Photo Gallery

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Father Ole, Ben (in white), Mother Olavia, Brother Edwin, and Sister Elma.

Ole Eielson Family

Ben in his WW1 Air Services uniform.

Ben WW1 Air Services

Collage of Ben, the Lockheed Vega and the polar route taken for the record breaking flight from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spitzbergen, Norway.

Collage of Ben

The Fokker "Alaskan" - this plane is on display at the Hatton-Eielson Museum, in Hatton, ND.

Fokker "Alaskan"

Famous Pilots of the time. Seated L-R, Wilmer Stultz, Amelia Erhart, Lou Gordon. Standing L-R, Ben Eielson, Hubert Wilkins, Richard E. Byrd, Clarence Chamberlin, Bernt Balchen.

Famous Pilots of the time

Ben Eielson's Funeral. Approximately 5,000 people attended the funeral of Carl Ben Eielson, in Hatton, ND.

Ben Eielson's Funeral

Shown here is Carl Ben Eielson's niece, Eileen Mork, and the Fokker Alaskan on display in Hatton, ND.

Eileen Mork

Fokker "Alaskan" with Liberty engine.

Fokker "Alaskan"

Museum in Summer.

Museum in Summer

Hatton-Eielson Museum in winter.

Museum in winter

This is the dining room in the Hatton-Eielson Museum, formerly the boyhood home of Carl Ben Eielson. The first floor of the house remains the same as when the family lived in it.

Dining Room

The kitchen in the Hatton-Eielson Museum.

Kitchen

Parlor or Piano room

Another view of the parlor or piano room. This baby grand piano was played by Carl Ben Eielson's oldest sister Elma; Sshe took on the role of mother to the younger children after her mother died at an early age.

Parlor or piano room

Take the Tour

Tours available of the museum and hangar. Open every Sunday from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM from Memorial Day to Labor Day.  To schedule a week day tour please call (701)212-6763, (701)430-0593 or email joyiv@midco.net.

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