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Road scene in Custer State Park, Black Hills, SD, circa 1930

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Road scene in Custer State Park, Black Hills, SD, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Road scene in Custer State Park, Black Hills, SD, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A winding gravel road passes between towering red granite outcrops and dense stands of Black Hills pine. More pink-toned rock formations rise in the distance under a pale sky. The caption places the scene in Custer State Park, and the formations are the ones it calls "cathedral spires" and "chessmen," shapes that suggest kings, queens, bishops, and castles. Custer State Park was established in 1919 from the old Custer State Forest. The granite spires and the scenic drives built through them in the 1920s and 1930s, including the Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road, made the park a destination for motorists.

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PublisherBlack Hills Novelty Co.
ROAD SCENE IN CUSTER STATE PARK, BLACK HILLS, S. D. Part of the attraction of the Black Hills lies in the odd formations with which Nature has seen fit to variegate the scenery. The cathedral spires, rising like some medieval temple of wor- ship; the chessmen, remindful of kings, queens, bishops and castles, and examples of the numer- ous interesting and curious formations.
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PublisherBlack Hills Novelty Co.
Series18832
ConditionVery good
Place depictedCuster State Park, SD, SD
Place depictedBlack Hills, SD, SD
Place mentionedBlack Hills, SD
PublisherBlack Hills Novelty Co., Rapid City, SD
NotesWhite border; visible linen/canvas texture of the stock; printed caption along the top margin. Unused card, no postmark, no handwriting. Divided back with printed description at left and vertical publisher imprint for Black Hills Novelty Co., Rapid City, S.D. (E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, printer); white border on front; E.C. Kropp 'Natural Color' halftone texture; card number 18832. Clean, light toning only.

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Road scene in Custer State Park, Black Hills, SD, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/road-scene-in-custer-state-park-black-hills-sd-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.