The Castle on Cedar Pass, Badlands National Monument, South Dakota

Subject: National & State Parks
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Castle on Cedar Pass, Badlands National Monument, South Dakota, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A large, eroded rock formation with vertical ridges and a jagged crest rises from the badlands landscape. Sparse green vegetation and a small tree appear in the foreground beneath a blue sky.

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PublisherJohnston & Bordéwyk

THE CASTLE ON CEDAR PASS, BADLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTH DAKOTA—320 --- The Badlands of South Dakota is the world's greatest example of weird, fantastic, unexplainable freaks of nature's prehistoric erosion. Great mountains, deep canyons, little hills, castles, palaces, fortresses; figures of every shape stand silently without a spear of vegetation, while beyond is the nutritious grass which makes South Dakota famous for cattle raising. The Badlands National Monument was created by President Roosevelt in 1938. NATURAL COLOR POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. (GKY) Post Card 32184N PLACE STAMP HERE PUB. BY JOHNSTON & BORDÉWYK, RAPID CITY, S. D.

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Series	320
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Badlands National Monument, SD
Place mentioned	Badlands National Monument, SD
Publisher	Rapid City, SD
Notes	Linen texture; no white border; printed card number 320. No postmark (unused card). Divided-back linen-era chrome card, E.C. Kropp stamp box (E C K Co corners). Pencil dealer price '112 / 2.00' at top center. Light foxing/stains lower right and on stamp box area.

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The Castle on Cedar Pass, Badlands National Monument, South Dakota, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-castle-on-cedar-pass-badlands-national-monument-south-da. Accessed October 5, 2026.