SD Postcard Collection—Black Hills/Badlands/Lemmon/Canton/Rapid City
Content Description
The collection consists of various postcard views of South Dakota. Images include Scenic Mount Rushmore Highway in the Black Hills, Totem Pole on Needles Highway, three images of the Badlands in South Dakota, the Brontosaurus at Dinosaur Park (Rapid City, S.D.), the Lutheran Church at Canton (S.D.) and the Petrified Wood Park at Lemmon (S.D.). The images date in range from the 1930s to 1950s. It is believed that the Canton Lutheran Church photo dates to the 1910s. Publishers include L. B. Hollister—Importer/Jobber (Lead, S.D.), Dan Grigg Enterprise Inc. (Mitchell, S.D.), Black Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co. (Rapid City, S.D.), Johnston and Bordewyk (Rapid City, S.D.), Tom H. Johnston (Rapid City, S.D.) and Christen Studio (Lemmon, S.D.). None of the images were found on the South Dakota Digital Archives.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- ca. 1910s
- ca. 1930s-1950s
Creator
- Hollister, L. B.--Importer/Jobber (Lead, S.D.) (Organization)
- Grigg, Dan Enterprise Co.--Photo Studio (Mitchell, S.D.) (Organization)
- Black Hills Novelty Company (Rapid City, S.D.) (Organization)
- Johnston & Bordewyk (Rapid City, S.D.) (Organization)
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet
- Badlands -- South Dakota. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Black Hills -- South Dakota. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Church Buildings -- South Dakota -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dinosaur Park (Rapid City, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Lutheran Church (Canton, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Needles Highway -- Black Hills -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Petrified Wood Park (Lemmon, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Postcards Subject Source: Local sources
- Tourism -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
