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Almer Iverson #1 oil well aerial photograph, Beaver Lodge oil field south of Tioga, N.D.
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| Title | Almer Iverson #1 oil well aerial photograph, Beaver Lodge oil field south of Tioga, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1954-03-19 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Almer Iverson No. 1 spudded March 23, 1952. Completed as a producer May 11, 1952. |
| General Subject | Oil
Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Petroleum industry
Petroleum workers
Oil wells
Oil well drilling rigs
Tankers
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| Personal Name | Iverson, Almer
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| Location | Tioga (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-28-86-1 |
| Negative Number | 1-28-86-1 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 6 in. |
| Transcription | "3-19-54 Air Shots Wells in Beaver Lodge March Pet Pic #1 Almer Iverson Furthest S Winfield #7 Well NE Kvam Leter Larson #8 Lars Kvam #9 #10 Fourth S W in field - W-H McClintock #11 blank #12 Furthest SE in field C.M. Moe"--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. |
| Bibliographic Reference | The quoted description is from Shemorry's caption that was published in "The First 12 Wells Drilled in Western North Dakota Oil Country" in The Williston Daily Herald, 2001-08-05, pgs. 16-17. This photograph appeared in the Herald Oil Section.
This information also appeared in Mud, Sweat and Oil: The Early Days of the Williston Basin, page 117. |
| 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 (1-28-86-1) |
| 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 | ws128861 |
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