Bill and Marion Ruesink Collection—Postcards
Content Description
The collection consists of postcards obtained by Bill and Marion Ruesink while on a honeymoon to the Black Hills of South Dakota in June 1948. Bill and Marion were married in Sheboygan (WI) on June 19, 1948. The newlyweds traveled by car to the Black Hills and purchased the postcards while on their trip. The collection includes forty-two real and linen colored postcards. Various topics include Harney Peak, the Needles Highway, Sylvan Lake and Hotel, the Badlands, various rodeo scenes, Custer State Park Game Lodge, Spearfish Canyon, Bridal Veil Falls, Crystal Cave, Bear Butte, Evans Plunge (Hot Springs, S.D.) and the Homestake Mine (Lead, S.D.). Rodeo images taken by Ralph Doubleday include photos of Norman Mason, Mose Patnone, Floyd Stillings, Mabel Strickland and Mike Hastings. Other photographers in the collection include Beard Photo Studio—Black Hills, Lease—Photo Studio (Lead, S.D.), Canedy’s Camera Shop (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Stevens Photo—Photo Studio (Hot Springs, S.D.) and L. B. Hollister – Importer/Jobber (Lead, S.D.).
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- June 1948
Creator
- Beard Photo Studio--Black Hills (Organization)
- Lease, Art--Photo Studio (Lead, S.D.) (Organization)
- Canedy’s Camera Shop--Photo Studio (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (Organization)
- Doubleday, Ralph R.--Photo Studio (Dickinson, N.D.) (Organization)
- Stevens Photo--Photo Studio (Hot Springs, S.D.) (Organization)
- Hollister, L. B.--Importer/Jobber (Lead, S.D.) (Organization)
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet
- Badlands National Park (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bear Butte (Mountain) -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Black Hills -- South Dakota. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bridal Veil Falls (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Crystal Cave Park (S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Custer State Park (S.D.) -- Game Lodge Subject Source: Local sources
- Evans Plunge (Hot Springs, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Harney Peak -- Black Hills -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- Homestake Mine (Lead, S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Honeymoon -- South Dakota Subject Source: Local sources
- Needles Highway -- Black Hills -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Postcards Subject Source: Local sources
- Rodeos -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Spearfish Canyon -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sylvan Lake -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sylvan Lake Hotel (S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
Source
- Ruesink, Bill (Person)
- Ruesink, Marion (Person)
