Carl J. Lomen | |
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Carl J. Lomen, prior to 1923 |
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Born | 1880 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | August 16, 1965[1] Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Occupation | Business, Photograph |
Spouse | Laura Volstead Lomen |
Parents | Gudbrand Joys Lomen and Julie Joys Lomen |
Carl Joys Lomen was an American entrepreneur and photographer. He was known as The Reindeer King of Alaska, because of his role in "organizing, promoting, marketing, and lobbying for the reindeer industry"[2] in the first decades of the 20th century, as president of the Lomen Company[3].
In 1954, he published his autobiography, Fifty Years in Alaska (New York: David McKay).