The thirty-two page booklet, printed by the Federal Civil Defense Administration in 1956, describes ways that families can prepare and protect their homes during a peacetime disaster or war. Offered are eight exercises, with illustrations, that...
This collection consists of a thirty-one page brochure, published for GI's during the Vietnam War, on preventative maintenance for the M16 rifle. The brochure offers various tips, tools, and procedures for cleaning the M16 rifle.
Square Dancing--South Dakota; Pierre Circle 8 Square Dance Club (Pierre, S.D.)
The collection consists of a booklet titled, "The Illustrated Basic Movements of Square Dancing." The booklet gives instructions for fifty basic square dance movements including photos and illustrations. The booklet is dated to 1979.
Governor Frank M. Byrne's address to the thirteenth legislative assembly. Topics include: the state's educational, charitable and penal institutions; regulation of railroad freight and passenger rates; taxation; campaign finance reporting; the...
The collection consists of a South Dakota Driver’s Manual prepared by the State Highway Commission Division of Motor Patrol. The manual is dated to around 1950 and includes materials on traffic laws and automobile safety as well as information...
Inaugural address given by Bill Janklow upon taking office on January 6th, 1979. Topics include: education, transportation systems, water development, agriculture, economic development and trade, racial discrimination, limited government, and...
Inaugural address given by Coe I. Crawford to the 10th legislative assembly in 1907. Topics include: educational, charitable and penal institutions; state finances; state officer salaries and appropriations; campaign finance reform; regulation of...
Peter Norbeck's inaugural address given to the fifteenth legislative assembly. Topics include: prohibition of alcohol; educational, charitable and penal institutions; the State Game and Fish Department; the State Tax Commission and tax reforms;...
William H. Master's inaugural address given to the seventeenth legislative assembly. Topics include: marketing agricultural products; transportation of livestock; farmer's cooperative associations; increasing credit to western stockmen; flooding...
William J. Bulow's inaugural address given to the twentieth legislative assembly. Topics include: prices for agricultural goods; rural credit system; funding educational and charitable institutions; highway maintenance; State Game Fund; promoting...
Doolittle Raid, Tokyo, Japan, 1942; World War, 1939-1945; Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993; Rapid City (S.D.); 36th Reunion;
The collection consists of a program from the 36th Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion held in Rapid City (S.D.) on April 27, 28, 29, and 30, 1978. The program includes information on the sixteen B-25 bombers that raided Tokyo on April 18, 1942; a...
George McGovern, Political Campaigns--South Dakota, Political Memorabilia, South Dakota--Politics and Government--History, Booklet
The collection consists of one political campaign booklet titled, “George McGovern, The Kind Of Man He Is.” The booklet was printed during McGovern’s 1968 Senate campaign. The booklet includes a number of photographs of Senator McGovern, his...
Verendrye Plate (Fort Pierre, S.D.); La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de, 1685-1749 ; South Dakota State Historical Society; Brochure
The collection consists of an eight-page leaflet published by the South Dakota State Historical Society titled, “The Verendrye Plate.” The leaflet offers information on the Verendrye expedition, Verendrye Plate, and the plate’s discovery....
Verendrye Plate (Fort Pierre, S.D.); La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de, 1685-1749 ; Charles Deland; Manuscript
The collection consists of a nine-page manuscript written by Charles Deland titled, “Discovery of the La Verendrye Monument of 1743 in South Dakota.” The manuscript is dated May 21, 1913. Deland’s paper highlights the journals kept by the...
Verendrye Plate (Fort Pierre, S.D.); La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de, 1685-1749 ; Ethel (Parish) Hepner Roberts; Reminiscence
The collection consists of a six-page reminiscence created by Ethel (Parish) Hepner Roberts titled, “The Finding of the Verendrye Plate As I Remember It.” The State Historical Society received the reminiscence in 1983. Provided is the account...
Black Hills -- Custer County -- SD;arts and music -- photography -- landscape;history -- South Dakota -- Dakota Territory;collection: vault;towns -- lat: 434600N -- long: 1033556W;transportation -- infrastructure -- highways;tourism -- parks --...
This is an undated 4 X 6 b/w negative showing a sharp curve on a mountainous road. The granite spires of the Needles are visible in the background. Title(s) by Van Duzer.
Black Hills -- Custer County -- SD;nature and science -- geology -- pillars;transportation -- infrastructure -- highways;tourism -- parks -- state -- Cathedral Spires;arts and music -- photography -- landscape;history -- South Dakota -- Dakota...
This is a 4 X 6 black/white negative of a sharp curve on a mountainous road. Title(s) by Carpenter, L (DIC/PMP) - using description.
Black Hills -- Custer County -- SD;nature and science -- geology -- pillars;transportation -- infrastructure;tourism -- parks -- state -- Cathedral Spires;arts and music -- photography -- landscape;history -- South Dakota -- Dakota Territory;towns...
This is a 4 X 6 black/white negative of a sharp curve on a mountainous road. Title(s) by Carpenter, L (DIC/PMP) - using description.
Black Hills -- Custer County -- SD;history -- South Dakota -- Dakota Territory;arts and music -- photography -- landscape;collection: Box P80;transportation -- automobiles;towns -- lat: 434600N -- long: 1033556W;tourism -- parks -- state --...
This is an 8 X 10 b/w photograph of 2 vehicles parked along a sharp curve on a mountainous road. One vehicle appears to be a sight seeing bus and the other an automobile. There are approximately a dozen people standing on the roadway. Title(s) by...
