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Williston Oil Discovery Day celebration, Dr. Robert E. Wilson arrives in Williston, N.D.
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| Title | Williston Oil Discovery Day celebration, Dr. Robert E. Wilson arrives in Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1953-04-17 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Standard Oil Board Chairman Dr. Robert E. Wilson, fourth from left, is greeted by the Williston Oil Discovery Day committee at the Williston Municipal Airport on April 17 while Eddie Conlin Jr. (fourth from right), Jaycee president, looks on.
Dr. Robert E. Wilston, chairman of the board, Standard Oil Company, was among the speakers at Williston's second annual Oil Discovery Celebration April 17th and 18th. He is known in the scientific world for some 85 technical papers and more than 90 patents. He is the director of Chase National Bank of New York and First National Bank of Chicago. Dr. Wilson began his career as a research associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, transferred to industry in 1922 as assistant director of research for Standard's refinery at Whiting, Ind. Seven years later, he was chosen to head the company's development and patent department, and soon thereafter became a director and a vice president. |
| General Subject | People
City & town life
Business & Industry
Oil
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Celebrations
Men
Airplanes
Airports
Organizations
Petroleum industry
Doctors
Suits (clothing)
Coats
Neckties
Hats
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| Organization Name | Williston Jaycees (Williston, N.D.)
Standard Oil Company
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-219-12 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 8 in. |
| 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 (1-219-12) |
| 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 | ws121912 |
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