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North Dakota National Guard in Zap, N.D.
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| Title | North Dakota National Guard in Zap, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1969-05 |
| Creator | Cantarine, Thomas A., 1944-
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | View of North Dakota National Guard soldiers wearing uniforms and carrying weapons standing on the trash littered road and sidewalk in Zap, N.D. eating a meal. In the background are buildings, utility poles and a street light.
"It's Chow Time for North Dakota National Guardsmen after clearing Zap, N.D., Saturday of some 2, 000-3, 000 revelers at bayonet-point. The guardsmen, including a unit from Williston, were called to the small North Dakota community after Mayor Norman Fuchs became alarmed that a bonfire started in the middle of the village main street might spread. Party makers from North Dakota schools and other states then moved to neighboring towns where they were also confronted by guardsmen and forced to cease and desist their drunken vandalism." |
| General Subject | People
Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | People
Military uniforms
Military personnel
Streets
Debris
Refuse
Rifles
Eating & drinking
Utility poles
Buildings
Soldiers
Street lights
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| Subject (LCSH) | Zip to Zap Riot, Zap, N.D., 1969
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| Organization Name | North Dakota. National Guard
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| Location | Zap (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | 1-72A-2-132 |
| Negative Number | 1-72A-2-132 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 4 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Published in The Williston Daily Herald, May 12, 1969, p. 5. |
| Place of Publication | Williston (N.D.) |
| Transcription | "Zap, N.D. Zap-In 1969" -- Printed on envelope 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.
Zip to Zap started as an article published in the North Dakota State University student paper, The Spectrum, and suggested that the tiny town Zap, N.D. could become the Fort Lauderdale of the North. Zap town leaders were initially welcoming, and the story was picked up nationally. The National Guard was alerted and advised to report for weekend duty between May 9-11, 1969. 3, 000 college students descended on the town for as Shemorry labeled it the Zap-In. The towns supply of beer, food and other consumables was rapidly depleted, and cold temperatures led students to setting a bonfire in one of the Zap city streets. As local law enforcement could not handle the students, the North Dakota National Guard, using fixed bayonets, moved the students out of town. Damage from the Zip to Zap event totaled over $25, 000, and a cafe and bar were totally destroyed. The student governments of NDSU and UND ultimately paid the bills for damages. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information in quotes in description is from caption under photo printed in the Williston Daily Herald on May 12, 1969, page 5. |
| 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 (1-72A-2-132) |
| 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 | ws172A2132 |
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