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| Title | Men, women and boys threshing hay, N.D. |
| Date of Original | after 1940 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Large group portrait of men, women and boys standing outside on or next to wagons full of hay, a tractor, and a threshing machine. Most of the women and some of the men wear coats. One man is standing with crutches. In the background is a pile of threshed hay and a tractor. |
| General Subject | Agriculture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Farmers
Men
Threshing
Threshing machines
People
Women
Agricultural machinery & implements
Hay
Carts & wagons
Children
Boys
Coats
Clothing & dress
Tractors
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| Location | North Dakota
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| Decade | 1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
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| Item Number | 1-48-5-157 |
| Negative Number | 1-48-5-157 |
| 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 (1-48-5-157) |
| 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 | ws1485157 |
