Missouri River at Chamberlain, South Dakota

Subject: Rivers & Streams
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Missouri River at Chamberlain, South Dakota, c. 1907 real photo postcard — Back

About this subject

A wide view of the Missouri River at Chamberlain, South Dakota, with wooded bluffs along the left bank and a broad, calm river stretching to the horizon under a cloudy sky. A white handwritten caption is visible in the lower left.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Aug 13 '11 Stamford Ia Dear Ethel Here we are got here in the middle of last night but will drive North from here to day this is in the hills & rough. Expect to be in Pisen tomorrow Love to all R. G. M.

PostmarkedStamford, SD, August 13, 1911

Addressed to

Mrs R G Merrill

Marathon, Iowa

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 13, 1911, Stamford, SD
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Mrs R G Merrill, Marathon, IA
Place depicted	Missouri River, Chamberlain, SD
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes	Sepia-toned real photo; handwritten white caption on image; surface shows age staining/foxing; no border. Postmark: STAMFORD AUG 13 1911 S. DAK. Divided-back card; real-photo sepia print, no white border; light edge wear and foxing on the back.

Cite this card

Missouri River at Chamberlain, South Dakota, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/missouri-river-at-chamberlain-south-dakota. Accessed October 5, 2026.