A small wooden lookout house with a hipped roof and many windows sits on the rocky summit of Harney Peak. Several men in early 20th-century clothing stand on the surrounding rocks, one climbing at left. The peak, now Black Elk Peak, is the highest point in South Dakota and rises in the Black Hills. Its exposed summit made it a natural site for fire detection, and the wooden lookout shown here predates the stone tower later built there.
White border; sepia real photo; stains and edge wear; printed caption at bottom.
No postmark. AZO real-photo back (triangles up, c. 1904-1918), divided back, white border. Handwritten code 'RML 7 / 8-4' at bottom (not correspondence). No stamp, no address.
Cite this card
Lookout tower on Harney Peak, SD, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lookout-tower-on-harney-peak-sd-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.
