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Williston Oil Discovery Day Mineral rights Drawing, Williston, N.D.
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| Title | Williston Oil Discovery Day Mineral rights Drawing, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1953-04 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Left to right are: E. J. "Eddie" Conlin, Clarence Iverson, Jack LeDosquet, and Holger Smitt. Iverson hands over a mineral deed to part of his minerals to Holger Smitt, Oil Discovery Day general chairman.
More than $5, 000 in mineral rights, part of which were on the Clarence Iverson farm, were given at the second annual Williston Oil Discovery Day celebration on April 17-18, 1953. Registration for the prizes was in the Armory both days, with the drawing on April 18. Registrants were required to be over six years of age, and had to sign their own name. There was no charge for the registration. At the time of the celebration, there were four producing oil wells on the Clarence Iverson tract. The winner of the mineral rights became the immediate owner of producing royalty. Other mineral rights given away included some offsetting a producing well and other minerals in Williams County. The rights were donated by Clarence Iverson, owner of the first oil well in North Dakota, and three Williston oil brokers, Gregg Kildow, William Walkters, and Bob Demaree. Also contributing minerals were the Williston Jaycees. |
| General Subject | City & town life
People
Oil
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Men
Petroleum industry
Organizations
Minerals
Hats
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Eyeglasses
Paperwork
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| Personal Name | Conlin, Eddie Jr.
Iverson, Clarence
LeDosquet, Jack
Smitt, Holger
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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 | 1-219-7 |
| 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 (1-219-7) |
| 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 | ws12197 |
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