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Harold Lloyd promotion in front of Orpheum Theater, Williston, N.D.
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| Title | Harold Lloyd promotion in front of Orpheum Theater, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1923 |
| Description | Children in sailor hats line up for a picture in front of the Orpheum Theater to celebrate the opening of the Harold Lloyd film "A Sailor-Made Man." A picture of Lloyd is visible on the front of the building, and a sign featuring his trademark dark-rimmed glasses and show information is attached at the back of a trailer parked on the street in Williston, N.D. |
| General Subject | People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Motion picture theaters
Motion picture audiences
Sailors
Hats
Children
Advertisements
Signs (Notices)
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| Personal Name | Lloyd, Harold, 1893-1971
Sunderhauf, George
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| Organization Name | Orpheum Theater (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1-73-7-28 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 15 cm. |
| Transcription | "Page 50 Bottom, 134% Harold Lloyd crowd, return to Shemorry" -- Handwritten on note on back of photographic print. |
| 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.
"Harold Lloyd, that great comedian of the silent movies starred in ‘A Sailor-Made Man' in 1923 and on the day the picture was shown at the Orpheum Theatre, Williston kiddies were invited to come in for a free sailor's hat and a free movie. A crowd of some 500 showed up and George Sunderhauf, owner of the theater was so pleased he had their picture taken." |
| Bibliographic Reference | Information about the photograph was derived from Shemorry's book Photo 100: Nostalgic Highlights of a Century, p. 50. |
| 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 (1-73-7-28) |
| 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 | ws173728 |
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