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Canyon Lake bathing beach near Rapid City, South Dakota, circa 1940

Subjects
Bathing & Beach ResortsLakes & PondsSwimming & Bathing
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Canyon Lake bathing beach near Rapid City, South Dakota, circa 1940, c. 1907 linen postcard
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Back of Canyon Lake bathing beach near Rapid City, South Dakota, circa 1940, c. 1907 linen postcard
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A crowded bathing beach on Canyon Lake, just outside Rapid City, South Dakota, with bathers wading and swimming, a red-railed diving platform and slide at the water's edge, a bathhouse with a red roof, moored rowboats, and rows of 1930s-40s automobiles parked along the shore. Canyon Lake was created in the early 1880s when a dam was built on Rapid Creek, and it long served as Rapid City's principal recreation lake and picnic ground.

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PublisherBlack Hills Novelty Co.
CANYON LAKE, NEAR RAPID CITY, S. D. --- Canyon Lake, located about three miles from Rapid City, is a popular summer resort, affording excellent bathing and boating facilities. Adjoining it is Rapid City Municipal Park, with facilities for campers and picnic parties. 20794 Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE Published by Black Hills Novelty Co., Rapid City, S. D. — Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milw., Wis. — (LEL)
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PublisherBlack Hills Novelty Co.
ConditionVery good
Place depictedCanyon Lake, Rapid City, SD
PublisherBlack Hills Novelty Co., Rapid City, SD
NotesLinen-textured stock with vivid color; no white border; slight edge wear. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back E.C. Kropp "Natural Color Post Card" stock with E C / K Co stamp-box corners, ca. 1930s–40s; light toning/soiling, no damage.

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Canyon Lake bathing beach near Rapid City, South Dakota, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/canyon-lake-bathing-beach-near-rapid-city-south-dakota-circa. Accessed October 25, 2026.