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Band playing in Bicentennial celebration parade, Williston, N.D.
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| Title | Band playing in Bicentennial celebration parade, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1976 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | View of an all male band marching and playing down Main Street in Williston, N.D. for the Bicentennial celebration. On the right, leading the band, are two men holding rifles, and three men carrying flags. All the men are wearing a type of band uniform and white cowboy hats. In the band are men playing drums and trumpets. There are crowds of people lining the street, and a man standing on top of a truck filming the parade. The Colonial Shop, Woolworths, Snyders movie theater playing George Kennedy - The Human Factor Rated R, and the Plainsman Hotel are all visible across the street. |
| General Subject | City & town life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Parades & processions
Men
Bands
Marching bands
Marching
Flag bearers
Flags
Rifles
Drums
Band uniforms
Buildings
Streets
Cowboy hats
Stores & shops
Storefronts
Video recording
Trumpets
Brass instruments
Street lights
City & town life
Crowds
People
Celebrations
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| Subject (LCSH) | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976
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| Organization Name | Colonial Shop (Williston, N.D.)
Woolworths (Williston, N.D.)
Plainsman Hotel (Williston, N.D.)
Snyder Theatre (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
Williams County (N.D.)
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| Address | Williston (N.D.) - Main Street
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| Decade | 1970-1979
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| Item Number | 1-1-47-75 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 26 cm. |
| 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 (1-1-47-75) |
| 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 | ws114775 |
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