Deadwood, South Dakota as in 1876, street scene, circa 1948

Subjects: Street Scenes Town & City Views Trucks & Wagons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1948 (Chrome)

Back of Deadwood, South Dakota as in 1876, street scene, circa 1948, c. 1948 linen postcard — Back

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The view reconstructs 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 grew out of the Black Hills gold rush of 1876, and mining in the region remained active, with ore reduced at Deadwood. The town's annual 'Days of '76' celebration combines a rodeo with Gold Rush scenes each August, and summer stagings of the 'Trial of Jack McCall for the murder of Wild Bill Hickok' recall the town's frontier past. Mt. Moriah Cemetery, on the hill above town, holds the graves of Hickok, Calamity Jane, Preacher Smith, and Potato Creek Johnny.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Wonderful Sis. Recd pkg. from M. Ward yesterday, Thanks on behalf of us all. A letter will follow later this wk. to tell you all then. Thanks & hope all you will til then. Loads of Love "Bonnie"

PublisherCurteich

76—Deadwood, So. Dak., as in 1876 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, con- taining 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.

PostmarkedRAPID CITY

Addressed to

Marie France

Snow Shoe, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked	RAPID CITY
Publisher	Curteich
Series	8B-H1263
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Marie France, Snow Shoe, PA
Place depicted	Deadwood, SD
Publisher	Curteich, Chicago, IL
Stamp	3c Statue of Liberty, purple, perforated on all sides
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 1948, postcard, c. 1948. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/deadwood-south-dakota-as-in-1876-street-scene-circa-1948. Accessed November 2, 2026.