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View of Harney Peak, Black Hills, SD, circa 1937

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1937 (Linen)
Front of View of Harney Peak, Black Hills, SD, circa 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard
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Back of View of Harney Peak, Black Hills, SD, circa 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Rocky gap framing Harney Peak in the Black Hills, with a wooden sign in the foreground and a road or path leading into pine forest. The caption gives the summit as 7,242 feet and calls it the highest peak east of the Rockies and west of the Alleghenies. Harney Peak, renamed Black Elk Peak in 2016, is the high point of the Black Hills and a landmark of the region's pine-covered granite country.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago (distributed by Black Hills Post Card Co., Deadwood, S.D.)
Black Hills, So. Dak. VIEW OF HARNEY PEAK ALT. 7242 FT. Harney Peak, elevation 7,242 feet, in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, is the highest peak east of the Rockies and west of the Alleghenies.
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PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago (distributed by Black Hills Post Card Co., Deadwood, S.D.)
Series7A-H2561
ConditionVery good
Place depictedHarney Peak, SD
Place depictedBlack Hills, SD
Place mentionedBlack Hills, SD
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago (distributed by Black Hills Post Card Co., Deadwood, S.D.), Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen texture; white border; vertical card; printed series number 7A-H2561. No postmark. Divided-back linen card (C.T. Art-Colortone), white border on front. Pencil dealer marks "1/2" and "2.00" at top; no message, address, or stamp present.

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View of Harney Peak, Black Hills, SD, circa 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/view-of-harney-peak-black-hills-sd-circa-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.