A narrow granite spire called the Traffic Cop stands beside the Needles Highway in Custer State Park, one of the grotesque guardians the caption places near the Needles. Pines and other weathered rock pinnacles crowd the slope, and the paved road bends around the base. The Needles Highway was cut through the Black Hills granite in the early 1920s as a scenic motor route, with tight tunnels and spires that made it a signature drive in South Dakota's first state park.
Linen texture; white border; printed number 333.
No postmark; unused card. Linen-texture divided-back card with white border; E.C. Kropp Co. printed stamp box (E C / K Co corners). Pencil dealer marks '112' and '2.00' at top; printed number 18534. No address or message.
Cite this card
Traffic Cop on Needles Highway, Custer State Park, SD, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/traffic-cop-on-needles-highway-custer-state-park-sd-circa-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.
