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Born to immigrant Scandinavians |
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In 1960, Wien Alaska Airlines expanded its offerings to tourists |
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Ralph, the eldest Wien brother |
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Father and son, Noel and Merrill Wien |
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A group photo of the Wien brothers and their wives |
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Noel Wien, founder of Alaska's first commercial airline |
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Noel Wien took this picture September 24, 1924 |
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Fairbanks' Weeks Field was a busy airport during the 1930s |
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Years after this July 1924 photo was taken, Noel Wien sent a copy to his friend Bob Bartlett |
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Noel Wien made the first commercial flight |
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"1927 June, Nome, Alaska, start of first airplane operation in Nome." |
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Photographed in the 1950s are brothers Noel, Fritz, and Sig Wien |
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The board of Wien Consolidated Airlines |
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