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| Title | Tioga Farm Festival 1984, Metropolitan Federal Bank, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1984-09-15 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A truck is towing a float in the Tioga Farm festival which is bearing the flag of North Dakota, and two banners. One reads "Metropolitan Federal Bank" and the other reads "The Heartland's Financial Center, Metropolitan Federal Bank." A woman and three young children can be seen in the float, and a drugstore and spectators can be seen in the background. |
| General Subject | City & town life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Parades & processions
Floats (Parades)
Women
Boys
Children
Girls
Trucks
Spectators
People
Decorations
Business districts
Banners
Drugstores
Flags
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| Organization Name | Metropolitan Federal Bank (Tioga, N.D.)
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| Location | Tioga (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1980-1989
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| Item Number | 1-25C-29-15 |
| Negative Number | 1-25C-29-15 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 35mm film |
| Transcription | "1984 Tioga Farm Festival 9-15-84"--Handwritten on envelope containing negatives |
| 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-29-15) |
| 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 | ws125C2915 |
