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Congregational Church Confirmation Class portrait
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| Title | Congregational Church Confirmation Class portrait |
| Date of Original | 1959-06-14 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | On June 14, 1959 Rev. Cecil Leek presided over confirmation ceremonies for a class of nine.
Following this, the new confirmands posed for their picture in front of the church.
Left to right are Jean Gaunce, Cathy Snyder, Deborah Palmer, Gayle Penman, Thomas Flath, Linda Rasumusson, Daniel Prince, Richard Morehouse, and Gay Shemorry. |
| General Subject | People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Churches
Men
Women
Teenagers
Clergy
Confirmations
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| Personal Name | Leek, Cecil
Shemorry, Gay
Morehouse, Richard
Prince, Daniel
Rasmusson, Linda
Flath, Thomas
Penman, Gayle
Palmer, Deborah
Snyder, Cathy
Gaunce, Jean
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| Organization Name | First Union Church (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-21-5-16 |
| 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 68 100% 1959 Confirmation class note other picture to show cropping. Use this to make neg"--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 68. |
| 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 (1-21-5-16) |
| 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 | ws121516 |
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