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| Title | Baseball game, Northwest Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1926 |
| Description | At a farm in Nortwest Williston, men are playing baseball. Two fielders prepare to catch the ball. Automobiles are parked at the left of the photograph, and people can be seen among the automobiles. Near the barn, dozens of automobiles are parked, and an American flag is raised. |
| General Subject | Social life & customs
Sports & recreation
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Baseball players
Baseball
Sporting goods
Athletic fields
Farms
Croplands
Farmhouses
Barns
Men
Automobiles
Crowds
Flags
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| Subject (LCSH) | Ford automobile
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1920-1929
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| Item Number | 1-75A-18-7 |
| Negative Number | 1-75A-18-7 |
| Format of Original | Glass negatives
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| Dimensions of Original | 2 x 3 in. |
| Transcription | "Elephants on Main Street Swimmers"--Handwritten on original box by Shemorry
"March May June 1926"--Handwritten on original box by original owner. |
| 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 (1-75A-18-7) |
| 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 | ws175A187 |
