The roofless stone church stands in ruin, its pointed-arch windows and circular window opening exposed to the sky. A tree grows through the broken walls, and the Gothic Revival masonry is weathered and incomplete.
Old Fort Randall was a frontier U.S. Army post on the Missouri River, active from the 1850s until the 1890s. After the post was abandoned, its buildings fell into decay, and the surviving church walls became a landmark in the South Dakota countryside.
White border; black-and-white photograph; printed publisher credit "Ray photo, Gregory" in lower right. No postmark. Divided-back real-photo postcard with EKC (Eastman Kodak) stamp box, white border, glossy surface; dealer pencil price mark "RMLJ 2.00" at top right; no message, address, or stamp present.
Cite this card
Ruins of Old Fort Randall Church, South Dakota, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ruins-of-old-fort-randall-church-south-dakota-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
