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| Title | Aerial view of the gas plant, Tioga, N.D. |
| Date of Original | after 1955 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer; |
| Description | Aerial view overlooking the Tioga gas plant, which was then owned by Signal Oil and Gas, and surrounding area. |
| General Subject | Oil
Business & Industry
Aerials
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Aerial views
Aerial photographs
Petroleum industry
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| Organization Name | Signal Oil and Gas Company
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| Location | Tioga (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
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| Item Number | 1-175-8-7 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 18 x 26 cm. |
| Transcription | "#2, Oil Sect. - Tioga Gas Plant, Return to Shemorry" - Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| 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 (1-175-8-7) |
| 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 | ws117587 |
