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| Title | Group outside home, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1917 |
| Description | A group of families sits and stands outside a home. On the left side is a man and woman with their two daughters. In front of the doorway to the house is a man sitting in a chair. To his right is a boy standing. Next to that boy are two other boys, one is sitting and the boy next to him has his arm on his seated brother. A woman sits with a young boy, and another young boy stands to the right of her, shielding his eyes from the sun. |
| General Subject | People
Social life & customs
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Houses
Men
Women
Children
Boys
Girls
Chairs
Hats
Suits (clothing)
Coats
Neckties
Dresses
Skirts
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | 1-78F-14 |
| Negative Number | 1-78F-14 |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 6 in. |
| Transcription | "Horses pulling sleigh, horses pulling wagon, homestead family, and hens and chickens"--Handwritten on original box. |
| 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 (1-78F-14) |
| 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 | 178F14 |
