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| Title | Shemorry Motor Co. business card |
| Date of Original | between 1925 and 1951 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | A view of the Shemorry Motor Co. or Shemorry Auto Parts Co. business card. William H. Shemorry (Bill's father) started the Shemorry Motor Company with his son John J. Shemorry in early spring, 1925. Shemorry bought the real estate and land office business that belonged to E.C. Carney, Williston's first U.S. Land Commissioner, and old friend of the Shemorrys from Pennsylvania. By 1939, John J. Shemorry was the sole owner and manager of the Shemorry Motor Company, which by then was Williston Jeep Agency. In the fall of 1947 until 1951, John J. Shemorry ran Shemorry Auto Parts Company, which he sold in 1951. |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Business cards
Automobile industry
Automobile equipment & supplies stores
Automobile dealerships
Men
Families
Automobiles
Automobile service stations
Automobile repair
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| Personal Name | Shemorry, John Jacob
Shemorry, William H.
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| Organization Name | Shemorry Motor Company (Williston, N.D)
Shemorry Auto Parts Company (Williston, N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-31A-111 |
| Negative Number | 1-31A-111 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 5 in. |
| Transcription | "HUDSON-ESSEX-SERVICE SHEMORRY SERVICE TEXACO Gasoiil WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA"--Typed on business card |
| 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 (1-31A-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 | ws131A111 |
