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| Title | Four Bears Memorial Bridge Dedication ceremony ribbon cutting, New Town, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1955-10-01 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | The present-day Four Bears Memorial Bridge was dedicated with proper ceremonies Oct. 1, 1955. This photo was taken as Wilma Packineau gets ready to cut the ribbon opening it for traffic. Standing beside her on the right are LaVern Drags Wolf, great grand-daughter of Chief Four Bears; Mark Necklace, treasurer of the ‘Water Busters' an Indian group which promoted the construction of the bridge; and Frank Chase, chairman of the Water Busters. On Miss Packineau's left are N.D. Governor Norman Burnsdale and District Engineer Colonel H.L. Hille of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
| General Subject | Transportation
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Dedications
Rites & ceremonies
Bridges
Men
Women
Children
People
Headdresses
Spectators
Governors
Ribbons
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America
Indians of North America - Children
Indians of North America - Clothing & dress
Indians of North America - Industries
Indians of North America - Men
Indians of North America - Rites & ceremonies
Indians of North America - Transportation
Indians of North America - Women
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| Organization Name | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
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| Location | New Town (N.D.)
Four Bears Bridge (N.D.)
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (N.D.)
Sanish (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1950-1959
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| Item Number | 1-44-13-8 |
| Negative Number | 1-44-13-8 |
| Format of Original | Film negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 13 cm. |
| Transcription | "Ribbon cutting, Indians, Four Bears Bridge Dedication." -- Handwritten 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. |
| Bibliographic Reference | The description is from Shemorry's caption that was with a similar photograph for the article "Four Bears Memorial Bridge: a boon for oil drillers, a remembrance of leaders" in the Williston Daily Herald, 2001-04-17, p. 1A. The article was part of Shemorry's series, "The Best Little Stories of the 20th Century" written weekly for the Herald. |
| 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 (1-44-13-8) |
| 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 | ws144138 |
