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Horseshoe Curve, Needles Highway, Custer State Park, circa 1930

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Linen

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A winding dirt road bends through a forested valley beneath the granite spires of the Needles Highway in Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota. The caption calls the road "one of the world's wonders in road engineering" and notes that the climb to the top is gradual and without hazard. The Needles Highway, completed in the early 1920s, was built to carry visitors through the park's rock formations.

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PublisherBlack Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co.
Series106
ConditionVery good
Place depictedCuster State Park, SD
Place depictedBlack Hills, SD
PublisherRapid City, SD
NotesLinen texture visible; no white border; printed caption at top. No postmark. Divided-back linen-texture card; pencil dealer notation '112 / 2.00' at top center; no stamp, no address, no message.

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Horseshoe Curve, Needles Highway, Custer State Park, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/horseshoe-curve-needles-highway-custer-state-park-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.