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Castle on Cedar Pass, Badlands National Monument, SD, circa 1938

Subject
National & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1938 (Linen)
Front of Castle on Cedar Pass, Badlands National Monument, SD, circa 1938, c. 1938 linen postcard
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Back of Castle on Cedar Pass, Badlands National Monument, SD, circa 1938, c. 1938 linen postcard
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The Castle is an eroded rock pinnacle at Cedar Pass in Badlands National Monument, its vertical ridges and jagged crest giving it a fortress-like profile. Sparse green vegetation and a small tree appear in the foreground beneath a blue sky. The card's caption calls the Badlands a showcase of "weird, fantastic, unexplainable freaks of nature's prehistoric erosion," where rock forms resemble castles, palaces, and fortresses, and points to the nutritious grass beyond that made South Dakota cattle country.

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PublisherJohnston & Bordêwyk
THE CASTLE ON CEDAR PASS, BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTH DAKOTA—320 The Badlands of South Dakota is the world's greatest example of weird, fantastic, unexplain- able freaks of nature's prehistoric erosion. Great mountains, deep canyons, little hills, castles, palaces, fortresses; figures of every shape stand silently without a spear of vegetation, while be- yond is the nutritious grass which makes South Dakota famous for cattle raising. The Badlands National Monument was created by President Roosevelt in 1938.
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PublisherJohnston & Bordêwyk
Series32184N
ConditionVery good
Place depictedBadlands National Monument, SD
Place mentionedBadlands National Monument, SD
PublisherJohnston & Bordêwyk, Rapid City, SD
NotesLinen texture; no white border; printed card number 320. No postmark (unused card). Divided-back linen-era chrome card, E.C. Kropp stamp box (E C K Co corners). Pencil dealer price '112 / 2.00' at top center. Light foxing/stains lower right and on stamp box area.

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Castle on Cedar Pass, Badlands National Monument, SD, circa 1938, postcard, c. 1938. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/castle-on-cedar-pass-badlands-national-monument-sd-circa-193. Accessed November 2, 2026.