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Alamo Greenwave band, Alamo, N.D.
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| Title | Alamo Greenwave band, Alamo, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1960 and 1979 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Alamo High School band, in uniform, has lined up along the street in Alamo during a parade. Majorettes or baton twirlers, can be seen standing at the right side of the photograph. The Alamo grain elevator can be seen in the background in the photograph. |
| General Subject | Bands, clubs & societies
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Bands
Band uniforms
Students
Boys
Girls
Teenagers
Baton twirling
Drum majorettes
Musical instruments
Musicians
Marching bands
Parades & processions
Automobiles
Grain elevators
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| Organization Name | Alamo High School (Alamo, N.D)
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| Location | Alamo (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1960-1969
1970-1979
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| Item Number | 1-23F-26 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 11 in. |
| 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 (1-23F-26) |
| 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 | ws123F26 |
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