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| Title | Parachute drop over troops and parade grounds, China |
| Date of Original | 1945 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer; |
| Description | A view of parachutes dropping from an airplane over the parade grounds where a crowd of troops has gathered to watch the airplane. Trees are on the left and in the distance. Roofs and buildings are visible in the foreground on the right. Taken while Bill Shemorry was in the 164th Signal Photo Company as a combat photographer during World War II. |
| General Subject | Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Military life
Military facilities
Military air pilots
Military camps
Airplanes
Parachutes
Soldiers
Crowds
Spectators
Trees
Roofs
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| Subject (LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - China
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| Location | China
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 1-54-154-1 |
| Negative Number | 1-54-154-1 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 11 x 14 cm. |
| Transcription | "1053, China 45, parachute drop over troops on parade ground" - Handwritten on envelope holding negative. |
| 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 (1-54-154-1) |
| 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 | ws1541541 |
