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| Title | Lines of soldiers in gymnasium, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | After 1940 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer; |
| Description | Large group of men in civilian dress standing inside a large building in front of a table which has some men behind it. The other men at the table appear to be signing something, perhaps a register of the men in their military unit. |
| General Subject | People
Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Soldiers
Men
People
Interiors
Gymnasiums
Queues
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| Organization Name | North Dakota. National Guard
North Dakota. National Guard. Infantry Regiment, 1st. Company E
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
Williams County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1940-1949
1950-1959
1960-1969
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| Item Number | 1-54-100-1 |
| Negative Number | 1-54-100-1 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 11 x 14 cm. |
| Transcription | "909, Co E. Jerry Reep, Moose" and "Co E goes to Camp Rucker, Ala." - Handwritten on front of box holding negatives. |
| 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 (1-54-100-1) |
| 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 | ws1541001 |
