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| Title | Oil workers doing a Silurian test, McKenzie County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1967 |
| Creator | Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004
Shemorry, Corinne, 1918-
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Three men wearing hard hats and work clothes working on an oil well drilling rig doing a Silurian test overlooking Lake Sakakawea Texaco No. 3, Amerada, government, Dorough location in McKenzie County, N.D. in 1967. |
| General Subject | Oil
People
Business & Industry
Work Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Men
Oil wells
Oil well drilling rigs
Petroleum workers
Petroleum industry
Machinery
Equipment
Chains
Hats
People
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| Organization Name | Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Amerada Hess Corporation
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| Location | McKenzie County (N.D.)
North Dakota
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | 1-132A-18-4 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 27 x 22 cm. |
| Transcription | "1967 Silurion Test overlooking Lake Sakakawea Texaco No. 3 - Amerada - government - Dorough location in McKenzie County, Don't know names of all the men. Photo Courtesy Bill Shemorry, Return Pic to Shemorry" -- 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 (1-132A-18-4) |
| 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 | ws1132A184 |
