From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age

Postcards provide an easy way to go back in time to the early days of South Dakota, to see what the place looked like, to catch a glimpse of how people saw them

During the early years of the 20th century, American families witnessed amazing changes in their daily livesthe arrival of plumbing and electricity in their hom

Journal of the Northern Plains.