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| Title | Quartet, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 195- |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Sacred music is sung by this earnest quintet which performed many times during the Christmas season and on other occasions during the mid-1950s. Left to right are Cathy Snyder, Tom Snyder, Nancy Johnson, Douglas Rankin and Debbie Palmer. The group is probably from or in Rickard Elementary School. |
| General Subject | People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Singing
Holidays
Christmas carols
Girls
Boys
Churches
Choirs (Music)
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| Personal Name | Palmer, Debbie
Rankin, Douglas
Johnson, Nancy
Snyder, Tom
Snyder, Cathy
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| Organization Name | Rickard Elementary School (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-21-5-15 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 7 in. |
| Publisher of Original | Shemorry, William E. (Bill) |
| Place of Publication | Williston, N.D. |
| Transcription | "Page 72 100% quintet singing Christmas music"--Handwritten on back of print |
| 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 | This photograph appeared in A Force for Good: A Centennial History of the First Union Church, 1889-1989. The description was derived from Shemorry's caption on page 72. |
| 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 (1-21-5-15) |
| 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 | ws121515 |
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