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Photograph Collection -- Government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 380 Collections and/or Records:

HABS/HAER Ruskin Park Photographs and Maps, 1998

 Series — Box 08776 A
Identifier: ACC 2005-011
Scope and Contents

This collection is of photos of buildings and survey maps of the area known as Ruskin Park. Ruskin Park is located on private land near Forestburg in Sanborn County. Also included is a building photo inventory index. The survey was taken in 1998 to document the area because it was scheduled to be cleared by the Natural Resources and Conservation Service.

Dates: 1998
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Education and Cultural Affairs, Dept. of / Cultural Preservation, Office of (Office of History) / Historic Preservation Office (Historical Preservation Center)

HABS/HAER St. John's Episcopal Mission (Cheyenne River Agency, SD), 1952

 Series — Box 07063 B
Identifier: ACC 99-055
Scope and Contents

This series contains the Historic American Buildings Survey of St. John’s Episcopal Church and Rectory on the Cheyenne River Agency. Includes a brief description of the property, history, and photographs taken from different angles in 1952.

Dates: 1952
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Education and Cultural Affairs, Dept. of / Cultural Preservation, Office of (Office of History) / Historic Preservation Office (Historical Preservation Center)

HABS/HAER Walnut Street Bridge in Yankton, 1999

 Series — Box 07063 B
Identifier: ACC 99-052
Scope and Contents

This series contains photographs and contact prints of the Walnut Street Bridge in Yankton taken circa 1999. Also included is a report entitled "Photographs, Written and Historical and Descriptive Data, CIS Number 1312."

Dates: 1999
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Education and Cultural Affairs, Dept. of / Cultural Preservation, Office of (Office of History) / Historic Preservation Office (Historical Preservation Center)

Highway Construction Photographs, circa 1953

 Series — Box 08668 C
Identifier: ACC 2010-017
Scope and Contents

This series contains 11 black and white photographs taken west of Fort Pierre in Stanley County. The images depict construction work on Highway 14 circa 1953.

Dates: circa 1953
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Transportation, Dept. of / Secretary, Office of the

Highway Construction Photographs, 1934-1943, 1953

 Series — Box 01062: Series ACC 83-217
Identifier: ACC 83-217
Scope and Contents Contains approximately 734 black and white photographs (7 x 4.5 in., 6 x 3.5 in., and 8 x 10 in.) from the Department of Highways depicting various phases of highway construction projects throughout the state between 1934 and 1953 and includes images of construction equipment, railroad crossings, flood damage, snow removal, and bridges. The photographs are accompanied by typed captions that include an identification number, date the photograph was taken, county, project number, and a brief...
Dates: 1934-1943, 1953
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Highways, Dept. of

Historical Essay Contest Records, 1960

 Series — Box 05203 A
Identifier: ACC 98-001
Scope and Contents

This collection includes essays written by students (which were entered into the contest), and the contest rules. One essay entitled “God Called Him Twice” includes four 3.5” x 2.5” black and white and one 5” x 3.5” color photographs of Oliver Jacobson.

Dates: 1960
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / History, Dept. of / Secretary, Office of the

History of Tourism Article Series, 1978

 Series — Box 03390 A
Identifier: ACC 98-165
Scope and Contents This collection consists of three articles by Janelle Krause on the history of tourism in South Dakota. The articles were distributed as press releases on August 25, 1978 by the South Dakota Division of Tourism. Copies of the photographs which correspond to the articles are also included (see list below). 1908 Corn Palace The Evans Plunge, 1892 Sylvan Lake...
Dates: 1978
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Economic and Tourism Development, Dept. of / Tourism, Division of

Hydraulics Program Aerial Photographs, 1965 - 1989

 Series
Identifier: ACC 2013-009
Scope and Contents Contains black and white aerial photographs (9 x 9 in., 9.5 x 9.5 in., and 10 x 10 in.) from the Department of Transportation Division of Highways for the years 1965-1989 and includes photographs of land, highways, and water features in Bennett, Corson, Dewey, Haakon, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Stanley, and Walworth Counties, as well as a series of photographs showing sections of Interstate 90. The photographs were presumably used by Department of Transportation hydraulic engineers for the...
Dates: 1965 - 1989
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Transportation, Dept. of / Highways, Division of

Industrial Promotion Photographs and Slides, 1968 - 1980

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC 87-101
Scope and Contents This series contains 35mm negatives, 4x5 negatives, proof pages, prints of varying sizes, snapshots, and slides collected by Department of Tourism and Economic Development staff from 1968 to 1980. Images feature South Dakota businesses and manufacturing, and were used to promote industrial development. Some images include newspaper clippings or typed captions. Most of the photographs appear to have been taken by Division of Industrial Development staff, but some are credited to other...
Dates: 1968 - 1980
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / Economic and Tourism Development, Dept. of / Industrial Development, Division of

Information Panels - Photographs and Plans, undated

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC 95-062
Scope and Contents

This series contains 258 slides, 95 photographic prints, negatives, layouts, labels and plans for tourist information panels at visitor information centers in South Dakota.


  1. Box 06095 B - Photographs, Labels and Layouts
  2. FB 287 - Oversize Photograph, Panel Drawing
Dates: undated
Found in: South Dakota State Archives / State Development, Dept. of / Tourism, Division of

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