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Williston, Downtown, N.D.
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| Title | Williston, Downtown, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1888 |
| Description | By 1888, Little Muddy, now Williston, had begun to grow. Metzger's store was still in the center of things. The two story building may have been the Carl Wittmeir store. Another of the log structures no doubt housed the Bruegger Mercantile Co. |
| General Subject | City & town life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Homesteading
Stores & shops
Men
Buildings
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| Personal Name | Metzger, G.B.
Wagner, Alton
Wittier, Andy
Pontet, Bob
Bell, Joe
Eharst, Hentry
Wittmeir, Carl
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| Organization Name | G.B. Metzger Grocery (Williston, N.D.)
Bruegger Mercantile (Williston, N.D.)
Carl Wittmeir General Store (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
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| Address | Williston (N.D.) - Main Street
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | 1-12-26-11 |
| Negative Number | 1-12-26-11 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 7 in. |
| Publisher of Original | Bill Shemorry, Photo 100: Nostalgic Highlights of a Century, p. 5. |
| Place of Publication | Williston, N.D. |
| 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 | Description derived from Bill Shemorry's book Photo 100: Nostalgic Highlights of a Century, p. 5. |
| 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 (1-12-26-11) |
| 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 | ws1122611 |
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