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Box 233
 1 Unidentified
    2 Old time  photos, Bill Shemorry old photos, fire at County market
    3 Jaycees  Christmas, 1937; Shemorry family photo, 1918? and 1906; John Ikes; Touse-Mille  Man; Poe – portrait; Blad man on horse; Joe Donohue on horse; Bailey – copy;  Leo Pasonault family; three Pasonault men
    4 John  Shemorry’s 60th wedding anniversary, 9/30/1989
    5 Brekke  photos, old time, Squires area
    6 Book  lovers – Lloyd Jorgenson boat, Atol’s bike, Museum Board, Eva MacMaster photos,  Dorgan bike, Home of Economy, 4/26/1992
    7 J.  Shemorry 60th Anniversary, 9/30/1989
    8 Band Day  parade, 5/9/1992
    9 Band Day  parade (Wentz on bike, Del Eastons parade marshall, Virgil Syverson, Sandy  Gunderson, old Alamo band, Odd Fellows float, chicken, Lions float, Williston  basin Cycle Riders, Grenora Band), 1993
    10 Williston  Band festival (copies, train photos, stage coach, church), 1990
    11 Pima Air  Museum, Tucson – Jack Shemorry – 3/1984
    12 Antiques  and relics (old time relics – 1978: old windmill and tree – NW Alexander;  Pangers Rest Stop – top Indian Hill; deserted school - Lonetree; old railroad  water tower and pump station – Lonetree; Old Williston Post Office; White Earth  Bank; Charbonneau views; old stone house; wheels; old car show, 1978;  Grassy Bute Post Office, 1978; Stady ghost  town, 7/1/1979; Lloyd Bjella re rimming old wagon wheels, 7/14/1979
    13 Print –  parachuting
    14 Antiques  and relics: Williston Post Office, 8/1978; Great Northern Railroad wooden water  tower and pump plaint at Lonetree, 8/1978; Great Northern Railroad tunnel, west  end, just east of Fairview, only tunnel in North Dakota, 8/1978; Abandoned  windmill and tree west of Alexander, 8/1978; Old time wagon, plow, pump at  Fairview, 8/1978; Deer horns at Fairview, 8/1978; Remnants of CCC camp between  Fairview and Sidney, 8/1978; Abandoned three story school at Lonetree, 8/1978;  Remnants of Panger Way-House of bluffs Highway 85 south, 8/1978; Stone house  northwest of Alexander, north of Nelson farm, 8/1978; Abnadoned wagon wheels  northwest of Alexander, north of Nelson farm, 8/1978; old log post office at  Grassy Butte; Old CCc camp near Sidney; ol Jennison Mine, Fairview; old house  on top of hill, Fairview
    15 Copies –  CBI photos, 11 negatives
    16 Miscellaneous
    17 Barbeque,  ca 1980
    18 Old time  copies, some Bill Shemorry family, riverboat in color
    19 Prints –  contestants and winners at Williston Art Association art show, 1981
    20 Post card  – Elks Home, Williston, N. Dak, Olson photo
    21 Bill, 9/1980
    22 Bill  Shemorry, 68th birthday party
    23 Bill with  camera in AZ, 1981
    24 Copies:  Bill’s 5 grand-children, Cecil Urban, Williston Main Street about 1921
    25 Print -  ship
    26 Tallef  Bjella and old car, 9/9/1981
    27 Shemorry  with black eye-prints
    28 Print -  Bill at 1983 Tioga farm festival
    29 Bill –  some with hardhat and black eye
    30 Miscellaneous  CA: Glo’s school, house, etc., flowers, also some Phoenix, Earl’s Barber etc.  Custom Automotive, views out window San Diego
    31 Christmas  at Bill Shemorry’s, 1982 
    32 CA and  west coast, 1984: scenics, mountains, Mary and friends, Myra
    33 Christmas  at Bill Shemorry’s, 1981
    34 West  coast, 1984: windmill, fish, Santa Barbara, park, whale skeleton, bird of  paradise flower
    35 Culbertson  Trail ride, 1978
    36 Old  church near Tuscon, 4/1980
    37 Cattle on  Muddy River, 9/10/1981
    38 Culbertson  threshing bee, 1979
    39 Copies of  Chinese photos, also Maynard Swenson’s aunt, 3/1984
    40 Deb and  Charlie wedding, roll 1, 1982
    41 Deb and  Charlie wedding, roll 2, 1982
    42 Doug  Mahar
    43 Photos,  west coast, at time of Ed Shemorry funeral, 12/1984
    44 Prints -  Fire museum?: painting, old engine, tropies (bound by rubber band)
    45 Print –  helicopter spraying flower field 
    46 Print –  helicopter spraying flower field
    47 Print –  helicopter spraying flower field
    48 Fires –  firemen: 1978 ND firemen’s convention, Wahpeton; Prairie fire east of Noble,  9/1978; fire at Zainbergs? 9/1978;  Gene  Delorme with flashing helmet, 10/1978; Fire Department (Williston) group shot,  10/1978; fire convention (ND) at Medora, 6/1/1979 
    49 Puyallup,  flowers, Ed Millie, Paul Evelyn, 1984
    50 NDFA, RW  Swartz in parade, 1984
    51 NDFA,  1984
    52 Frost covered tree
    53 Frost covered tree
    54 Frost covered tree
    55 Frost covered tree
    56 Yellow  flowers (safflower?), northeast Williston, 8/1983
    57 Sunflower  (close up)
    58 Sunflower  field
    59 Flowers-mushrooms,  close-ups (dandelion), also transparency of cactus taken near pipeline crossing  south of Bismarck, 1982
    60 Flowers  and scenic shots, CA: light hosue, golden gate bridge, 1979
    61 Fire  department photos in mask, including 1914 truck in Alexander 
    62 Flowers  of AZ
    63 Flowers  of ND
    64 Fire  Department ground breaking, 9/9/1981  
    65 Frost  scene at park, Spring Lake, 9/10/1981
    66 Elev?  Fire, overall pic
    67 West  coast trip: flowers, murals, Danish town, Las olives, windmill, oil well, 1984
    68 Frost,  Elks, RR Park, 9/10/1981
    69 Flowers,  Phoenix, AZ, 1983
    70 Glo sings  during Christmas, also McKenzie County Texas well, 1984
    71 Glo Mahar
    72 Geo and  Volkswagon in front of Esther’s house, Phoenix, 1981
    73 Glo with  flowers, Phoenix, 4/1978
    74 Print -  Geo and Volkswagon in front of Esther’s house, Phoenix, 1981
    75 Glo – in  Phoenix and other places on trip, 1978
    76 Glo in  Nashville, 7/1978
    77 Gloria  Shemorry, 1982
    78 Copies  Gloria Mahar as clown, 11/28
    79 Spanish  town in NM, Laguna Mission, pic of Glo beside sign
    80 Glo in AZ  desert, with field glasses, east of Apache Junction, 1981
    81 Glo and  Terri at carnival, also crowd shot of carnival, 6/1983
    82 Ron  Glaab, 7/1979
    83 Grand  Canyon, AZ, aerials, 3/1978
    84 Glo, Bill  and Mildred at Hewitt, CO, 1984
    85 Hanks  Museum celebration, steam engine, 9/1978
    86 Hanks  Museum parade, 8/1978
    87 Nicole  Heathcoat in bath, 8/1983
    88 E. J.  Hagan residence, fall 1983
    89 Tokens –  also Jenny’s Baby Nicole
    90 Jennie,  Bob, Nicole in Phoenix, 4/1982
    91 Print -  Horses and cattle
    92 Jennie,  Bob, Nikkie and Michael in Phoenix, 3/1984
    93 Harvest  scene, aerial near Corinth
    94 Kallie  Mahar and Easter dress, 1983; birthday party and other early photos, 1978
    95 Jim and  Lorraine Key at home, before Jim went in the hospital, 1981
    96 Tony and  Chris Lee on slides in park, also at Fort union, copies of Fort Union  paintings, 6/1983 
    97 At Jan  and Bill’s, 6/1984
    98 Las  Vegas, 4/1978
    99 Tony Bill  Lee at park
    100 Tony  Bill Lee, 1978
    101 Print - Jan and Tony Bill Lee at park
    102  Print - Jan and Tony Bill Lee at park
    103  Print - Jan and Tony Bill Lee at park
    104 Unidentified  women
    105 Christmas  card with photo of Tony Lee
    106 Unidentified  woman
    107 Unidentified  women
    108 Photos  at Bill Lee’s, 7/4/1983 
    109 Lakeshore  near Key’s Cove, Glo and her family mostly, 7/1983 
    110 Los  Angeles reunion, Willistonites, 10/1982  
    111 Mary’s  needlework, gift for Pam, 1982
    112 Print -Mary Shemorry with needlework
    113 Print - Mary Shemorry with needlework
    114 Print - Mary Shemorry with needlework
    115 Print - Mary Shemorry with needlework
    116 Print - Mary Shemorry with needlework
    117 Medora  photos: Glo, Jennie, Callie and Nicole in front of Rough Riders Hotel, street  scene, old Catholic Church, clowns, Badlands Salon, Western portrait, Jennie  and Nicole with Buffalo, 7/1983
    118 Don  Mrachek at Minot, also Reporter picnic
    119 Tony Bill  Lee at park, 7/1979
    120 Nelson  sisters, Marge and Lil at Bozeman, 4/1978
    121 Norway,  1975
    122 Phoenix  area: El Rancho Motel; Reflections photos, downtown Phoenix; copies of  paintings; old park bus as Carefree Hotel; Carefree shots misc; Maricopa County  Fair, Phoenix; Scientology building, Phoenix; miniature car races, Phoenix;  telephoto photos, Pheonix from S Mountain; NW AZ scenery, Casa grande
    123 Pat  Mahar, 1978
    124 “Wake”  at Plainsman Hotel Boom Room, Monday, April 30, 1984
    125 “Wake”  at Plainsman Hotel Boom Room, Monday, April 30, 1984
    126 “Wake”  at Plainsman Hotel Boom Room, Monday, April 30, 1984 (prints bound with rubber  band)
    127 Golden  anniversary reunion, group shots, classes of 1931-1934, July 9-10, 1982
    128 Reunion  Williston High School classes, 1931-1934, 1982
    129 Shemorry  duplex, 4/1983
    130 Shemorry  house, 423 Washington, old Ole Anderson res tearing down – snow scene, rental
    131 Junk  left by tentant back apartment 415 Washington, 8/1983
    132 Rental
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