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| Title | Boy Scouts march in Band Day Parade, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1942-05-23 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | View of eleven Boy Scouts wearing uniforms carrying American flags and marching in the May 1942 Band Day Parade. In the background are spectators lining the street and a Used Trucks sign. |
| General Subject | Bands, clubs & societies
City & town life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Parades & processions
Boys
Flags
Flag bearers
Spectators
Streets
Organizations
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| Subject (LCSH) | Boy Scouts
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| Organization Name | Boy Scouts of America
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
Williams County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 1-1-22-7 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 8 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Williams County Farmers Press-Graphic |
| Place of Publication | Williston, N.D. |
| Transcription | "Boy scouts march in Band day Parade May 23, 1942, Shemorry Part 9, 143%" - 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 (1-1-22-7) |
| 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 | ws11227 |
