A tall granite spire, Sentinel Rock, rises beside the curving roadway of the Needles Highway in Custer State Park, with dark rock walls and pine-covered slopes framing the road. The Needles Highway, completed in 1922 through the work of Governor Peter Norbeck and engineer C.C. Gideon, is famous for its narrow tunnels and needle-like granite formations in the Black Hills. Custer State Park, established in 1919, remains South Dakota's largest state park.
Linen-textured stock with white border; Curt Teich production number 97437-N printed vertically at right edge.
Divided back; linen texture; white border; Curt Teich C.T. American Art imprint; no postmark, message, or address; no damage visible.
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Sentinel Rock on the Needles Highway, Custer State Park, South Dakota, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sentinel-rock-on-the-needles-highway-custer-state-park-south. Accessed October 25, 2026.
