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| Title | Large group gathering at farmstead near Wildrose, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1900 and 1920 |
| Description | A large group of people have gathered outside a farmhouse on the open prairie near Wildrose. Men, women, and several children are visible. One man on the left side poses with a bicycle, and several sets of horses and wagons are present. |
| General Subject | Agriculture
Pioneer era
Transportation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Crowds
Horses
Carts & wagons
Bicycles & tricycles
Farms
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| Location | Wildrose (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1910-1919
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| Item Number | 1.76.1 |
| Negative Number | 1.76.1 |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Notes | Photographer unknown. |
| 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 1950s, 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 (1.76.1) |
| 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 | ws1761 |
