Noel Wien, the founder of one of the country's first airlines and the first man to fly nonstop from Anchorage to Fairbanks, was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in mid-July. Here are some more historic photos of Wien and early Alaska aviation, and you can read more about him here.
Wien Collection; Anchorage Museum, B85-27-1847
Group portrait of siblings Ralph, Sigurd, Noel, Enid, and Fritz Wien as children.
Wien Collection; Anchorage Museum, B85-27-1477
View of pilot Noel Wien sitting on tail of Wien Alaska Airlines Cessna landed at south fork of Koyukuk River in Interior Alaska. 1950's?
Wien Collection; Anchorage Museum, B85-27-189
View of man loading whale baleen into Wien Alaska Airlines Cessna 195 in Barrow, Alaska. Sigurd Wien stands behind door wearing plaid shirt.
Wien Collection; Anchorage Museum, B85-27-1871
Father and son Noel and Merrill Wien stand in front of Wien Air Alaska Cessna 185 in 1974, possibly in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Wien Collection; Anchorage Museum, B85-27-1864
Ada B. Wien and Noel Wien cutting cake during celebration. 1960's?
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