About this piece
Lot of 3 vintage South Dakota scenic postcards: The Traffic Cop on the Needles Highway in Custer State Park, Black Hills; Dillon Pass in the Bad Lands (linen); and The Palisades near Sioux Falls. Standard postcard size, all unposted with blank backs. Condition: light edge and corner wear and some spotting/toning on the backs; the Traffic Cop card shows the most wear.
• The Traffic Cop on the Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Black Hills, S.D. - white border. Published by Johnston & Bordewyk, Rapid City, S.D.; photo by Rise Studio, Rapid City. Back number 18534N, caption calling it one of the grotesque guardians of the highway approaching the Needles. Stamp box reads one cent, or five cents to anywhere in U.S. via airmail. Corner and edge wear, light foxing on back.
• 202 Dillon Pass, Bad Lands, So. Dak. - linen finish, code 2A-H821. Sold by L.B. Hollister, Importer & Jobber, Lead, So. Dak.; C.T. Art-Colortone back made by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago. Small stain near the stamp box and light spotting on back.
• The Palisades, near Sioux Falls - white border, code OA4991. Distributed by Dakota News Agency, Sioux Falls, S.D.; C.T. American Art Colored back. Light wear.
Please see all photos for the condition of each card.
• The Traffic Cop on the Needles Highway, Custer State Park, Black Hills, S.D. - white border. Published by Johnston & Bordewyk, Rapid City, S.D.; photo by Rise Studio, Rapid City. Back number 18534N, caption calling it one of the grotesque guardians of the highway approaching the Needles. Stamp box reads one cent, or five cents to anywhere in U.S. via airmail. Corner and edge wear, light foxing on back.
• 202 Dillon Pass, Bad Lands, So. Dak. - linen finish, code 2A-H821. Sold by L.B. Hollister, Importer & Jobber, Lead, So. Dak.; C.T. Art-Colortone back made by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago. Small stain near the stamp box and light spotting on back.
• The Palisades, near Sioux Falls - white border, code OA4991. Distributed by Dakota News Agency, Sioux Falls, S.D.; C.T. American Art Colored back. Light wear.
Please see all photos for the condition of each card.
