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Box 164
1 Landing at Lewis and Clark, 8/1979
2 Ernest Larson yard, 10/1979
3 164th Infantry reunion, 10/1979
4 Construction west of bypass, also airport, 10/1980
5 Children in park, Linda Kershaw (at Herald), 11/1980
6 Ray Company, also UND-Williston, 11/1980
7 Guys & Dolls and bouquet of roses, 10/1980
8 Bekkendahl farm home east of White Bridge, 11/2/1980
9 Williston High School girls at state tournament, Jamestown, N.D., 11/1979
10 1st (First) National Bank drive-in aerial photographs, 5/1980
11 Erv’s Heating, 5/1980
12 July 4 fireworks (underexposed), 7/1980
13 Kathy Sorenson photos (copies), 12/1980
14 Sloulin Field International Airport, 7/1979
15 OK Tire grand opening, 5/1980
16 Northwest Federal car giveaway, 12/1979
17 Kathryn Gauthier grandchildren, 6/1980
18 Erecting bell tower, new Catholic Church, 12/1979
19 Elks golf course, 10/1980
20 New building west of Williston bypass (also intersection West 2nd Avenue at 26th Street, also power plant area), 11/2/1980
21 Car wreck near Husky Station, 10/1980
22 Gloria Dei – new church construction, 8/1980 and 9/1980
23 Lewis & Clark area aerial photographs, east of Williston
a. Boat caravan
b. Some farms (two houses southwest Williston)
c. Two scenics
d. Docking area
e. Nite club
f. Scout camp
g. Cattle grazing in McKenzie County
24 Reep Motor aerial photographs, 8/1980
25 Miscellaneous houses northeast of Williston, 8/1980
26 Construction – new city water plant intake by Lewis & Clark Bridge, 9/1/1980 and 8/1980
27 Marberger Airport, Municipal Airport aerial photographs, 8/1980
28 Jack Daniels – Servaire, two engine airplane, also slide Baron – negatives # 5,6,7,8,9, 5/1980
29 Aerial photograph of farm near Grenora
30 Around town
a. Cooper House on 3rd Avenue East
b. New Savings and Loan, Main & 5th
c. 1st National bank drive-in
d. Cummins
e. National Tank
f. Spring Lake Park
g. Dr. Kline house
h. Law Enforcement Center
i. Construction east Broadway
31 Babe Ruth parade, 50th Band Day, 8/23/1980
32 Babe Ruth tournament, next to last game Saturday, 8/1980
33 50th Band Day, Williston, bands and floats, 5/1980
34 Iverson discovery monument, farm scene near Tioga, well near Tioga, 7/1980
35 Guardian building aerial photographs, 1/11/1981
36 Guardian Building in Getter pipeyard, 1981
37 Upper Missouri Valley Fair, 1980
38 Aerial photographs, 7/21/1980
a. Million Dollar Way
b. Credit Union
c. 1 &2 - UND-Williston center
d. 3 – southeast of center
e. 4 – airport
f. 5 – Ramada
g. 6 – Husky
h. 7 – Suburban mobile home
i. 8 – WISCO
j. 9 – Williston Tank Rental
k. 10 – Haugen Imp.
l. 11-14 Getter
m. 15 – Spring Lake Park
n. 16-18 – Reep Motor
o. 19 – Mobile home
39 Businesses aerial photographs, 8/1980
a. Great Plains
b. Farmers Union Elevator
c. 1st National Bank drive-in
d. UND-Williston
e. Dowell
f. Crighton
g. Downtown Williston
40 Dr. Loye Ashton, 11/1980
a. Aerial photographs of Hedderich & Greengard buildings
b. Golf course
c. National tank
d. Ground shots Greengard building
e. Wrecking house on West 2nd Avenue
41 Mrs. John McGinley, photographs of Halloween Dress-up, 10/31/1980
42 Mable Welch loading beets – Marley (copies), 11/1979
43 Café Luzon reception, 11/1979
44 Nelson combining (or corn king), Northwest Alexander, 10/1979
45 Aerial photographs around Williams County, mostly Farmers Union Cooperatives, some others, 9/1979
46 Scenic photographs, 1981
a. Copies of paintings
b. Stream flowing between trees – Mountain Valley
47 National Tank, Roll 5, 11/1980
48 National Tank aerial photographs, also personnel and ground photos of building, 11/2/1980
49 National Tank aerial photographs, Roll 5, 11/1980
50 National Tank, Williston, N.D., 10/29/1980
a. Personnel and visiting officials
b. Outside ground shot of building
51 Aerial photographs around Williams County, mostly Farmers Union Cooperatives, 10/1979
52 Energy Festival Parade, 6/25/1981
53 Tommy Moore map of Westland Refinery, 9/1980
54 Elks well, 8/1980
55 Elks well, 12/1980
a. Pumper
b. Snow scene
c. Salt plant
d. Coal plant
e. Well on hill east of town along scenic
56 Westland Refinery and well east of town on golf course, 8/1980
57 Westland Refinery aerial photographs, 8/1980
58 Flying J Refinery, some personnel, 12/1980
59 Williston businesses, 6/20/1981
a. National Tank exterior
b. Farmers Union Oil
60 Anton Novak oil well, Mrs. Archie Bekkedahl (Vivian)
61 Copies of photographs and documents, 10/1980
a. Oil well fire
b. Babe Ruth players
c. Pioneer Gas & Oil and Big Viking stock
d. Photos sent by Walter Shefson, Fortuna
62 Salt Plant and well, coal extract plant, 8/1980
63 9/1981
a. El Acquitane Expl 1-31, 9/1981
b. Stony Creek heepler, North Springbrook
c. Burris Drilling
64 Energy Celebration committee picnic at Conlin’s cabin, 9/1981
65 Oil well northeast of Ray, 9/1981
66 Oil well near Blacktail, 1/11 & 12/1981
a. Aerials
b. Ground shot
c. Aerial of Getter
d. Aerial of airport
e. Aerial of museum
67 Well drilled northwest of town, photographs for Carl Larson, 8/1981
68 Bomac truck #2, 5/3/1981
69 Bomac Truck #1, 4/23/1981
70 Wells being drilled, 5/1981
a. Also Twin Lake School teacherage
b. Reider well
c. Alfson well
71 Energy Festival, 6/25 & 26/1981
a. Breakfast
b. Dedication of monument
c. Fairground displays
d. Entertainment
e. Crowd shots
f. Banquet
g. Also monument without people
h. Picnic at Conlin’s for Energy Commission
72 National Supply open house also ouside photographs, 6/25/1981
73 DST at Heffelfinger, 8/1979
74 DST at Heffelfinger, 8/1979
75 11/1979
a. Terra Resources (1-24)
b. Federal Simle (?)
c. Northeast Alamo, Cyclone Drive
d. Rigging up – WH Hunt 1
e. Drogseth –southeast 29 miles
76 Fire damage at McKenzie well
77 Bomac yard, 8/1979
78 DST at Heffelfinger, 8/1979
79 11/1979
a. McKenzie County and Billings County wells
b. Fairfield gas plant
80 Lee Well – Welch, Westland Refinery
81 7/1980
a. Well north of Twin Lakes School
b. William H Hunt Trust estate
c. Dullven #1
d. SE SE 3-157-100 WEstburn Rig #53
82 National Tank instillations, northwest of Belfield, also cattle, 10/8/1980
83 National Tank Building aerial photograph, 1980
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