Laura (Koenig) Post Collection
Content Description
The collection consists of one scrapbook of images taken by Laura (Koenig) Post in June of 1942. The scrapbook contains images of Black Hills vacation spots and the Black Hills Ordinance Depot. Captions of images found in the scrapbook include: Provo to Edgemont Road, Hot Springs Country Club, Red Canyon Hike, Face Rock, Custer State Park, Lake Doran, Cathedral Spires, Mt. Rushmore, Sylvan Lake, Wind Cave Park, Game Lodge Zoo, Badlands National Monument, Wall Drug Store, and Dinosaur Park. The leather cover of the scrapbook reads “Snap Shots” with a painted image of Mt. Rushmore on the cover. Images of the Black Hills Ordinance Depot are also included: the Bosses – Doc Burger, Bill Foss, Roy King, J. W. Terteling, construction of Igloo’s, Ordinance Depot Completion, interior of workers homes. Specific Edgemont, SD images include: Trailer Camp, City Hall & Fire Station, Great Western Hotel, and Petrified Tree & Fountain. There are also 5 color linen postcards which accompanied the scrapbook. They will be placed in Box 8535C and include: Hairpin Curve, Needles Highway, Custer, S.D./ Typical Formation, Badland Nat’l Monument, S.D./ Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, Black Hills, So. Dak./State Game Lodge, Black Hills, S.D./ Entrance to Wind Cave, Black Hills, S.D.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
- Badlands National Park (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Black Hills -- South Dakota. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Black Hills Ordinance Depot (Igloo, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Burger, Doc
- Custer State Park (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
- Edgemont (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Foss, Bill
- Hot Springs (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- King, Roy
- 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
- Provo (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbook Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sylvan Lake -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Terteling, J.W.
- Tourism -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wall Drug Store (Wall, S.D.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Wind Cave National Park -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Post, Laura (Koenig) (Person)
