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Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota

Subjects
Lakes & PondsMountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, c. 1930 linen postcard
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View across Sylvan Lake toward a rocky shoreline and pine-covered hills in Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota. A wooden dock or boat launch is visible in the lower right foreground, and the blue water reflects the sky and clouds.

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PublisherBlack Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co.
102:-SYLVAN LAKE, CUSTER STATE PARK, BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA --- Sylvan Lake - the Indians Karanip (Tear of the Mountains) - lies over a mile above sea level, and is girt with ramparts and battlements of towering granite, which open here and there to pleasant wooded shores. Blue as the skies above, this clear lake is awe-inspiring. Here you can enjoy fishing, boating and swimming in bracing waters that flow clear and cold from the mountain springs. On the cliffs above the lake the State of South Dakota has built a hotel, modern in every respect, but with unique Western touches in decorations and furnishings, that will make you long remember it. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS Black Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co., Box 1589, Rapid City, S. D. 46125
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Series102
ConditionVery good
Place depictedSylvan Lake, Black Hills, SD
Place mentionedCuster State Park, SD
Place mentionedSouth Dakota, SD
PublisherBlack Hills Novelty and Mfg. Co., Rapid City, SD
NotesLinen texture; no white border; printed caption at top. No postmark. Divided-back linen card, full-bleed front (no white border); tape residue and pencil dealer marks (112, 2.00) on back.

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Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sylvan-lake-custer-state-park-black-hills-south-dakota. Accessed October 5, 2026.