Hexom Family—Black Hills Photographs, ca. 1940s-1950s
Content Description
The collection consists of photographs and a few postcards of various Black Hills scenes from the 1940s-1950s. The photos were taken by Edward M. and Edward R. Hexom, grandfather and uncle of the donor. The Hexom family was from Madison (S.D.) and would occasionally take fishing trips out to the Black Hills, staying at cabins along Rapid Creek. Photographs in the collection include various tourist stops such as Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Pigtail bridges, Custer (S.D.), Custer State Park (S.D.)—Game Lodge, Crazy Horse Monument, Badlands, Dinosaur Park (Rapid City, S.D.), Sylvan Lake (S.D.), Hill City Zoo (Hill City, S.D.), Needles Highway, Iron Mountain Road, Bridal Veil Falls (S.D.), Gordon Stockade, Annie Tallent Monument (Custer, S.D.), American Buffalo/Bison and Big Horn Sheep. Various signage at the stops is also included.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
- American Bison/Buffalo -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Anna "Annie" Tallent Monument (Custer, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Badlands -- South Dakota. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Badlands National Park (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bighorn Sheep Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bridal Veil Falls (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Crazy Horse Monument (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Custer (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Custer State Park (S.D.) -- Game Lodge Subject Source: Local sources
- Dinosaur Park (Rapid City, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Gordon Stockade -- Black Hills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hill City Zoo (Hill City, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Iron Mountain Road -- Black Hills -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Needles Highway -- Black Hills -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pigtail Bridge -- Black Hills -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Postcards Subject Source: Local sources
- Sylvan Lake -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tourism -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
