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Lookout tower on Harney Peak, South Dakota

Subjects
Historic TowersMountains & Hills
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Lookout tower on Harney Peak, South Dakota, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Lookout tower on Harney Peak, South Dakota, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A small wooden lookout house with a hipped roof and many windows sits atop a rocky peak. Several men in early 20th-century clothing stand on the rocks around the structure, with one man climbing at left. The printed caption identifies the site as Harney Peak.

Postcard Details

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PublisherLester
515 HARNEY PEAK PHOTO BY LESTER --- POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS AZO PLACE STAMP HERE
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Postcard record

Series515
ConditionFair
Place depictedHarney Peak, SD
NotesWhite 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, South Dakota, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lookout-tower-on-harney-peak-south-dakota. Accessed October 5, 2026.