Deadwood, South Dakota as in 1876, street scene, circa 1938

Subjects: Street Scenes Town & City Views Trucks & Wagons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Deadwood, South Dakota as in 1876, street scene, circa 1938, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A reconstructed view of Deadwood, South Dakota as it looked in 1876: a wide dirt main street crowded with horse-drawn wagons, log piles and figures in frontier dress, lined with false-front wooden storefronts bearing signs for "Hermann Treber Wholesale Liquor Dealers," a bank, a dentist and a shingle dealer. Deadwood sprang up in the Black Hills during the 1876 gold rush and became famous for its lawless early years and figures such as Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. This linen-era card was issued as a nostalgic look back at the town's frontier heyday.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Wonderful Sis. Received pkg. from M. Ward yesterday, Thanks on [illegible] behalf of us all. A letter follows later this wk. to tell you all then. Thanks & hope all you well til then. Goodby dear "Bonnie"

PublisherCurteich

76—Deadwood, So. Dak., as in 1876 8B-H1263 --- This picturesque city in the Black Hills is reminiscent of the wild frontier and mining days. Mining is still carried on extensively in the region, particularly at Lead and great quantities of ore are reduced at Deadwood. The "Days of 76" celebration is held in early August each year, combining a rodeo with early day Gold Rush scenes. The "Trial of Jack McCall for the murder of Wild Bill Hickok" is staged several nights during the summer. Interesting points to visit are Mt. Moriah Cemetery on Hill overlooking the city, containing graves of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Preacher Smith and Potato Creek Johnny. The Adams Memorial contains historical collection, reminiscent of Pioneer Life in the Black Hills. DISTRIBUTED BY BLACK HILLS POST CARD CO., DEADWOOD, S. D. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD

Addressed to

Marie France

Snow Shoe, PA

Postcard record

Publisher	Curteich
Series	76
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Marie France, Snow Shoe, PA
Place depicted	Deadwood, SD
Publisher	Curteich, Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen texture with visible crosshatch; white border. Production number 8B-H1263 (Curt Teich style) at lower right. Postmark: illegible wavy machine cancel (only a faint circle with "15" visible); red handwritten "8-14,60" at top is not a postmark. Linen-texture Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" card, 3¢ Liberty stamp, divided back, white border on front. Light toning/soiling.

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Deadwood, South Dakota as in 1876, street scene, circa 1938, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/deadwood-south-dakota-as-in-1876-street-scene-circa-1938. Accessed October 24, 2026.