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First tunnel on Needles Road from the south, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940

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Mountains & HillsNational & State Parks
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Front of First tunnel on Needles Road from the south, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940, linen postcard
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The picture shows the first stone tunnel on the Needles Road from the south, a rough archway blasted through a granite outcropping with a dirt roadway passing beneath it and pine trees on the slopes above. The Needles Highway, completed in 1922 through the granite pinnacles of Custer State Park, was engineered by Peter Norbeck and named for the needle-like rock formations it threads; its narrow tunnels and hairpin curves made it a celebrated scenic drive in the Black Hills.

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PublisherCurteich
221 FIRST TUNNEL ON NEEDLES ROAD FROM THE SOUTH, CUSTER STATE PARK, BLACK HILLS, SO. DAK. --- POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) DISTRIBUTED BY BLACK HILLS POST CARD CO., DEADWOOD, S. D.
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PublisherCurteich
Series221
ConditionVery good
Place depictedCuster State Park, Black Hills, SD
Place mentionedBlack Hills Post Card Co., Deadwood, SD
PublisherCurteich, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; printed card number 2A-H840 vertically at the right edge. No postmark. Undivided back with "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; linen-textured card with white border (front). Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" imprint, distributed by Black Hills Post Card Co., Deadwood, S.D. Light soiling, no damage.

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First tunnel on Needles Road from the south, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/first-tunnel-on-needles-road-from-the-south-custer-state-par. Accessed October 25, 2026.