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| Title | Great Northern Railway yards with arrow pointing to the Silver Grille Cafe aerial photograph, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1948? |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | This aerial view of the Great Northern Railway yards in Williston shows the roundhouse and turntable as well as other units of the division headquarters. By the time this photo was taken, during the late 1940s, coal-fired locomotives had been modernized to use oil and the coal tipple had been replaced by the fuel oil tanks. The arrow points to the Main Street location of the Silver Grille Cafe. |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
Aerials
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Aerial photographs
Railroads
Railroad stations
Railroad shops & yards
Railroad tracks
Cafes
Cities & towns
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| Organization Name | Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
Silver Grille (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 1-18-15-25 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 8 x 10 in. |
| Publisher of Original | Shemorry, William E. (Bill) |
| Place of Publication | Williston, N.D. |
| 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. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Photograph appears in Shemorry's book: Best of the Best Little Stories of the Twentieth Century, p. 147. |
| 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 (1-18-15-25) |
| 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 | ws1181525 |
