South Dakota Postcards

South Dakota Postcards

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Historic Deadwood: Text on Back: Deadwood - 1876. Gold brought the people to Deadwood to "Get Rich" and live the "Easy Life." The gold was hard to find unless you sold liquor or wore skirt. Life in Deadwood in 1876 was neither "Rich" nor "Easy."

Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

$1.49 Item #: sd-1060

Sturgis, South Dakota Bike Parade: Text on Back: Hundreds of thousands of biking enthusiasts from all over the world make Sturgis their destination. As the sun goes down, the bike parade begins. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Deadwood, South Dakota: Text on Back: Deadwood, South Dakota - It was over 120 years ago when prospectors struck gold in Deadwood Gulch, Dakota Territory and that is how the town of Deadwood was born. All of downtown is a National Historic Landmark. When you walk down Main Street, it is like setting your watch back 100 years. Postcard is unused and in very good condition.

Open Air Motel - Text on back: The Open Air Motel. Located in noise-free surroundings. Every room with a view, air conditioning and free TV-just look out the window. Vintage scalloped edge postcard is unused and in good condition.

Sturgis Rally: Text on Back: Main Street of Sturgis is filled to overflowing with thousands of bike enthusiasts who come each year to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The week-long even includes organized bike tours of the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

The Pinnacles, Badlands - Text on back: The Bad Land’s are the worlds greatest example of the production of weird, fantastic, unexplainable freaks of nature, through early erosion. Great mountains, deep canyons, little hills, castles, palaces, fortresses and figures of every shape stand silently, without a spear of vegetation, while at their feet is that nutritious grass which makes South Dakota famous. These Bad Lands are now embraced in the Bad Lands National Monument, created by President Roosevelt in 1938. Vintage linen postcard has writing on the back, is postmarked 1950 and complete with intact 1-cent stamp. Card is in good condition with slight edge/corner wear.

Latchstring Inn, Black Hills - Text on back: Mile High… Latchstring Inn… Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills. Unusual dinning room – Rustic, modern cabins – Perfect setting for fishing, hiking, horseback riding, rest and relaxation. 14 Miles South of Spearfish – 14 Miles West of Lead on Highway Number 89. Mail address: Savoy via Lead. Phone 2623J4. Vintage postcard is in good condition with slight edge/corner wear.

Sunken Garden, Sioux Falls - No text on back. Vintage linen postcard is in good condition.

Will Trade … South Dakota Farmhouse - Text on back: I.R.A. Shyster Realty Co., South Dakota. Rustic South Dakota home available for trade. Prefer beachfront property in California or Florida, yacht in Caribbean or a Rolls Royce. Postcard is unused and in good condition with only slight edge wear.

Sturgis Rally: Text on Back: Born to be Wild - As the streets of Sturgis fill with "hogs" and black-leather clad (or semi-clad) bikers, thousands of bike enthusiasts prepare to take to the Black Hills of South Dakota for a week of exciting rides, touring, and races! Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

South Dakota Map: Text on Back: Great Faces, Great Places. From the jewel-like mountain lakes of the Black Hills in the west, to the wheat fields and abundant pheasants of the east, South Dakota really DOES have some of the greatest places, people and "critters" you've ever seen. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Custer, South Dakota - Text on back: Custer, South Dakota - In 1874, General George A. Cuter was sent with 1200 soldiers and a few men of science to explore the Black Hills county. Rumors of gold in French Creek quickly spread, and by the spring of 1875, there were about 11,000 miners in Custer City. Postcard is new, unused and in excellent condition.

Stock in the Badlands - Text on back: Badlands, South Dakota - A little valley with a stock dam in the center is surrounded by Badland formations, forming a natural pasture with no need for fences-a part of Ed Huether's ranch. Postcard has writing on back; postmarked Rapid City, South Dakota, July 17, 1984; four cent stamp is intact. Vintage postcard is in good condition.

South Dakota State Bird - Text on back: South Dakota State Bird - Chinese Ringneck Pheasant. (Phasianus Colchicus Torquatus) The South Dakota state bird first introduced to the state in 1898, found its new home to its liking and thrived prodigiously. In 1943, the legislature named it the state bird. This scene is from the original canvas painted especially to give true rendition to South Dakota's Official State Bird. Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition. Has scalloped edge.