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Distant view of farm, Williston, N.D.
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| Title | Distant view of farm, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1917 and 1929 |
| Description | In a distant farm scene, two girls, a boy and a man stand outside their house. A parked automobile can be seen behind the house. A barn and windmill are visible on the right side of the photograph, and several unidentified buildings can be seen to the right, behind a dirt road. |
| General Subject | Social life & customs
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Farms
Houses
Men
Girls
Boys
Children
Agricultural facilities
Barns
Automobiles
Fences
Windmills
Barns
Dirt roads
Trees
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1910-1919
1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1-78I-37 |
| Negative Number | 1-78I-37 |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 6 in. |
| Transcription | Lewis and Clark Bridge, Model-T Ford and Cook car, threshing scene (February- May 1926, July-September 1927, and February, July and September 1928). |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | William E. "Bill" Shemorry was a native of Williston, N.D. who began work in the newspaper industry as a newsboy selling the Williston Herald and the Williams County Farmers Press. In 1953, he started to publish the Williston Plains Reporter, which he operated for 25 years before selling to the Williston Herald. Shemorry then began to concentrate on his own writing and photography. In addition to writing many books on the history of Williams County, he also collected photographs of early North Dakota photographers. Shemorry was an active member of the Williston Fire Department, was Civil Defense Chief of Williams County for three years in the 1950's, and was a combat photographer in World War II. Shemorry's photograph of the discovery of oil in North Dakota on April 4, 1951 at the Clarence Iverson No. 1 is one of the most famous oil photographs ever taken, and was published in many national publications. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | William E. (Bill) Shemorry Photograph Collection 1
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota, William E. (Bill) Shemorry Photograph Collection (1-78I-37) |
| Rights Management | Permission to reproduce this image must be requested from the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about the collection, or provide information about an image, please email Emily E. Schultz at eschultz@nd.gov |
| Digital ID | 178I37 |
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