Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940

Subjects: Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A view along the Needles Highway, where the roadway threads between tall, slender granite spires rising out of dense green pine forest in the Black Hills. The caption names the road and Custer State Park, the 71,000-acre South Dakota state park established in 1919. The Needles Highway, completed in 1922 and designed with the engineer Peter Norbeck, is famous for its pigtail bridges and the narrow Needles Eye tunnel cut through the rock formations shown here.

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PublisherBlack Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co.

110:-NEEDLES HIGHWAY, CUSTER STATE PARK, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA --- Among the many notable places in the Custer State Park, every mile of which reveals some new delight, is the Needles Road, whose granite pinnacles, strange rock formations, and gradual spiraling ascent offer a unique and memorable experience. At each successive level, new vistas of haunting beauty are unfolded, until at the apex, the superb panorama of the entire Black Hills Region is unrolled. PLACE STAMP HERE POST CARD Black Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co., Box 1589, Rapid City, S. D. THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS 46133

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Publisher	Black Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co.
Series	110
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Custer State Park, SD
Place depicted	Black Hills, SD
Publisher	Black Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co., Rapid City, SD
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; no white border; printed card number 110 at the start of the caption. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-texture card with printed descriptive text and publisher imprint "Black Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co., Box 1589, Rapid City, S. D."; card number 46133. Light soiling/toning on the back, no damage of note.

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Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/needles-highway-custer-state-park-black-hills-south-dakota-c. Accessed October 25, 2026.