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| Title | Ally Marburger, Art Kittleson and Wally Marburger |
| Date of Original | between 1930 and 1949 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Ally Marburger (left) and Wally Marburger (right) flew the airplane pictured to visit Art Kittleson (center). At the time, Kittleson was harvesting in the field. THe photograph was taken in September, but the year is not known. |
| General Subject | People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Men
Airplanes
Air pilots
Farmers
Harvesting
Croplands
Plants
Hats
Military uniforms
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| Personal Name | Marburger, Ally
Marburger, Wally
Kittleson, Art
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1930-1939
1940-1949
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| Item Number | 1-188-21 |
| Negative Number | 1-188-21 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 3 x 5 in. |
| Transcription | "Ally, myself and Wally, we took this picture when they flew down to visit us. picture taken in Sept in our field, was harvesting at this time"--Handwritten on back of print |
| 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 (1-188-21) |
| 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 | ws118821 |
