Extreme close-up of a rock face or painting detail, circa 1910

Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Extreme close-up of a rock face or painting detail, circa 1910, Black Hills, SD, USA, c. 1930 lithograph postcard — Back

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The scan shows an extreme close-up of a mottled surface: a dark blue-black ground at the top, a warm ochre-to-orange mass at center, and pale white and grey granular textures filling the lower and left portions. The visible halftone dot screen indicates a printed reproduction, and the framing is so tight that the subject reads as an abstract pattern — most consistent with a detail of a rocky cliff face, a cavern wall, or a painted canvas rather than a whole scene. No caption, signature, or identifying landmark appears in the crop, so the specific subject cannot be determined from this scan alone.

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PublisherJohnston & Bordewyk

FROZEN RIVER, CRYSTAL CAVE, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA The old and original Crystal Cave, rated as number three among the caves of the United States, only Carlsbad Caverns of New Mexico and Mammoth Cave of Kentucky being rated higher. Crystal Cave is the only one in the United States where all the rooms are lined with crystals, and it has more rock formations and mineral colorings than any other cave, including thousands of stalactites and stalagmites. Crystal Cave has 1600 rooms already explored, some of them acres in size, and 22 miles of paths. Open day and night every day of the year. Electrically lighted. On Highways 14 and 79, 22 miles northwest of Rapid City, S. D. 23314N POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE PUB. BY JOHNSTON & BORDEWYK, RAPID CITY, S. D.—MADE IN U.S.A. PHOTO BY BLACK HILLS STUDIOS, SPEARFISH, S. D.

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Publisher	Johnston & Bordewyk
Place mentioned	Black Hills, SD
Publisher	Johnston & Bordewyk, Rapid City, SD
Notes	Heavy halftone dot pattern; image is a very tight crop with no caption or border text visible; slight darkening at the edges. No postmark; unused card. Linen-era divided-back postcard with crosshatch paper texture and a decorative stamp box (E/C, K/CV corner letters). Publisher imprint and photo credit printed on back; no handwriting anywhere.

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Extreme close-up of a rock face or painting detail, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/extreme-close-up-of-a-rock-face-or-painting-detail-circa-191. Accessed October 25, 2026.