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| Title | Band Day parade 1983, Sea Lions float, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1983 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A group of children can be seen in the back of a pickup truck which is pulling a float in the Williston Band Day parade. The float is decorated with a sea lion, waves, and the words "join the sea Lions" written across it. Children are also gathered on the float for this unknown organization. |
| General Subject | City & town life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Parades & processions
Floats (Parades)
Children
Boys
Girls
Trucks
Decorations
Sea lions
Spectators
People
Business districts
Sidewalks
Fabric shops
Drugstores
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| Organization Name | Ben Franklin Company
Service Drug (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Address | Williston (N.D.) - Main Street - 300 block
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| Decade | 1980-1989
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| Item Number | 1-26-80-22 |
| Negative Number | 1-26-80-22 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 35 mm |
| Transcription | "Band Day 1983"--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 (1-26-80-22) |
| 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 | ws1268022 |
