Night view of New York City skyline from U.S.S. General Brook

View of the New York City skyline at night. This image was taken on Bill Shemorry's way home on the U.S.S. General Brook troop transport ship after the end of World War II. ; Film negatives; 5 x 6 cm. ; "1015A, End of War, 12-45 on way home on U.S.S. Troop Transport Gen. Brook, 29 Negs, Aircraft carrier, native boats, Statue of Liberty, NYC Skyline" - Handwritten on envelope containing negatives. ; Title created by staff. ; 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.