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| Title | 1927 Hudson automobile, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 1927 and 1939 |
| Description | A 1927 Hudson automobile is parked outside Atlas Tires, Standard Oil Company, presumably in Williston. Another automobile is parked on the street facing the Hudson, but its make and model are not known. Tires and piles of sccrap metal can be seen in the distance on the right in the photograph. |
| General Subject | City & town life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Automobiles
Automobile repair
Automobile equipment & supplies
Automobile equipment & supplies stores
Petroleum industry
Tires
Salvage
Streets
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| Organization Name | Atlas Tires (Williston, N.D.)
Standard Oil Company
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
1930-1939
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| Item Number | 1-25C-153 |
| Negative Number | 1-25C-153 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 3 x 4 in. |
| Transcription | "1927 Hudson"--Handwritten on envelope containing negative |
| 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 (1-25C-153) |
| 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 | ws125C153 |
