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

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Needles Highway rock formations, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Needles Highway rock formations, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A view along the Needles Highway, with a paved road curving past tall granite spires and dense pine forest toward hazy blue ridges under a pink-and-blue sky. The caption names the drive in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Needles Highway, completed in 1922 as part of the Custer State Park road system, is famous for its granite pinnacles and the narrow Needles Eye tunnel cut through solid rock.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Rec'd of Ed Raynor aug-29-1946

PublisherJohnston & Bordewyk
104:-ALONG THE 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 46127 POST CARD PUB. BY JOHNSTON & BORDEWYK, INC., RAPID CITY, S. D. THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS
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PublisherJohnston & Bordewyk
Series104
ConditionVery good
Place depictedNeedles Highway, SD
Place depictedCuster State Park, SD, SD
Place mentionedCuster State Park, SD
PublisherJohnston & Bordewyk, Inc., Rapid City, SD
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white margin at edges; number 104 printed at start of caption. No postmark — unmailed card. Divided-back linen-texture card with publisher imprint Johnston & Bordewyk, Inc., Rapid City, S.D.; pencil note on the writing side dated Aug 29 1946. Light age toning, no stamp.

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