Postcard of group of reindeer at Nome, Winter 1915-1916
Lomen Reindeer Corporation. PH Coll 328.22 In 1914, the Lomen family purchased 1,200 reindeer from Alfred Nilima, a Lapplander living in the Kotzebue Sound area. By 1918, the Lomen brothers had purchased 6,268 deer from Lapp herds and the native missions at Teller and Golovin. Between 1914 and 1929,...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/6261 2023-05-15T17:23:58+02:00 Postcard of group of reindeer at Nome, Winter 1915-1916 Lomen Bros. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections United States--Alaska--Nome Scanned from an original photographic postcard using a Microtek ArtixScan 1800f at 110 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2014. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6261 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC6920 UW27660z http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6261 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Lomen Bros. photographs. PH Coll 328 Reindeer Reindeer industry--Alaska--Nome Postcard; image; ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:05:12Z Lomen Reindeer Corporation. PH Coll 328.22 In 1914, the Lomen family purchased 1,200 reindeer from Alfred Nilima, a Lapplander living in the Kotzebue Sound area. By 1918, the Lomen brothers had purchased 6,268 deer from Lapp 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. Other/Unknown Material Nome Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Golovin ENVELOPE(55.167,55.167,66.100,66.100) |
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Lomen Reindeer Corporation. PH Coll 328.22 In 1914, the Lomen family purchased 1,200 reindeer from Alfred Nilima, a Lapplander living in the Kotzebue Sound area. By 1918, the Lomen brothers had purchased 6,268 deer from Lapp 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. |
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Postcard of group of reindeer at Nome, Winter 1915-1916 |
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Postcard of group of reindeer at Nome, Winter 1915-1916 |
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Postcard of group of reindeer at Nome, Winter 1915-1916 |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Lomen Bros. photographs. PH Coll 328 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC6920 UW27660z http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6261 |
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