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Williston High School marching band in parade, Williston, N.D.
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| Title | Williston High School marching band in parade, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | before 1961 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | View of the Williston, N.D. High School Band marching down Main Street in Williston, N.D. Students are wearing band uniforms and playing their musical instruments, including tubas, trombones and saxophones. Spectators stand along the sidewalk watching the band. Buildings and signs along the street visible are Tot & Teen, New Grand theatre showing Strange Lady in Town, Model Men's Wear, and J.C. Penney Company. The J.C. Penney Company building exterior is the old Bruegger building, Penney's opened in a different building in 1961, hence this image was taken prior to 1961. |
| General Subject | Bands, clubs & societies
City & town life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Bands
Marching bands
Marching
Band uniforms
Musical instruments
Buildings
Streets
Stores & shops
Storefronts
Spectators
Parades & processions
Flags
Tubas
Trombones
Saxophones
People
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| Organization Name | Williston High School (Williston, N.D.)
Tot & Teen Shop (Williston, N.D.)
New Grand (Williston, N.D.)
J.C. Penney Co.
Model Mens Wear (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 | 1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
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| Item Number | 1-48-1-3 |
| Negative Number | 1-48-1-3 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 13 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 (1-48-1-3) |
| 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 | ws14813 |
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