Birds Eye View, DEADWOOD SOUTH DAKOTA Early Gold Rush Town, Norfolk Post Card Co

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eadwood is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota.  It was named by early 76 to settlers after the dead trees found in its gulch.  The city had its heyday from 1876 to 1879, after gold deposits had been discovered there, leading to the Black Hills Gold Rush.  At its height, the city had a population of 25,000, and attracted larger-than-life Old West figures including Wyatt Earp, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was killed there).
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his card published by “Norfolk Post Card Co., Norfolk, Neb.” Sometime early in the Divided Back era after the Gold Rush but still a Frontier town.  The card is in good condition with minor wear on the corner and edges.  The image is clean and clear with a normally dirty reverse.
The colors on the images are a more neutral sepia than the scan
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