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Lawrence Hughs throws electrical switch, N.D.
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| Title | Lawrence Hughs throws electrical switch, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1947-09-04 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | View of eight men standing around an electrical switch with a station and utility poles in the background. Lawrence Hughes is throwing the electrical switch, and the other men are identified as Vernon Salmeier a line construction worker, Ted C. Perry a federal R.E.A. Representative, Kenneth Wahl the resident Engineer of Ulteig (?) Eng. Company, J.U. Firzpatrick a Montana Dakota Utilities construction / line superintendent, Sig A. Forseth the Williams Electric Cooperative Manager, S.C. Westphat a materials clerk, and Harry Preston the Manager of Montana Dakota Utilities. |
| General Subject | People
Work Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Men
People
Hats
Clothing & dress
Electric lines
Electrical apparatus
Electricity
Electronic industry
Engineers
Utility poles
Construction workers
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| Personal Name | Hughes, Lawrence
Perry, Ted C.
Wahl, Kenneth
Salmeier, Vernon
Preston, Harry
Westphat, S.C.
Forseth, Sig A.
Firzpatrick, J.U.
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| Location | North Dakota
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 1-45-1-20 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 21 x 26 cm. |
| Transcription | "9-4-47, Larence Hughes throws switch, Vernon Salmeier, line construction worker, Ted C. Petty, federal REA Rep, Kenneth Wahl - Resident Enginer Ulteing Eng. Co., J U Fitzpatrick, MDU Const. Supt., SA Forseth, Wms Elec. Coop Mgr., SC Westphat Materials Clerk, Harry Preston, Mgr MDU." -- Handwritten on back of photograph. |
| 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 (1-45-1-20) |
| 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 | ws145120 |
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