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| Title | Group of Native Americans in traditional dress, N.D. |
| Date of Original | after 1930 |
| Description | View of a large group of Native American men wearing traditional dress including feathered headdresses sitting outside on the ground. There are other people gathered in the background. Three of the Native American men sitting in the foreground are wearing sunglasses, while others shade their eyes. |
| General Subject | Awards & ceremonies
Indians of North America
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Sunglasses
Crowds
Feathers
Headdresses
Men
People
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Men
Indians of North America
Indians of North America - Clothing & dress
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| Location | North Dakota
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| Decade | 1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-10-55-4 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 13 x 17 cm. |
| Transcription | "Bill Shemorry" - Stamped 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 (1-10-55-4) |
| 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 | ws110554 |
