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Needles Highway Tunnel

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Needles Highway Tunnel, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of Needles Highway Tunnel, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

View through a narrow rock tunnel on the Needles Highway, with towering granite spires on both sides and a road passing through, blue sky above.

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PublisherRushmore Photo
R-350 NEEDLES HIGHWAY TUNNEL --- R-350 Needles Tunnel. In the Black Hills of South Dakota. Where Nature has out done itself in beauty and grandeur for the eye and camera of man to register the great plan of creation. 10,115 Published by Rushmore Photo, 520 6th St., Rapid City, S. D. Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE
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Postcard record

SeriesR-350
ConditionVery good
Place depictedNeedles Highway Tunnel
Place mentionedBlack Hills, SD
PublisherRapid City, SD
NotesLinen texture; white border; printed caption at top. No postmark and no cancellation — unused card. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; pencil dealer marks "112" and "2.00" at top center. Light age toning and a few foxing spots.

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Needles Highway Tunnel, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/needles-highway-tunnel. Accessed October 5, 2026.