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William E. (Bill) Shemorry World War II letter to Corinne Shemorry
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| Title | William E. (Bill) Shemorry World War II letter to Corinne Shemorry |
| Date of Original | 1944? |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Personal Name | Shemorry, Corinne Gweneathe Joynes, 1918-2010
Shemorry, William E. (Bill), 1914-2004
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 1-166-36-11 |
| Negative Number | 1-166-36-11 |
| Format of Original | Cartoons
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 5 in. |
| Transcription | "Mrs. Corinne Shemorry
Williston, N. Dak.
T/5 W.E. Shemorry 37553806
B Det - 164 Sig Photo Co APO 627
c/o Postmaster New York, NY
CHINA - 6-1-45
The Poet
I should like to write a poem
I should like to take a whack
At setting down my thoughts in verse,
E'en though I lack the knack
I approached a friend for help -
A well-known literary hack.
He looked at what I'd done
And groaned, 'Oh, my aching back!'
There's nothing I can do for you!
He said, in accents sad,
This verse that you have shown me,
Is pretty awful bad!
But his advice I disregard,
And now set out to show:
There's nothing in this whole wide world
I dont' profess to know!
And if you think my writing's poor,
Please don't let on to me
I'm happy in my ignorance
Because my verse is free!
All my love - Bill"--Handwritten on letter |
| 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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| 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 | ws11663612 |
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