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Tioga Farm Festival 1967, parade, Tioga, N.D.
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| Title | Tioga Farm Festival 1967, parade, Tioga, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1967 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | At the Tioga Farm Festival, several children ride on a Kiwanis Club float. Two boys hold flags, one United States Flag, and another flag bearing their troop number. One boy kneels between the flag bearers. The boys are dressed in boy scout uniforms. Another child near the front of the truck plays the flute. A sign attached to the back of the truck reads "Golden Anniversary Community Service, 1915-1965." The float is passing a crowd which is gathered on the sidewalk along a business district, Tioga, N.D. |
| General Subject | Awards & ceremonies
City & town life
Social life & customs
Entertainment
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Festivals
Exhibitions
Parades & processions
Floats (Parades)
Spectators
Streets
Flags
Business districts
Stores & shops
Children
Banners
Trucks
Flutes
Uniforms
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| Location | Tioga (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | 1-55-13-4 |
| Negative Number | 1-55-13-4 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 120 film |
| 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 (1-55-13-4) |
| 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 | ws155134 |
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