- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- The World's Only Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
- Creator:
- Mike Roberts (Berkeley, Ca.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Mike Roberts
- Publisher:
- Keystone, S. D.: Sunset Supply Co.
- Date of Original:
- 1963/1979
- Subject:
- Corn Palace (Mitchell, S.D.)
Buildings--South Dakota--Mitchell
Postcards--South Dakota--Mitchell - Location:
- United States, South Dakota, Davison County, Mitchell, 43.70943, -98.0298
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (color, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled – The World's Only Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota. The Corn Palace, commonly advertised as The World's Only Corn Palace and the Mitchell Corn Palace, is a multi-purpose arena/facility located in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. The Moorish Revival building is decorated with crop art
the murals and designs covering the building are made from corn and other grains, and a new design is constructed each year. The Corn Palace is a popular tourist destination, visited by up to 500,000 people each year. Text on reverse: The World’s Only Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota. The colorful designs of this public building are done each fall in native grains and grasses, by South Dakota’s Indian artist, Oscar Howe. Card number B-69 *Note: Card labeled “Color by Mike Roberts.” The photographer Mike Roberts became the first printer of photochrome postcards based on the new Kodachrome color film. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-530
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-530#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-530/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : col. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
