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Artists sketch of Little Muddy in 1887, N.D.
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| Title | Artists sketch of Little Muddy in 1887, N.D. |
| Date of Original | before 1987 |
| Description | Sketch of Little Muddy in 1887. "One hundred years afo, Little Muddy, the predecessor of Williston was a rip roaring, hell raising, boom-town. That was the way it was in 1887, the year the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad built through, on its headlong drive to reach the west coast. The little settlement was mostly a tent city..." |
| General Subject | Pioneer era
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Tents
Pioneers
Frontier & pioneer life
Sketches
People
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
Williams County (N.D.)
Little Muddy (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1880-1889
1980-1989
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| Item Number | 1-212-8-7 |
| Format of Original | Drawings
Cartoons
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 24 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | William E. (Bill) Shemorry, Photo 100: Nostalgic Highlights of a Century, p. 4. |
| Transcription | "95%, #18, Artists View of Little Muddy, Return to Shemorry" - Handwritten on back of photograph.
"Gus Metzger, Room-board, Whitmeir Store, Little Muddy, Poker Jim, Brunsvik Caf-Saloon" - Written on front in artists sketch. |
| 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 (1-212-8-7) |
| 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 | ws121287 |
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