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| Title | Amerada Petroleum Corporation oil well on M.B. Rudman-Paul Rutledge-Chester Nelson location aerial photograph, Tioga, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1958-11 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | "'Bountiful North Dakota, ' the state slogan is symbolized in this air photo taken in November, 1958 wherein the chief sources of new wealth are illustrated... agriculture as showned by the harvested wheat field in the foreground, oil production as indicated by the drilling rig, transportation by the Great Norther freight train and industry by the Signal Oil & Gas natural gas plant. The drilling rig sits on the M.B. Rudman-Paul Rutledge-Chester Nelson location, originally drilled in 1965 to the Madison at 8, 248 feet. By the time of the picture, the well had been acquired by the Amerada Petroleum Corporation which was in the process of deepening it another two hundred feet." |
| General Subject | Aerials
Oil
Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Aerial photographs
Croplands
Oil well drilling rigs
Railroads
Gas industry
Natural gas
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| Organization Name | Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Signal Oil and Gas Company
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| Location | Tioga (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-28-111 |
| Negative Number | 1-28-111 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 6 in. |
| Publisher of Original | Shemorry, William E. (Bill) |
| Place of Publication | Mud, Sweat & Oil: The Early Days of the Williston Basin |
| Transcription | "Oil well freight train Signal Refinery"--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. |
| Bibliographic Reference | The quotation used for the description is from page 2 of Shemorry's 1991 book, Mud, Sweat & Oil: The Early Days of the Williston Basin. |
| 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 (1-28-111) |
| 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 | ws128111 |
