Carl Ben Eielson portrait
Formal portrait of Carl Ben Eielson wearing parka with fur trim, leather cap and goggles on top of cap. Copy photographic prints; Copy print made July 1988 by Institute staff. Image photographer attributed to Lee & Co., Grand Forks, N.D. in the book Brother to the Eagle by Erling N. Rolfsrud. Ca...
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ftnorthdakotastu:oai:cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org:uw/142 2023-05-15T13:44:55+02:00 Carl Ben Eielson portrait Lee & Co. (Grand Forks, N.D.); Grand Forks (N.D.); 1920-1929; 192? 16 bits; image/tiff; 25,094,560 bytes 600 ppi; 4221 2971 http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/uw/id/142 eng eng North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies; rs000075 http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/uw/id/142 Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (P66.1) P066.01 Institute for Regional Studies Portrait Collection; Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/archives/collections-institute/photography/holdings/portraits-collection People Transportation Air pilots Portraits Eielson Carl Benjamin 1897-1929 Hatton (N.D.) Traill County (N.D.) North Dakota United States Image; Still image; ftnorthdakotastu 2017-12-14T10:12:31Z Formal portrait of Carl Ben Eielson wearing parka with fur trim, leather cap and goggles on top of cap. Copy photographic prints; Copy print made July 1988 by Institute staff. Image photographer attributed to Lee & Co., Grand Forks, N.D. in the book Brother to the Eagle by Erling N. Rolfsrud. Carl Benjamin Eielson was born at Hatton, N.D. in 1897 where he grew up. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 and received training in flying. After being mustered out in 1919 he returned to Hatton and was employed at a local mercantile store. While there he organized the Hatton Aero Club and was involved in stunt and passenger flying in North Dakota and Minnesota. After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 1921 he entered Georgetown University pursuing a law degree. In fall 1922 he went to Fairbanks, Alaska as principal of the high school. He continued his flying in Alaska by purchasing a Curtis Airplane. In 1924 he received a contract from the government to fly mail between Fairbanks and McGrath, Alaska. Several years later he would join with Hubert Wilkins and in April 1928 at Point Barrow, Alaska they began their successful, historic flight over the Arctic Ocean to Spitzbergen, Norway. After a homecoming celebration at Hatton on July 21, 1928 Eielson joined Wilkins on another historic flight over Antarctica. Ben Eielson returned to Alaska and in December 1929 he and his mechanic Earl Borland lost their lives attempting to rescue crew and cargo of a ship frozen in the ice off the coast of Siberia, Soviet Union. Their bodies were found in Siberia and Eielson's remains were transported to Hatton, N.D. and buried March 26, 1930. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Arctic Ocean Barrow Point Barrow Spitzbergen Alaska Siberia North Dakota State University (NDSU): Digital Horizons Arctic Arctic Ocean Borland ENVELOPE(67.750,67.750,-74.417,-74.417) Eielson ENVELOPE(-61.500,-61.500,-70.583,-70.583) Fairbanks Grand Forks ENVELOPE(-139.317,-139.317,63.920,63.920) McGrath ENVELOPE(65.468,65.468,-70.877,-70.877) Norway Parka ENVELOPE(17.540,17.540,66.787,66.787) Wilkins ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) |
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People Transportation Air pilots Portraits Eielson Carl Benjamin 1897-1929 Hatton (N.D.) Traill County (N.D.) North Dakota United States |
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People Transportation Air pilots Portraits Eielson Carl Benjamin 1897-1929 Hatton (N.D.) Traill County (N.D.) North Dakota United States Lee & Co. (Grand Forks, N.D.); Grand Forks (N.D.); Carl Ben Eielson portrait |
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People Transportation Air pilots Portraits Eielson Carl Benjamin 1897-1929 Hatton (N.D.) Traill County (N.D.) North Dakota United States |
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Formal portrait of Carl Ben Eielson wearing parka with fur trim, leather cap and goggles on top of cap. Copy photographic prints; Copy print made July 1988 by Institute staff. Image photographer attributed to Lee & Co., Grand Forks, N.D. in the book Brother to the Eagle by Erling N. Rolfsrud. Carl Benjamin Eielson was born at Hatton, N.D. in 1897 where he grew up. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 and received training in flying. After being mustered out in 1919 he returned to Hatton and was employed at a local mercantile store. While there he organized the Hatton Aero Club and was involved in stunt and passenger flying in North Dakota and Minnesota. After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 1921 he entered Georgetown University pursuing a law degree. In fall 1922 he went to Fairbanks, Alaska as principal of the high school. He continued his flying in Alaska by purchasing a Curtis Airplane. In 1924 he received a contract from the government to fly mail between Fairbanks and McGrath, Alaska. Several years later he would join with Hubert Wilkins and in April 1928 at Point Barrow, Alaska they began their successful, historic flight over the Arctic Ocean to Spitzbergen, Norway. After a homecoming celebration at Hatton on July 21, 1928 Eielson joined Wilkins on another historic flight over Antarctica. Ben Eielson returned to Alaska and in December 1929 he and his mechanic Earl Borland lost their lives attempting to rescue crew and cargo of a ship frozen in the ice off the coast of Siberia, Soviet Union. Their bodies were found in Siberia and Eielson's remains were transported to Hatton, N.D. and buried March 26, 1930. |
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Lee & Co. (Grand Forks, N.D.); Grand Forks (N.D.); |
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Lee & Co. (Grand Forks, N.D.); Grand Forks (N.D.); |
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Lee & Co. (Grand Forks, N.D.); Grand Forks (N.D.); |
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Carl Ben Eielson portrait |
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Carl Ben Eielson portrait |
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Carl Ben Eielson portrait |
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Carl Ben Eielson portrait |
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Carl Ben Eielson portrait |
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North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies; |
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http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/uw/id/142 |
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1920-1929; |
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ENVELOPE(67.750,67.750,-74.417,-74.417) ENVELOPE(-61.500,-61.500,-70.583,-70.583) ENVELOPE(-139.317,-139.317,63.920,63.920) ENVELOPE(65.468,65.468,-70.877,-70.877) ENVELOPE(17.540,17.540,66.787,66.787) ENVELOPE(59.326,59.326,-67.248,-67.248) |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Borland Eielson Fairbanks Grand Forks McGrath Norway Parka Wilkins |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Borland Eielson Fairbanks Grand Forks McGrath Norway Parka Wilkins |
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Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Arctic Ocean Barrow Point Barrow Spitzbergen Alaska Siberia |
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Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Arctic Ocean Barrow Point Barrow Spitzbergen Alaska Siberia |
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P066.01 Institute for Regional Studies Portrait Collection; Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/archives/collections-institute/photography/holdings/portraits-collection |
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rs000075 http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/uw/id/142 |
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Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (P66.1) |
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