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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 | Group of North Dakota National Guard soldiers wearing uniforms and carrying weapons standing in the littered road near the smoking bon fire in Zap, N.D. Three men stand in the foreground including Geogre Woodward Gagnon, wearing a U.S. Army Ranking Officer's peaked cap and Zap Mayor Norman Fuchs holding a bullhorn. In the background are buildings, cars, trees, and a U.S. Army truck. |
| General Subject | People
Military
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| Subject (LCTGM) | People
Military uniforms
Military personnel
Streets
Debris
Refuse
Militias
Destruction & pillage
Smoke
Rifles
Automobiles
Buildings
Trees
Mayors
Trucks
Bullhorns
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| Subject (LCSH) | Zip to Zap Riot, Zap, N.D., 1969
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| Personal Name | Fuchs, Norman R., 1923-2000
Gagnon, George Woodward
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| Organization Name | North Dakota. National Guard
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| Location | Zap (N.D.)
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| Address | Zap (N.D.) - Main Street
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | 1-72A-2-123 |
| Negative Number | 1-72A-2-123 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 4 x 4 cm. |
| 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. |
| 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-2-123) |
| 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 | ws172A2123 |
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