered on beach for July Fourth celebration, including boy with balloon and Navy sailors on bandstand, with machine shop and other buildings in background 1920-1930 PH0328 Box 1 16 169 Nome, Alaska waterfront View from Bering sea across ice and snow to Nome buildings (Lomen 723) 1907 PH0328 Box 1 17 170

Caption on photo: Nome from Behring [sic] Sea 1907.

Crowd attending open-air concert given by 22nd Infantry Band at Nome waterfront July 15, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 17 171 Breakers at Nome coastline (Lomen 735) September 6, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 17 172 Ice surrounding pilings and toppled caisson 1915-1916 PH0328 Box 1 17 173

Caption on photo: Caisson at Nome, Alaska. Destroyed by ice pressure, winter 1915-1916.

A caisson is a watertight retaining structure used to work on the foundations of a pier or the repair of ships.

Ice breaking up along Snake River, with equipment, men and buildings along shore (Lomen 1138) 1916 PH0328 Box 1 17 174

Caption on photo: The break-up of Snake River, Nome, Alaska. 1916.

Man in rain gear watching others maneuver a rowboat in the surf, with ship in the distance (Lomen 774) 1900-1912 PH0328 Box 1 17 175

Caption on photo: The surf at Nome, Alaska.

There exists an extremely similar photo in Beverly B. Dobbs Photographs, PH Coll 323.54. Same scene, a few moments earlier or later, different angle. Dobbs signature is scratched out and replaced with "Lomen Bros."

Pier with small building, cranes and docked boat at Snake River Harbor 1919 PH0328 Box 1 17 176 Ships and equipment at snowy Snake River Harbor Sept 20, 1919 PH0328 Box 1 17 177 Nome, Alaska waterfront - postcards Postcard of steamers and tugboat at Nome waterfront circa 1905-1920 PH0328 Box 1 17 177a Postcard of large wave cresting on Nome beach 1913 PH0328 Box 1 16 177b

Caption on postcard: The Big Storm, Nome, Alaska, 1913.

Nome, Alaska environs Tundra outside Nome in summer 1908-1920 PH0328 Box 1 18 178

Caption on photo: Nome tundra - typical of area embraced herein.

Twenty-one people plus skis and dogsled team, on large hummock circa 1910 PH0328 Box 1 18 179

Caption on photo: A Bering Sea ice hummock opposite Nome, Alaska.

Positions of the sun throughout the day over snowy Nome tundra (Lomen 761) December 25, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 18 180

Caption on photo: Positions of sun at hours of 10 and 11 A.M. 12 M. and 1 and 2 P.M. on Dec. 28th , 1910, from Nome, Alaska.

Nome, Alaska environs - postcards Close-up of tundra on top of glacier edge, Peluk Creek, Nome (Lomen 647) circa 1900-1934 PH0328 Box 1 18 180a

Caption on postcard: Glacier under the tundra mosses, Peluk Creek, Nome, Alaska.

Council, Alaska

Council City is on the northern side of Niukluk River, approximately 70 miles northeast from Nome. In 1904, its population was about 600.

Valley with Ophir Creek and mountains in the background 1908-1920 PH0328 Box 1 19 181

Caption on photo: Looking up Ophir Creek from opp. No. 6 above - Council City Recirca Dist., Alaska.

Valley with Ophir Creek and Mount Chauik 1908-1920 PH0328 Box 1 19 182

Caption on photo: "Mt. Chauik" - from south side of Ophir Creek, (Council City) Alaska, opp. "No. 5 Above" - Elevation 3500 feet.

Cabin in snowy valley with sun setting over mountains 1908-1920 PH0328 Box 1 19 183

Caption on photo: Mid-day sun - shortest day of the year - Council, Alaska.

Niukluk Valley, with Council City in the distance (Lomen 754) 1908-1920 PH0328 Box 1 19 184 Large rock called "The Sphinx of Ophir" near Council, Alaska (Lomen 993) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 19 185 Assorted Alaska locations Two men and cross on field of ice 1914 PH0328 Box 1 20 186

Caption on photo: Cross on ice off McKinley Bay, Wrangell Island, left by relief ship "King and Winge" and found by relief party of SS Corwin.

Written on verso: The rescue party of the "King and Winge" left a message for other relief parties on the cross, planted on the ice in the foreground telling of the rescue - .

Holy Cross Mission, lower Yukon River circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 20 187 Bird's-eye view of Dutch Harbor with ships and surrounding mountains (Lomen 889) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 188 Bird's-eye view of Blackchief Bluff near Bluff City (Lomen 811) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 189

Written on verso: Samuel C. Hanscom and Elvira E. Thomas married in this church, 1856.

Harbor at St. Michael, Alaska (Lomen 822) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 190

Photo is hand-colored.

Coast line with trees, building and covered boat near Ketchikan Alaska (Lomen 1097) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 191

Photo is hand-colored.

Caption on photo: A Bit of the Alaska Coast near Ketchikan.

Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village (Lomen 972?) circa 1903-1908 PH0328 Box 1 20 192

Caption on photo: King Island Village, Alaska.

King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of his party. It's unclear how long the Inupiat Indians lived there. In the early 20th century, about 200 people dwelled in walrus-skin homes attached to the face of the cliffs. They hunted walrus, seal and seabirds and collected berries and plants. Every summer, they traveled by kayak and skin boat to the mainland 40 miles to the east and camped near Nome, where they sold ivory carvings.

Kauwerak cliff dwellings on King Island, Alaska (Lomen 905) circa 1903-1908 PH0328 Box 1 20 193

Caption on photo: The cliff dwellers of the north - Eskimo settlement, King Island, Bering Sea, Alaska.

Included behind photo is an article submitted from Nome to the Post-Intelligencer describing King Island and its Iñupiat inhabitants.

Close-up of Kauwerak cliff dwellings on King Island in the Bering Sea, Alaska (Lomen 906) circa 1903-1908 PH0328 Box 1 20 194

Caption on photo: Homes of the Eskimo cliff dwellers - King Island, Bering Sea, Alaska.

Large stony bluff at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska (Lomen 1055) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 195 [not used] PH0328 Box 1 20 196 Panorama of islands viewed from sea 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 197 Snow-covered valley with trees along iced-up river (Lomen 584E) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 198

Caption on photo: An Alaskan Solitude.

Bering Sea ice hummock 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 199 Sun setting over the Bering Sea (Lomen 810) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 200

Caption on photo: The Midnight Sun.

Boat on Bering Sea with the sun setting on the horizon 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 201

Caption on photo: The Midnight Sun.

Two rowboats on the shore of the Bering Sea with sunset in background (Lomen 1117) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 20 202

Caption on photo: The approach of winter in the Arctic.

Man sitting on Anvil Rock on Anvil Mountain, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 701) circa 1915 PH0328 Box 1 20 203 Assorted Alaska locations - postcard-size Postcard of sea between two land masses 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 21 204

Dotted line drawn on photo with caption: Dividing line between Asia and Americirca

Sledge Island, near Nome 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 21 205-206 Two rows of skulls lined up on the tundra 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 21 207

Caption on postcard: A Bunch of Sour Doughs.

Bering Sea surf 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 21 208 Chunks of ice in Bering Sea near coast July 2, 1927 PH0328 Box 1 21 209 Postcard of man bathing in Bering Sea among ice chunks July 3, 1927 PH0328 Box 1 21 210 Four people, possibly including Lomen brother(s) and Iñupiat woman, filling water buckets from hole cut through ice, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1915 and 1925 PH0328 Box 1 21 211

Caption on postcard: At the Waterhole.

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Mining

In 1899, gold was discovered along the sandy beaches along the Snake River and other rivers that fed into the Bering Sea. In spring of 1900, tens of thousands of people arrived from Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, transforming Nome into a tent city. The height of the gold rush was from 1900-1909, but mining continued for decades.

Men working near sluice in Metson Bench pit (Lomen 1306) 1903-1920 PH0328 Box 1 22 212

Caption on photo: Operations of Pioneer Mining Co. on Metson Bench, Nome Mining District, Alaska.

Operations at Metson Bench mining pit with hydraulic water cannon (Lomen 1015) 1910-1920 PH0328 Box 1 22 213

Caption on photo: Metson Bench, Cape Nome Mining District, Alaska. Operated by Pioneer Mining Co.

Large dump of mining residue or tailings, with men, gondola, and machinery, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 749) April 21, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 22 214a

Caption on photo: Record Dump on Seward Peninsula. Pioneer Mining Co. dump on winter fraction, Nome, Alaska, April 21st, 1910. 50,356-1/2 yd. buckets, height 98 feet.

Large dump of mining residue or tailings, with men, gondola, and machinery, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 749) April 21, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 22 214b

Postcard of 214a.

Hydraulic mining with water cannon at Glacier Creek August 7, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 22 215

Caption on photo: The "Giants" at Work. Moicen Ditch Co.'s operations on Glacier Creek, Alaska, Aug. 7th, 1910.

The hydraulic water cannons were also known as monitors and "giants."

Hydraulic water cannon demonstrated at Glacier Creek mine August 7, 1910 PH0328 Box 1 22 216

Caption on photo: The "Giants" at Play. Miocene Ditch Co.'s Operations on Glacier Creek, Alaska, Aug. 7th, 1910.

The hydraulic water cannons were also known as monitors and "giants."

"Three Friends" dredge on Solomon River, Alaska 1920-1935 PH0328 Box 1 22 217 Nome Mining Co. dredge on Bourbon Creek, Nome Mining District, Alaska 1920-1935 PH0328 Box 1 22 218 Two dredges near Nome 1920-1935 PH0328 Box 1 22 219 Pit mining operation with sluice and water cannon 1903-1920 PH0328 Box 1 22 220 [not used] PH0328 Box 1 22 221 Two men with cart inside entrance of mine tunnel (Lomen 806) 1903-1920 PH0328 Box 1 22 222

Caption on photo: Southeast stope Yellowstone Mine Fleming Bros & Hanks & Anderson.

A stope is a step-like excavation underground for the removal of ore.

Mining - postcard-size Postcard of Seward dredge, Solomon River, Alaska 1920-1935 PH0328 Box 1 23 223 Bird's-eye view of dredge with mirror image 1920-1935 PH0328 Box 1 23 224

Caption on photo: U.SSR. and M. Co,'s Number 5 Dredge from the A[illeg].

Written on verso: A freak print - a hard one to duplicate without water reflections.

"Three Friends" and "Pearson" dredges operating on Solomon River, Alaska 1920-1935 PH0328 Box 1 23 225 Postcard of men sluicing a dump of residue or tailings 1903-1920 PH0328 Box 1 23 226

Caption on photo: Sluicing a winter's dump, Nome District, Alaska.

Postcard of small mining operation and sluice along river 1903-1920 PH0328 Box 1 23 226a Man panning for gold on riverbank 1903-1920 PH0328 Box 1 23 227 Hunting Display of trophy walrus heads on side of boat (Lomen 770) 1899-1902 PH0328 Box 1 24 228a

Very similar to photograph in Arthur Churchill Warner Photographs Collection PH Coll 273. Same scene (boat with walruses) but shot from a different angle.

Display of trophy walrus heads on side of boat (Lomen 770) 1899-1902 PH0328 Box 1 24 228b

Postcard of image Xa, without #770, and with some writing scratched out.

Very similar to photograph in Arthur Churchill Warner Photographs Collection PH Coll 273. Same scene (boat with walruses) but shot from a different angle.

Iñupiat hunter aiming rifle at seal on ice floe, Seward Peninsula, Alaksa (Lomen 1006) between 1908 and 1915? PH0328 Box 1 24 229

Written on verso: 1006 - Seal hunter

Two hunters (one Iñupiat) with rifles and harpooned seal on ice floe, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 1007) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 24 230 Iñupiat hunter with harpooned small seal on ice floe, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 214) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 24 231 Iñupiat hunter harpooning from ice floe with dead seal at his feet, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 24 232 Two Iñupiat hunters among ice floes showing one in kayak and the other harpooning with dead seal at his feet, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 11400) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 24 233

This photo was copied by Asahel Curtis (51133).

Iñupiat hunter dragging dead seal in the snow, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 87) between 1908 and 1915? PH0328 Box 1 24 234

Caption on photo: The Seal Hunter.

Two hunters (one Iñupiat) with rifles in kayaks, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 24 235 Two Iñupiat hunters in kayaks with harpoons on the Bering Sea, Alaska (Lomen 215) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 24 236 Iñupiat people launching umiak from ice floe, Bering Sea, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (Lomen 1049) between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 24 237

Caption on photo: Eskimos launching oomiak from ice floe, Bering sea.

"Oomiak" is a variant for umiak, a large open skin-covered boat.

Hunting - postcard-size Iñupiat hunter on snowshoes dragging dead seal, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 1 25 238

Caption on photo: The seal hunter.

Two Iñupiat hunters with kayaks on the coastline (Lomen 654) circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 25 239 Dogsled teams Lomen family dog named Oolik in field (Lomen 913) 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 26 240

Oolik was the son of Silla, who was given to the Lomens by Raoul Amundsen.

Man walking four sled dogs towing canoe along the riverbank of the Niukluk (Lomen 787) 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 1 26 241

Very similar to Dobbs photo Dog Team Towing Boat up the Niukluk ASL-P12-056 in the Alaska State Library Historical Collection. Same river, men, and dogs, but Dobbs photo is taken earlier in time and upriver.

Glue Club dogsled derby starting line on crowd-lined street in Nome (Lomen 1206) 1914 PH0328 Box 1 26 242

Caption on photo: Start of Mrs. H.H. Darrah entry. Glue Pot Club Race for Ladies, March 21st, 1914.

Ralph Lomen with dogsled team at Grand Central Pass, north of Nome (Lomen 737) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 26 243

This photo is hand-colored.

Solomon Dogsled Derby Solomon Dogsled Derby starting line on crowd-lined street in Nome (Lomen 218) 1914 PH0328 Box 1 26 244

Caption on photo: Start of Fay Delzene entry in the Solomon Derby. Nome, Alaska, March 2nd, 1914.

Postcard of Fred M. Ryer with Solomon Derby-winning dogsled team 1915 PH0328 Box 1 26 245

Caption on postcard: Fred M. Ryer entry, Solomon Derby 1915. - 6.5 miles. Time 6 hrs, 23 mins.

Two men, one seated on a pile of logs and holding a dog, with dogsled and dogs on snowy field 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 26 246 Postcard of two people with Alaska dog team near mountain lake or inlet (Lomen 274) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 26 247 Dogsled team and crowd in front of garland-draped Montgomery Ward store in Albany New York circa 1930 PH0328 Box 1 26 248

Caption on photo: Dr. Sproul and Earl Brydges with their team of Huskies that won the worlds championship advertising 1930 Santa Claus for Montgomery Ward & Co at Albany, N.Y.

All-Alaska Sweepstakes

The All Alaska Sweepstakes is the oldest organized dogsled race in the world. The races, which started and finished in Nome, were held from 1908-1917.

Scotty Allan with winning dogsled team on the trail. April 1, 1909 PH0328 Box 1 27 249

Caption on photo: Winner 2nd All Alaska Sweepstakes. Berger's entry No. 1, Scotty Allan, driver. April 1, 1909.

Percy Blatch Ford with winning dogsled team on the trail April 1, 1909 PH0328 Box 1 27 250

Caption on photo: Winner 2nd Place. Berger's entry No. 2, All Alaska Sweepstakes. Percy Blatch Ford, driver. April 1st 1909.

Panorama photo.

Starting line at All Alaska dogsled sweepstakes, Nome 1910 PH0328 Box 1 27 251

Caption on photo: Start Jos. Crabtree entry, 3rd All Alaska Sweepstakes. John Hegness, driver. Nome. April 7th, 1910.

Starting line at All Alaska dogsled sweepstakes with Fox Ramsay's team, Nome 1910 PH0328 Box 1 27 252

Caption on photo: Start Fox Ramsay's entry, 3rd All Alaska Sweepstakes, Fox Ramsay, driver, Nome, Alaska, April 7th, 1910.

Winner crossing the finish line at 3rd All Alaska dogsled sweepstakes 1910 PH0328 Box 1 27 253

Caption on photo: Finish Co. Ramsay's entry, John Johnson, driver. Winner 3rd All Alaska Sweepstakes.

[not used] PH0328 Box 1 27 254 Fox Ramsay's dogsled team on the trail during sweepstakes (Lomen 849) 1910 PH0328 Box 1 27 255

Caption on photo: Winner second place. Fox Ramsay's entry, 3rd All Alaska Sweepstakes, Fox Ramsay, driver.

Teddy Zastaugh with dogsled team on the trail 1911 PH0328 Box 1 27 256

Caption on photo: Capt. Crimmon's entry, 4th All Alaska Sweepstakes. Teddy Zastaugh, driver. April 8, 1911.

Panorama.

Dogsled team on crowd-lined street near the Hotel Sheldon and the Lomen Brothers photography studio in Nome April 11, 1916 PH0328 Box 1 27 257

Caption on photo: [Illeg.] entry, [illeg.] Alaska Sweepstakes, Nome, Alaska, April 11th, 1916.

Postcard of Fay Delzene with winning dogsled team on the trail near Nome 1913 PH0328 Box 1 27 258

Caption on postcard: Winner First Place - Bowen and Dalzene entry, 6th All Alaska Sweepstakes, Nome, Alaska, 1913. Fay Delzene, Driver.

Postcard of crowd surrounding Sweepstakes winner Leonhard Sappala and his sled circa 1916 PH0328 Box 1 27 259

Caption on postcard: Leonhard Sappala, winner 8th All Alaska Sweepstakes, Nome, Alaska, [illeg.] 17, 1915.

Leonard Seppala and his winning dogsled team (Lomen 630) circa 1916 PH0328 Box 1 27 260

Caption on photo: Leonard Seppala and his Siberian racers. - Winners, 8th and 9th All Alaska Sweepstakes, Nome, Alaska, 1915 and 1916. - Ruby Derby, Ruby, Alaska, 1916.

Walruses, seals and bears Several walruses asleep on an ice floe in the Bering Sea (Lomen 984) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 28 261 Walruses, seals and bears - postcards Two bear cubs 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 28 262 Baby seal on a rock 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 28 263 Postcard of walrus herd on ice floes in the Bering Sea (Lomen 391) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 28 264 Walruses in the Bering Sea, Nome 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 28 265 Distant view of walruses on the ice 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 28 266 Postcard close-up of lone walrus lying on an ice floe 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 1 28 267

Caption on postcard: Walrus Bering Sea.

Written on verso: Walrus on floating ice core.

Ship Gjoa Gjoa on sea off NomeCaptain Roald Amundsen's ship Gjoa on sea off Nome September 2, 1906 PH0328 Box 1 29 268

The 45-ton fishing vessel Gjoa, captained by Roald Amundsen with a crew of six men, was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. They left the Oslofjord in Norway on June 16, 1903, spent a total of 18 months ice-bound, and arrived in Nome on August 31, 1906 to a hero's welcome.

Nitrate negative exists.

Carl J. Lomen (photographer)

Maud off Nome, AlaskaCaptain Roald Amundsen with Gennadij Olonkin, Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and Oscar Wisting on deck of polar ship Maud off Nome, Alaska 1920? PH0328 Box 1 29 269

Roald Amundsen with Gennadij Olonkin (left), Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (right) and Oscar Wisting (far right).

Gjoa. Includes Ralph Lomen, fourth from left; Harry Lomen, third from right; and George Lomen.Nome townspeople aboard Captain Amundsen's ship Gjoa. Includes Ralph Lomen, fourth from left; Harry Lomen, third from right; and George Lomen. September 1, 1906 PH0328 Box 1 29 270

Carl .J. Lomen (photographer)

Gjoa Visitors, including Lomen brothers, on deck and rigging of Captain Amundsen's ship Gjoa September 1, 1906 PH0328 Box 1 29 271

This image, PH Coll 782.11a in Walter B. Beals Album on Roald Amundsen, shows caption on mount: On board the "Gjoa." Ralph Lomen, lower of the two men in rigging at left. Harry Lomen, standing at left of mast. George Lomen, second of the three men at left.

Nitrate negative exists

Carl J. Lomen (photographer)

Gjoa Harry and George Lomen with Lomens' dog Silla and Roald Amundsen's dog Nebuchadnezzar ("Nick") on board Gjoa September 1906 PH0328 Box 1 29 272

Caption on postcard: Silla & Nebuchadnezzar ("Nick") Capt Amundsen's dog's on board Gjoa.

Nitrate negative exists.

Carl J. Lomen (photographer)

Gjoa Man and boy on rigging of the Gjoa September 1, 1906 PH0328 Box 1 29 273

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Roald Amundsen with others in a horse drawn wagon leaving Nome for Jess Creek, Alaska. 1906 PH0328 Box 1 29 273a

Mrs. G.J. Lomen, front seat. Second seat, Roald Amundsen and Lieutenant Hansen, second in command of the Gjoa. Rear seat, Helen Lomen (Mrs. Clinton Austion), Mrs. R.T.Tying (wife of the consul of Norway) and Mr. Bolander of Chicago.

Nitrate negative exists.

Same as image 782.10a in Walter B. Beals Album on Roald Amundsen, PH Coll 782.

Steamer SS Victoria Victoria advancing into waves (Lomen 901)Midship view towards bow of steamer SS Victoria advancing into waves (Lomen 901) circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 274

Caption on photo: The "SS Victoria" bucking heavy seas in Bering - Photo taken 8 P.M.

Victoria (Lomen 1010)Side view of steamer SS Victoria (Lomen 1010) circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 275 Arrival of steamer SS Victoria crowded with passengers June 25, 1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 275a Steamer SS Victoria - postcard-size Victoria Captain at near railing of SS Victoria circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 276 Victoria Captain with three women aboard SS Victoria circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 277 Victoria Three women on rigging and several men on deck of SS Victoria circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 278 Victoria Three women with crew member on bench aboard SS Victoria circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 279 Victoria Three crew members aboard the SS Victoria circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 280 Captain holding lifesaver, with two women peeking through circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 281 Victoria Passengers arriving at Nome by barge from SS Victoria circa 1907-1918 PH0328 Box 2 30 282 Side of steamship SS Victoria and passengers viewed from above 1910-1930 PH0328 Box 2 30 282a USRC Bear and SS Corwin Bear USRC Bear 1902-1914 PH0328 Box 2 31 283a

Scan of nitrate negative.

Bear and SS Corwin caught in the ice at Nome roadstead (Lomen 996)USRC Bear and SS Corwin caught in the ice at Nome roadstead (Lomen 996) 1902-1914 PH0328 Box 2 31 283b

Copy print from nitrate negative.

Corwin in the iceUS. Revenue Cutter Corwin in the ice 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 31 283c

The Corwin was built at Portland in 1876, and served continuously in Northwest waters. She was sold in early 1900 to J.E. Ryus of Whatcom for $17,025 (p. 57). She was the first ship to break through the ice and reach Nome in 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, and 1914 (p. 93, 99, 122, 164, 244). She was sold again in 1916 and burned in drydock in Salina Cruz (p. 265). Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Co, 1966).

Bear arriving in Nome with the city's first water-borne mail of the yearUSRC Bear arriving in Nome with the city's first water-borne mail of the year 1914 PH0328 Box 2 31 283d USRC Bear and SS Corwin - postcards Bear and SS Corwin caught in the ice at Nome USRC Bear and SS Corwin caught in the ice at Nome 1902-1914 PH0328 Box 2 31 283d Bear and SS Corwin caught in the ice at Nome USRC Bear and SS Corwin caught in the ice at Nome 1902-1914 PH0328 Box 2 31 283e

Same image as 283b, but hand-colored postcard.

Corwin in the Arctic ice packS.S. Corwin in the Arctic ice pack 1910 PH0328 Box 2 31 283f Corwin arriving in NomeS.S. Corwin arriving in Nome May 24, 1915 PH0328 Box 2 31 283g

Caption on photo: Arrival First Steamer, Seaon 1915.

Other ships and boats Senator leaving crowded dock in Seattle, Washington (Lomen 902)Passenger-filled steamer Senator leaving crowded dock in Seattle, Washington (Lomen 902) circa 1910 PH0328 Box 2 32 284

Caption on photo: Outward bound for Nome, Alaska - leaving dock at Seattle, Wash.

Olga) wrecked on beach during storm, at Point FremantleShip (possibly the whaler Olga) wrecked on beach during storm, at Point Fremantle 1909 PH0328 Box 2 32 285

Caption on photo: The Storm.

The whaler Olga was wrecked September 8, 1908 at Point Fremantle near Nome, Alaska.

Boat model on display against sheet backdrop 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 32 286 Maud on icy coastThree-mast ship Maud on icy coast 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 32 286a Other ships and boats - postcard-size Boat on water with setting sun on horizon 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 32 287

Caption on postcard: The Midnight Sun.

Two whalers off icy cape circa 1910 PH0328 Box 2 32 288 Explorers and aviators Roald Amundsen and man (possibly Chukotka) outside tent in small valley at Aion Island 1919-1920 PH0328 Box 2 33 289

Small snapshot. Written on verso: Magn. tent on Aion Isl. Winterquarters 1919-20. Roald Amundsen.

During Amundsen's Arctic expedition, the schooner Maud became trapped in the ice at Aion Island near Siberia. Amundsen sent up a winter camp on the island. When the ice thawed in July 1920, Amundsen sailed to Nome.

[not used] PH0328 Box 2 33 290 Norge Col. Umberto Nobile with dog Titina, mascot of the Norge circa 1926 PH0328 Box 2 33 291

Written on verso: Col. Umberto Nobile w/ "Titina" Cdr NORGE, dirigible he built in Italy for first flight over North Pole arrived Teller, May 13, 1926. Passengers: Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, [illeg.] Larson, Oscar Omdhal.

Judge Lomen and his son Ralph meeting Roald Amundsen at his landing on the Nome beach, following his Norge flight to Teller, Alaska. circa 1926 PH0328 Box 2 33 291a Carl Ben Eielson circa 1925 PH0328 Box 2 33 292

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 his Alfred Lomen's obituary, Alfred directed operations of the search for the plane crash.

Cramer and Gamble flight Nome to New York

In April of 1929, Parker Cramer set a new air record by his flight from Nome to New York in 48 hours, 28 minutes flying time, according to the May 2, 1929 Seattle Times. He flew a Cessna AW with a 110-horsepower Warner [Scarab] engine.

Parker D. Cramer and W.S. Gamble next to their Cessna AW plane April, 1929 PH0328 Box 2 34 293

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Caption on postcard: Parker D. Cramer and W.S. Gamble - Nome to New York - Seven days.

Mechanics working on plane, with six men gathered around April, 1929 PH0328 Box 2 34 294

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Caption on postcard: Cessna plane - Nome to New York - seven days.

Mechanic on top of plane with men gathered around April, 1929 PH0328 Box 2 34 295

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Small crowd gathered around plane April, 1929 PH0328 Box 2 34 296

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Three Iñupiat women, one holding child and one in overalls, next to Cramer and Gamble's plane with two men nearby, Nome, Alaska April 1929 PH0328 Box 2 34 297

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Several people in fur parkas next to Cramer and Gamble in front of airplane April, 1929 PH0328 Box 2 34 298

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Crowd of adults and children in front of plane April, 1929 PH0328 Box 2 34 299

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Other Lomen photographs

These photographs include several informal snapshots as well as postcard-sized prints. They are not marked as Lomen Studio, and it is not clear how they may be related to the studio work. Many of these appear to be personal, including family members and business interests, rather than studio photography.

Iñupiat people Iñupiat couple looking at each other circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 300 Iñupiat man at water's edge using camera, accompanied by two Alaska Native women wearing elaborate fur parkas and skirts, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 301 Iñupiat woman circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 302 Iñupiat man on snowy beach with buildings in background, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 303 Alaska Native family next to yaranga (hide tent) with dog in foreground, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 304 Iñupiat family portaging boat overland, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 305 Iñupiat family and sled dogs posing in front of snow-covered structure near forest, vicinity of Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 306 Iñupiat women and children walking near cabins, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 307 Two Iñupiat women standing near tents on beach, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 308 Iñupiat woman emerging from tent with girl standing in foreground, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 309 Iñupiat women and baby outside tent on grassy bluff, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 310 Man wearing three-piece suit and lace-up boots observing Iñupiat people in camp on beach with children, sled and kayak, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 311 Iñupiat family sitting on beach near buildings and tents, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 312 Iñupiat mother, father and child wearing fur parkas standing in front of wood frame cabins, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 313 Two white women with Iñupiat couple and child, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 314 White family and Iñupiat family posing outside cabin, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 315 Butchered whale on snowy beach with Iñupiat people in background, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 316 Houses with antlers on roofs in grassy area with boat and Iñupiat people gathered outside circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 2 35 317

Written on verso: Nunivak Island Station, Nunivak [Development] Co.

Nunivak Island is a permafrost-covered volcanic island, about 150 miles southwest of Nome. In 1920, Lomen and Company and the Bureau of Biological Survey (BBS) experimented with cross breeding reindeer and caribou on Nunivak Island.

Iñupiat mothers and children Two Iñupiat children standing outside tent, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 318 Iñupiat toddler in parka on beach, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 319 Iñupiat toddler in fur parka grasping bush on snowy field, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 320 Two Iñupiat barefoot children sitting on the beach, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 321 Iñupiat woman wearing cotton dress holding baby on beach, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 322 Young Iñupiat woman and girls wearing cotton dresses, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 323 Iñupiat woman named Immiung'nuk wearing summer dress and holding basin and pail with baby on her back, vicinity of Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 324 Three young Iñupiat women in fur parkas, one with baby on back onboard ship, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 36 325 Iñupiat boating Six Iñupiat people with dead seals (possibly inflated seal buoys) in umiak, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 37 326-327 Several Alaska Natives paddling umiak near ice floes in Bering Sea between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 37 328 Two Iñupiat men with harpoons and hunting equipment bringing kayaks to shore, vicinity of Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 37 329 Beach with cabins and group of people maneuvering boat toward the water 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 37 330 Iñupiat family group on boat at water's edge 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 37 331 Several Iñupiat people launching a boat, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1934 PH0328 Box 2 37 332 Group of Iñupiats in umiak next to wooden boat, Nome, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 37 333 Group of men in parkas on boat or on beach 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 37 334

Written on verso: Paul Ivanoff - central [figure?] - on Nunivak

Group of men including Numiwajamiut people on beach next to moored barge and boat on Nunivak Island circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 2 37 335

Written on verso: S/S Nunivak and barge at Nunivak Island.

Nunivak Island is a permafrost-covered volcanic island, about 150 miles southwest of Nome.

Group of men launching two open single-masted boats with paddles and larger boat in background, possibly on Nunivak Island 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 37 336 Iñupiat people in kayaks, Bering Sea between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 37 337 Iñupiat man paddling kayak among chunks of ice close to shore, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1914 PH0328 Box 2 37 338 Nome residents and others - includes some Lomens

These are probably family photos. Many of them appear to be taken out of albums.

Group of students on porch of building (possibly schoolhouse) circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 38 339 Four men on rooftop and tunnel through snow to house circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 38 340 Two young women in snow outside cabin circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 341 Woman and man walking in snow near cabins circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 342 Young woman in fur parka next to tent circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 343 Man in three-piece suit and bowler hat near row of cabins circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 344 Woman and young girl on boardwalk in front of building with man looking out of window circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 345 Woman with toddler on backyard path circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 346 Young child in overalls with lawnmower next to house circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 38 347

Probably not Nome.

Written on verso: Our lawn mower.

[not used] PH0328 Box 2 38 348 Young woman in plaid dress and hair bow surrounded by two young men circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 349 Man (possibly Lomen) in spotted fur parka standing in the snow circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 38 350 Four women (possibly including Mrs. G.J. Lomen and Helen Lomen) sitting on lawn with toddler circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 351

Written on verso: 4-1/2 Beauts.

Horse-drawn sleigh with passengers with fur coats, hats and blanket near houses circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 38 352 Businessman seated in front of desk in office circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 39 353 Several men and two children in front of corner building circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 39 354 Young man on boardwalk wearing clown costume and sign that reads "I thought Murane would beat Waskey" 1906 PH0328 Box 2 39 355 Young woman with flowers near grave in seaside meadow circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 356 Four women and little girl on old cannon near marsh circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 357 Person in front of Anvil Rock holding two bunches of flowers 1906 PH0328 Box 2 40 358

Written on verso: Anvil Mountain W.A. (BILL) Euler with two bunches of forget-me-not blooms 1906 Nome Alaska The Land of the Midnight Sun.

Young woman (possibly Mrs. G. J. Lomen) wearing tasseled hat and fur hand-warmer in snow, Nome circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 359 Young woman in knit cap and fur collar carrying fur and papers in snow on Nome street circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 360 Woman wearing spotted fur parka, mitts and mukluks among trees in snow circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 361 Person wearing spotted fur parka, mitts, pants and mukluks among trees in snow circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 362 Young man and woman on horses in front of house circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 363 Young man in fur parka with hood standing with small dog in snow outside of building circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 364-365 Man in cloth parka and lace-up boots in snow with two dogs and skis circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 366 Man in cloth parka and lace-up boots on skis next to a packed sled circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 367 Man on skis next to dogsled circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 368 Group portrait of thirty-three men wearing suits in front of building circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 369

Postcard.

Includes Alfred Lomen, second from right, top row.

One guide and five businessmen (possibly including Ralph Lomen) riding horses in canyon May 20, 1908 PH0328 Box 2 40 370

Written on image: May 20 08 4.50.

Group of six men in rain slickers, possibly including Carl Lomen circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 371 Group of young men and women, possibly including Ralph Lomen, seated on stack of lumber circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 372 Two women and a man (possibly Ralph Lomen) visiting a mining operation circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 373 Two women with old mining equipment circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 374 Three soldiers (including Ralph Lomen) with woman in large hat circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 375

Photograph is torn.

Two men in work clothes at doorway of log cabin circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 376 Four young men eating at makeshift table in tent circa 1918 PH0328 Box 2 40 377

Possibly brothers Ralph and Alfred Lomen, who in 1918 were soldiers at Fort Davis near Nome.

Two men standing next to ice hummock across the water of Nome with Nome waterfront in background circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 378 Man on horseback and soldier (possibly a Lomen) standing next to tree in forest circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 379 Soldier (possibly a Lomen) sitting on mountain boulder in snow and trees circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 40 380 Two women (one possibly Ralph's daughter Rose Mary?) with fur collars next to ladder circa 1920-1930 PH0328 Box 2 40 381 [Not used.] PH0328 Box 2 40 382 Snow activities and Nome Ski Club

Nome's first ski club was organized in 1901. The ski area was the slope of Anvil Mountain, and had a natural ski jump on the course of Dry Creek.

Large ski and sled ramps with lines of people circa 1901-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 383 Two men in suits and hats and two women in fancy hats and coats on toboggan in front of ramp circa 1901-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 384-385 Woman in full-length dress and coat on skis circa 1901-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 386 Nome Ski Club tent with skis lined up, ski lift, and line of people circa 1901-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 387 Family with dog on hummock circa 1901-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 388-389 Family and dog on hummock with man in parka on skis in front circa 1901-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 390 Person (Lomen brother?) in hat, fur mitts and mukluks traveling by ski circa 1901-1930 PH0328 Box 2 41 391 Man (Lomen brother?) on skis circa 1901-1930 PH0328 Box 2 41 392 Four skiers on hummock circa 1901-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 393-396 Large group of people on hummock circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 397 Five people on hummock circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 398 Three men, a child and a woman around snow tunnel circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 41 399 Nome Alaska street and waterfront scenes Panorama of log cabins and tents on beach at Nome circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 400 Looking down Steadman Avenue past blacksmith shop, office with "Cody" on sign and courthouse to St. Joseph's church on Third Street circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 401 Deep snow burying houses and nearby tents circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 402 Three youths standing on large snow drift with tunnel to cabin door circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 403 Man standing on snow piled deep around house circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 404 Snow piled deep around house and tent circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 405 Man standing in road between snow banks in Nome residential area circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 406 Exterior of house with dog in yard circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 407

Written on verso: Ralph.

Two houses next to each other, with a woman sitting on a porch circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 408 Two small houses circa 1900-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 409 Three men standing outside courthouse building on Steadman Avenue with partial view of St. Joseph's church circa 1905 PH0328 Box 2 42 410 Work on facade of 1904 City Hall Building 1904-1906 PH0328 Box 2 42 411 Snow-covered downtown street with a few men and The Schneider hotel, a barbershop, Gus Brown Clothier, Nome Bank and Trust Company buildings circa 1905-1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 412 Nome post office on Second Avenue, with rug hanging out second-story window and two men walking by circa 1905 PH0328 Box 2 42 413 Crowd of Iñupiat adults and children watching man dressed as Santa Claus with reindeer and sleigh on Front Street, Nome, Alaska December 24, 1923 PH0328 Box 2 42 414

Written on verso: The 24th of Dec. 1923 was a very windy snowy dark day but Lomen Bros. and Holt hardware Stores had a very unique idea which they carried into effect. Santa Claus with real reindeer and red sleigh delivered packages all thru the town, every child got a present and saw Santa at Holt's Store. I am sorry the picture couldn't be clearer.

Crowd of spectators along railroad tracks in Nome circa 1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 415 Flooded buildings along sea, with man in foreground circa 1913 PH0328 Box 2 42 416 Burned-out shell of large building with collapsed roof and covered with icicles and snow circa 1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 417 Burned piano, piano stool and chair covered with snow and ice outdoors circa 1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 418 Three-story building on fire, with three men in street looking on circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 42 419 Group of men and women gathered in the snow around horse sleighs with J.F. Giese Warehouse No. 2, Holy Cross Hospital, and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in the background circa 1910 PH0328 Box 2 42 420 People along waterfront observing partially submerged boat with Nome buildings in background circa 1925-1930 PH0328 Box 2 42 421 Nome Alaska street and waterfront scenes Unloading cargo from partially submerged boat at waterfront circa 1925-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 422 Large group of men lightering barge along snow-covered seawall circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 423 Bering Sea breakwater at Nome circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 424 Men standing on broken-up ice along waterfront with boats and Nome buildings in background circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 425 Tall wall of snow next to industrial buildings circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 426 Lightering equipment in sea off Nome circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 427

Lighterage (also called lightering) is transferring cargo between vessels. Nome's port was too shallow for large ships, so lighterage was used to get passengers and cargo to shore.

Waterfront with large building materials, equipment and cranes circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 428-429 Men launching skiff onto Bering sea with larger boat in background circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 43 430 Assorted locales - mostly postcard-size Exterior of newly built building in field, with antlers on roof and log outbuildings in background circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 431 Couple (including Ralph Lomen?) riding camel down plank-lined city street with awnings circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 44 432-433 Helen Lomen and two men walking in valley farmland, with mountains in background circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 434

Written on verso: Might be Minnesota. Written on verso in different handwriting: Helen en route in [illeg.] at the Arctic.

Large farmhouse in landscaped field circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 435

Not in Nome area.

Skulls and bones arranged on tree stumps and logs circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 436 Aerial view of mountains circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 437 Wood building in large field circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 438

Written on verso: Root cabin.

Passenger tram on tracks in field, with people inside and out, next to pile of lumber circa 1902-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 439

Written on verso: Porvell's new Train.

[not used] PH0328 Box 2 44 440 Man cutting and stacking logs in field circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 441 Looking across inlet at town and snowy mountains circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 442 Large ships in inlet with buildings and snowy mountains circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 443 Bering Sea viewed from shore with two ships in the distance circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 444 Cabin among brush and trees next to river or ditch circa 1940 or circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 445

Nitrate negative available.

Tractor tilling land along river circa 1940 PH0328 Box 2 44 446 Man standing among rocks on coast circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 447

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Field with tents, men, supplies, and penned dogs circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 448

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Exterior of wood building with rotted roof, pelts on wall, remnants of timber structures circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 449

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Man in suit walking with dog along stockade-style partial fence, possibly near Nome or Golovin circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 450

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Two men (including a Lomen brother) and two Iñupiat boys in work clothes resting with dog on logs outside cabin, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 451

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Five men, including three Iñupiat, wearing work clothes resting on a log, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 452

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Four young Iñupiat men and dog in front of house, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1908 and 1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 453

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Two cabins and one outbuilding in a large field circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 454

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Bird's-eye-view of settlement next to river with several buildings, train tracks, power lines and water tower circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 455

Scanned form nitrate negative.

This area is not Nome or Seward Peninsula.

[not used] PH0328 Box 2 44 456 River shore with large field, line of trees, mountains in background circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 457

Scanned form nitrate negative.

View across river to large field with some trees. circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 458

Scanned form nitrate negative.

Riverbed with piles of residue or tailings, a few boxes, and cabin in the distance circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 459

Scanned form nitrate negative.

Two men with wheels in front of tractor circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 460

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Six men leaning against front of general store and post office in Teller, Alaska circa 1908-1930 PH0328 Box 2 44 461

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Mining Man operating hydraulic hose at Coffee Creek circa 1910-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 462 Three miners in front of shack with sign "St. Paul Mining Co. Dried Bee F Mine Capitol Stock $1000000". circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 463 Three miners panning for gold in field circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 464 Men and pack horses on grassy plain circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 465 Men and pack horses on grassy plain near tent and stacked bags circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 466-467 Men and pack horses on grassy plain near shacks and tents circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 468 Men and pack horses on grassy plain near shacks, tents ,and large pipes circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 469 Men with pack horses passing tent in field circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 470-473 Large dump of mining residue or tailings with structure on top holding cables and three men in front circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 45 474 Cable bucket on pulleys adding mining residue or tailings to large dump circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 45 475 Man operating hydraulic water cannon with women and man observing circa 1910-1920 PH0328 Box 2 45 476 Sluice and hydraulic mining circa 1910-1920 PH0328 Box 2 45 477 Mining operations with crane, sluice and steam engine on river circa 1900-1920 PH0328 Box 2 45 478 Mining shipping facility with bags, barrels and other containers, car on railroad tracks circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 479 Dredge near river with pulleys and conveyer belt circa 1920-1935 PH0328 Box 2 45 480 Tractors pulling sleds of supplies and shed across ice January 1940 PH0328 Box 2 45 481

Written on verso: Wannigan on the trail Jan/40.

Iñupiat mine worker operating mining equipment, Seward Peninsula, Alaska between 1900 and 1930 PH0328 Box 2 45 482

Scanned from nitrate negative.

American Creek mining operation

This is probably a gold mining operation on lower American Creek, about 23 miles from Nome. It is known that a dredge operated there in 1940, possibly operated by the American Creek Dredging Company.

Large building (possibly mining dredge) under construction, lumber and men near a building in an excavated pit circa 1940 PH0328 Box 2 46 483

Written on verso: [probably] American Creek Gold Development Co.

Site with wood building, machinery, cables, equipment, lumber circa 1900-1930 PH0328 Box 2 46 483a

Written on verso: [illeg.].

Mining dredge under construction next to small mining camp in field circa 1940 PH0328 Box 2 46 484

Written on verso: [probably] American Creek Gold Development Co.

Bird's-eye view of dredge under construction next to a creek near mining camp in field circa 1940 PH0328 Box 2 46 485

Written on verso: [probably] American Creek Gold Development Co.

Mining dredge next to creek with tractor in foreground circa 1940 PH0328 Box 2 46 486

Written on verso: [probably] American Creek Gold Development Co.

Mining dredge in river circa 1940 PH0328 Box 2 46 487

Written on verso: [probably] American Creek Gold Development Co.

Sled dogs Woman with dog named Takeu and puppy on porch in Nome October 1910 PH0328 Box 2 47 488 Two men with dogsled team 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 489 Two sled dogs indoors on rug 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 490 Dog in snowy street 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 491 Dog named "Oolik II" lying down(see note above) 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 492 Dogsled team on the trail with another dog team following 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 493 Dogsled team on the trail near trees 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 494 Al Carey and another man with dogsled team in the snow 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 495

Written on verso: With Al Carey on the sea. Harry took this Apr 12.

Three men and sled dogs near sod shelter in the snow 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 496 Husky puppy standing on large snowdrift next to house 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 47 497 Ships and boats Model ship on table near window 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 498 Clipper ship Guy C. Goss with its sails unfurled 1900-1913 PH0328 Box 2 48 499 Large three-masted ship Bear in harbor 1900-1929 PH0328 Box 2 48 500 Close-up of ship's mast 1900-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 501 not used PH0328 Box 2 48 502 Two large ships docked side by side at pier in harbor 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 503 Large fishing vessel docked near warehouse 1915-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 504 U.S. Army tugboat L.T.157 at pier in harbor 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 505

Written on verso: Adak Tug.

Silver Wave with attached cable, viewed from front 1924-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 506

The Silver Wave was purchased by the Lomens for service along the coast between the Lomen Company's several stations.

Silver Wave at beach with cable attached to mast 1924-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 507 Jeanne on near sideSand spit with tents, wooden schooner on far side and two-masted sailboat Jeanne on near side 1908-1920 PH0328 Box 2 48 508 Fishing vessel docked at Nome waterfront 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 509 Man in work clothes sitting on deck of boat at sea 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 510 Boat in inlet with crew members on board 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 511 Fishing boat heading out to sea 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 512 Two-masted boat docked at ice floe 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 513 Two-masted boat near shore loaded with people and gear 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 514 Transfer of people and goods between boats as sea 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 515-516 People and goods on skiff entering inlet 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 517 Men using crane to lift boat Marjo 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 48 518 Airplanes One woman, five men and three dogs in front of a Stinson SB-1 Detroiter biplane on grassy field. 1929-1932 PH0328 Box 2 49 519

The Stinson SB-1 Detroiters were first flown in 1926. They were used by Noel Wien in Alaska, but this plane does not show the distinctive Wien paint scheme. This was likely an Alaskan Airways plane, NC877 (the only Detroiter not owned by Wien), which was disassembled in Sept 1932.

Aerial views of mountains and river or inlet 1935-1936 PH0328 Box 2 49 520-521

It is possible that this photo and the seven following photos in this group are related to Alfred Lomen's involvement in the search for Wiley Post and Will Rogers after their fatal air crash. The 1935 tragedy made front page headlines around the world. According to Alfred Lomen's obituary, he was one of the first white men to reach the scene of the crash.

Aerial view of mountains, showing part of plane wing and motor 1935-1936 PH0328 Box 2 49 522 Aerial view of wing and adjacent plane, Bellanca Pacemaker CH-300, in flight over mountains 1935-1936 PH0328 Box 2 49 523 Bethel Airways plane, a Travel Air 6000, NC8122, on grassy field with four people and cars nearby 1935-1936 PH0328 Box 2 49 524

Bethel Aviation was formed in 1935. Both the Bellanca and Travel Air planes pictured crashed in 1936, which brought an end to Bethel Airways.

Large propeller airplane, Ford 4-AT Tri-motor, NC-8419 in grassy field surrounded by onlookers with partial view of Bethel Airways Travel Air 6000 plane 1935-1936 PH0328 Box 2 49 525-526 Wien Airways propeller airplane Bellanca Pacemaker CH-300, in grassy field with partial view of large propeller plane NC-8419 1935-1936 PH0328 Box 2 49 527 Three airplanes (from left to right, Bethel Airways Travel Air 6000, Ford 4-AT Tri-motor, and Wien Airways Bellanca Pacemaker CH-300) in grassy field with onlookers 1935-1936 PH0328 Box 2 49 528 Several men and women in summer clothing next to Bellanca Pacemaker CH-300 airplane and woman aviator from Wien Airways of AK. 1935 PH0328 Box 2 49 529

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Five people next to large propeller plane, Ford 4-AT Tri-motor 1935 PH0328 Box 2 49 530

Scanned from nitrate negative.

Other photographers

The Lomen brothers bought their Nome photo studio in 1908. They later bought Dobbs' studio and negatives, as well as negatives from other photographers, including Nowell, Goetze and Kinne. It was accepted practice in the early 20th century for professional photographers to buy each other's negatives and issue them under their own studio name and sometimes copyright. Photos in this section have been identified as originating with photographers other than the Lomen Bros.

Beverly Bennett Dobbs

Beverly Bennett Dobbs moved to Nome in 1900 to search for gold and continued work as a photographer. By 1903, he had formed a partnership with the photographer A.B. Kinne from San Francisco. The Dobbs & Kinne studio in Nome offered photography services and photo supplies. Dobbs photographed scenes in Nome and the Seward Peninsula and made portraits of Native Alaskans. He was awarded a gold medal at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis World's Fair) in 1904 for his Native Alaskan photographs. By about 1909, Dobbs had started Dobbs Alaska Moving Picture Co, and by 1911, it is probable that Dobbs was focusing only on his moving picture business. In 1911 or 1912, he sold his photography supply store, studio, and photography negatives to the Lomen Brothers, who later issued some of his work under their name.

Studio full-length portrait of Iñupiat man wearing fur parka and leather pants, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 23) 1903 PH0328 Box 2 50 531

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Full-length portrait of young Iñupiat man wearing leather parka, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 100) 1904 PH0328 Box 2 50 532

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Studio portrait of Iñupiat reindeer herder named Tautuk wearing fur parka, Nome, Alaska between 1903 and 1908 PH0328 Box 2 50 533

Tautuk was the chief herder of the Nome Government reindeer herd.

Probably Dobbs photo, based on photographic style.

Dobbs, B.B (photographer)

Studio portrait of seated Iñupiat man wearing leather (possibly caribou skin?) parka with fur collar, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 21) 1903 PH0328 Box 2 50 534

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Studio portrait of Iñupiat man with mustache and wavy hair wearing fur parka, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 15) 1905 PH0328 Box 2 50 535a

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Studio portrait of Iñupiat man with mustache and wavy hair wearing fur parka, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 15) 1905 PH0328 Box 2 50 535b

Postcard of 535a.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Studio profile of Iñupiat man wearing skin parka with fur hood and holding ivory hammer, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 28) between 1898 and 1908 PH0328 Box 2 50 536

Probably Dobbs, based on signed Dobbs photo (MOHAI Alaska-Eskimo Subject File, item #522) of same person at same sitting.

Dobbs, B.B (photographer)

Alaska Native man with labret seated cross-legged on the floor, and holding drill, with boy seated on a bunk in the background, Alaska (Lomen 209) between 1903 and 1906 PH0328 Box 2 50 537

Probably Dobbs photo, due to composition and photographic style.

A labret is a body piercing, usually below the bottom lip, above the chin. It was a symbol of status among coastal peoples.

Iñupiat woman with chin tattoo wearing fur parka, Nome, Alaska 1903 PH0328 Box 2 50 538

Dobbs 186 in PH Coll 919.22.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Studio portrait of Iñupiat woman dressed in moose fur parka and seal bladder boots, seated next to several coil baskets, Nome, Alaska 1903 PH0328 Box 2 50 539

Dobbs 157 in PH Coll 323.92.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Iñupiat woman Nowadluk Nora Ootenna wearing printed cloth kuspuk, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 540

Nowadluk Nora Ootenna (1883/85-1918) [Norwadluk; Nowadlook; Nawadlook; Nawadluk; Noadkuk; Noadoadlok; Newarluk] was born in Kingegan about 1883-1885 to Eungnuk (1841-1918) (Eungknook, Enuquenuh) and Weakaseuk (1834-1918) (Weokrseok). Her known siblings were Ongualuk (Stella Adlooat Kaingnizinia) (1888-1941) and James Keok (1879/1880-1918). Nowadluk "Nora" and her cousin Nowadluk "Alice" attended school and worked for the educators Ellen and W. T. Lopp. Ellen Lopp gave the cousins the names Nora and Alice, because they shared the same Inupiaq name. In August 1900, in a double wedding with her cousin, Nowadluk married George Ootenna (1878-1971) a successful reindeer herder. They did not have children, however, sometime after 1910 they adopted a daughter Isabel. Nowadluk was an active member of the church, taught Sunday school, and was the subject of several Christian missionary articles about her exemplary home. Nowadluk was also a popular subject of the Nome commercial photographers, marketing her as an "Eskimo Belle" wearing her atigi (fancy fur parka). Nowadluk died in the 1918 pandemic in Kingegan, along with her parents, her brother James Keok, four of his children, her brother-in-law Adlooat and his baby. References: Smith, Kathleen Lopp and Smith, Verbeck, Ice Window, Letters from a Bering Strait Village: 1892-1902, Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2001.; The American Missionary, vol. 68, 1914, An Arctic Journey to Dedicate Thornton Memorial Church, by Rev. Philip E. Bauer, of Nome, Alaska, p. 477.; Nagozruk's Report of Deaths and Living, U.S. Public School, Wales, Alaska, November 1918, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1908-1934, Record Group 75, M2150, pages 1220-1229, National Archives, Identifier number 231817243. Submitted by Deborah Tear Haynes, 3/2022.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Young Iñupiat woman wearing fur parka, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 228?) between 1903 and 1908 PH0328 Box 2 50 541

Dobbs, B.B (photographer)

Iñupiat mother named Wegaruk, carrying sleeping baby on her back, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 17) 1905 PH0328 Box 2 50 542

Dobbs 346 in PH Coll 323.94 and PH Coll 788.2.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Alaska Native mother nursing child outdoors, Alaska between 1900 and 1910 PH0328 Box 2 50 543

Caption on photo: Mik-a-nina - Kow-kow.

Same caption as, and often confused with, Nowell photo of different outdoor nursing mother.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Studio portrait of Iñupiat mother with baby on her back, Nome, Alaska between 1903 and 1908 PH0328 Box 2 50 544

Caption on photo: Eskimo mother and babe.

Probable Dobbs, based on photographic style.

Dobbs, B.B (photographer)

Iñupiat mother wearing long fabric skirt and fur parka, standing with baby on her back near encampment, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 19) between 1905 and 1910 PH0328 Box 2 50 545

Written on verso: Eskimo Madonna.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Two smiling Kauwerak Iñupiat girls wearing print cotton parkas, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 71) between 1903 and 1910 PH0328 Box 2 50 546a

Caption on photo: Eskimo children, Nome.

Written on verso: Miniatures of their Eskimo mothers.

Writing (Dobbs signature) scratched out in the lower right corner, in addition to the Lomen name and photograph number in the lower left corner. Image with Dobbs' signature in McKay photo album.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Two smiling Kauwerak Iñupiat girls wearing print cotton parkas, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 71) between 1903 and 1910 PH0328 Box 2 50 546b

Postcard of 123a, but uncropped and with different caption: Eskimo children, Nome.

Printed on verso: B.B. Dobbs, Photographic Supply Stores, Nome, Alaska. Printed in Great Britain.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Smiling Iñupiat child wearing fur parka, Nome, Alaska between 1903 and 1906 PH0328 Box 2 50 547

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Iñupiat boy Kituk standing on fur rug in the studio, Nome, Alaska circa 1903-1906 PH0328 Box 2 50 548

Kituk (1899-1918) (Ki-tuk, Charles Kutook) was born in Kingegan in 1899 to Nopunkoak (1863-unknown) and Kitu/nk (1870-unknown). His known siblings were a brother Ulosangrauk (born 1889) and a sister Tamaknena (born 1894). As a young boy Kituk was photographed dancing by Suzanne Rignon Bernardi, B. B. Dobbs and Frank H. Nowell. The photographs of Kituk are titled "Eskimo Boy Dancer," "Kituk, Eskimo Dancing Boy, with Father and Mother, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska," and "Arctic Dancing Boy, Cape Prince of Wales." Charles Kituk was a teacher in Nome from 1915-1918. Charles Kutook (Kituk) wrote "Some Reasons for Sending Children to School" in the Bureau of Education's magazine The Eskimo, Vol. 1, No. 9, May 1917. The missionary Dr. Albert Warren Newhall recorded the dramatic loss of life in the Alaskan villages during the 1918 pandemic. One story describes how Kituk (Ki-tuk) died on his way to Kingegan on an infected mail sled. References: 1910 U.S. Census, Cape Prince of Wales; Alaska Bureau of Education Reports, 1915-1918; Account of the influenza epidemic in Unalaska, 1919. Albert W. Newhall letters, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska, Anchorage, HMC-0188. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~coleen/seward_alaska.html Submitted by Deborah Tear Haynes, 3/2022.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Tomcod hanging on Nome beach drying racks with overturned boats and tents in the background. (Lomen 142) 1903 PH0328 Box 2 50 549

Dobbs 453, in PH Coll 919.27.

Tomcod is a small fish in the cod family.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Native Kauwerak family sitting on sand in front of fish drying racks, vicinity of Nome, Alaska between 1898 and 1908 PH0328 Box 2 50 550

Written on verso: Eskimo fish racks. And in different handwriting: Eskimo friends of mine [illeg.].

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Clothes hanging from an upturned umiak boat (Lomen 186) 1906 PH0328 Box 2 50 551

Copyrighted 1907 by both Lomen and Dobbs (802).

Lomen's caption on photo: Summer Encampment, Alaska Eskimos.

In Dobbs Collection as PH788.21 .

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Iñupiat berry pickers, Nome, Alaska (Lomen 6) between 1900 and 1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 552

Dobbs 63, in Dobbs collections PH Coll 323.74 and PH Coll 788.8.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Crowded barge docking at Nome waterfront (Lomen 884) June 9, 1906 PH0328 Box 2 50 553

Caption on photo: Landing at Nome, Alaska.

The coastal waters were too shallow for large ships, so smaller skiffs and barges were used to lighter freight and passengers form the ships to shore.

Dobbs 844, in Dobbs collection, PH Coll 788.45.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

View across snow and ice chunks to Nome buildings (Lomen 773) circa 1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 554

Caption on photo: Nome from Bering Sea.

In Dobbs collection, PH Coll 788.33.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Field of cotton-like wildflowers circa 1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 555

Caption on photo: Alaska Cotton.

Dobbs 185, in Dobbs collection PH Coll 788.66.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Alaska's largest gold nugget (Lomen 767) 1903-1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 556

Caption on photo: Actual size of Alaska's largest nugget. Found by Pioneer Mining Co. on No. 5 bench off Discovery Anvil. Wt 182 oz. Value $3276.00 Nome Sep [sic] 8, 03.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Milton Weil with howling dogsled team, outside Nome (Lomen 739) circa 1906 PH0328 Box 2 50 557

Caption on photo: A malamute chorus.

In Dobbs collection PH Coll 788.27.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Group of walruses on an ice floe near Nome, Alaska (Lomen 769) 1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 558

This is a cropped version of PH Coll 323.41b in the Beverly B. Dobbs Photograph Collection 323.

A differently cropped version in also in UW's Freshwater and Marine Image Bank.

Dobbs uncropped photo is also in the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center with the following description: Title from verso. "View of walrus on ice taken from steamship trapped in ice, Arctic Ocean. Taken from steamer Portland while caught in ice, July 1907. Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society." Photographer's number 5. July 1907. Original photograph size: 5" x 7". Identical photo UAA-hmc-1059-23 cites date taken as May 1902.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Three rows of stuffed Ptarmigan of northwest Alaska (Lomen 713) circa 1903-1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 559

Dobbs 150 in Dobbs collection PH Coll 788.77.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Arrangement of pressed wildflowers circa 1903-1907 PH0328 Box 2 50 560

Caption on photo: Northwestern Alaska wildflowers.

In Dobbs collection PH Coll 788.67.

B.B. Dobbs (photographer)

Susan R. Bernardi

Susan R. Bernardi went to Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, in October 1901 to teach at the U.S. Government School. Her photograph album documents many aspects of Iñupiat life, and includes handwritten informative notes. It is unclear when she stopped teaching at Kingegan. She later held teaching positions in Alabama and other southern states.

Studio portrait of Iñupiat woman Nowadluk Nora Ootenna with long unbraided hair, vicinity of Nome, Alaska 1901-1906 PH0328 Box 2 51 561

Item 49.2 in UW Collection VM 49, Photographs from Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska by Susan R. Bernardi.

Susan R. Bernardi (photographer)

Iñupiat woman Nowadluk Nora Ootenna wearing fancy fur parka and standing outdoors in snow, vicinity of Nome, Alaska between 1903 and 1910 PH0328 Box 2 51 562

Susan R. Bernardi (photographer)

Iñupiat cousins Nowadluk Alice Stanley with baby Lucy, and Nowadluk Nora Ootenna, Kingegan, Alaska circa 1905 PH0328 Box 2 51 563

Nowadluk Alice Stanley (1883-between 1926-1930) was born in Kingegan in 1883. Her mother was Nevenwok (1866-unknown) and her father was Tulikpak (Tuulikpiaq) (dates unknown). Her younger brother was Harry Karmon (1887-1939), a reindeer herder. Nowadluk "Alice" and her cousin Nowadluk "Nora" attended school and worked for the educators Ellen and W. T. Lopp. Ellen Lopp gave the cousins the names Alice and Nora, because they shared the same Inupiaq name. Nowadluk worked for the Lopps from about 1894-1900. In August 1900, in a double wedding with her cousin, Nowadluk married Stanley Kivyearzruk (1879-late 1940s), a successful reindeer herder. Reference: Smith, Kathleen Lopp and Smith, Verbeck, Ice Window, Letters from a Bering Strait Village: 1892-1902, Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2001. Submitted by Deborah Tear Haynes, 3/2022.

Item 49.70 in UW Collection VM 49, Photographs from Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska by Susan R. Bernardi.

Susan R. Bernardi (photographer)

Young Iñupiat woman Nowadluk Alice Stanley wearing fur parka, with baby Lucy on her back, Seward Peninsula, Alaska circa 1908-1915 PH0328 Box 2 51 564

Item 49.68 in UW Collection VM 49, Photographs from Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska by Susan R. Bernardi.

Susan R. Bernardi (photographer)

Iñupiat woman named Immiung'nuk, with baby on her back, wearing cotton dress and thick gloves fishing for tomcod through ice, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska between 1908 and 1915 PH0328 Box 2 51 565

Item 49.62 in UW Collection VM 49, Photographs from Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska by Susan R. Bernardi.

Susan R. Bernardi (photographer)

Arthur L. Bell and Co.

Arthur L. Bell was a photographer in Nome 1909-1910.

Hunter with rifle and dogsled on Bering Sea 1909-1910 PH0328 Box 2 52 566

Caption on photo: Hunting on Bering Sea. Five miles from Nome.

Marked "Bell & Co. Photo".

Arthur L. Bell and Co (photographer)

Albert Barnes Kinne

Around 1900, Albert Barnes Kinne relocated from San Francisco to Nome, Alaska, where he set up a new studio and worked with the Wild Goose Mining and Trading Company. By 1903, he had formed a partnership with well-known Nome photographer Beverly B. Dobbs. Their studio, Dobbs & Kinne, was dissolved when Kinne moved eighty miles east to the gold mining camp of Council (a.k.a. Council City), and started a new photography business around 1905. In 1911, Beverly Dobbs sold the Nome studio and its glass negatives, including some made by Kinne, to photography entrepreneurs the Lomen Brothers, who created prints of the images under their own imprint.

Niukluk River and Council City viewed from Melsing Creek 1907 PH0328 Box 2 53 567

A.B. Kinne 842, in Kinne collection PH Coll 314.4.

Albert Barnes Kinne (photographer)

Other/unknown photographers Family with dogsled team taking a break 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 54 568

"Skook" written on photo beneath lead dog.

Written on verso: Mr. Lomen, Some of these Dogs came from the Hudson's Bay. I have raised this strain of dogs for twenty two years. Part of this team went to the South Pole. Yours sincerely, [illeg.] Hardy.

Hardy (photographer)

Old Iñupiat man with cloth parka and fur hat standing beneath fish netting outside a log cabin (Lomen 144) 1905 PH0328 Box 2 54 569

Caption on photo: An old man of the Yukon.

The Lomen Brothers did not photograph in the Yukon.

Unknown (photographer)

Panorama of mining operation with buildings and tents in large field 1903-1920 PH0328 Box 2 54 570 Dogsled team and three people in front of cabin in town 1903-1934 PH0328 Box 2 54 571

Not marked, but looks similar to Nowell work.

Captain Oscar Wisting circa 1926 PH0328 Box 2 54 572

Written on verso: Capt. Oscar Wisting with Amundsen at South Pole and on dirigible Norge, crossing North Pole arrived in Teller Alaska May 13, 1926.

Mount McKinley 1908-1934 PH0328 Box 2 54 573

Possibly a different photographer. Copyright symbol and caption on photo do not resemble Lomen Studio handwriting.