This 1929 travel brochure is a very interesting perspective of the many tourist attractions in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This came from Perry Loofbourrow’s collection and may have been associated with a trip his parents, or another close relative, made through that area about that time. Note that in the file, several of the points of interest have a X marked in pencil, probably pointing out a location that was visited.
Remember that cross country roads were relatively new, and many did not exist. So some of the roads to the various destinations were often one lane or unpaved. In fact, it appears that the best way to get to the Black Hills was by using one of the 3 major railway systems that existed then. This brochure was sponsored by Standard Oil, a monopoly in the oil industry at this time.
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