My longing and waiting are over. My 1889 Pierre for Capital Map/Broadside finally arrived!
And as hoped, it is in mint condition, as much as anything from 1889 could be hoped to be. It’s in much better shape than the one from the State archives. It’s sandwiched in plastic sheeting (hence the glare) for transport, and they did a masterful job of getting it to me in one piece.
Already planning to get it, and a map of South Dakota I bought many years ago with the first 5 governors at the top, matted and framed. Until then, I’ve got it squirreled away until I can get them to Sioux Falls where I’ll have them done.
Very cool.
The HBO series Deadwood did not think of Yankton representatives very highly if memory serves.
Very cool….where do you find these gems? online ? in person somewhere?
I stumbled across this on-line when doing research on the “South Dakota Capital” fights, being offered by a dealer of rare documents. I’ve ran across stuff on eBay, in antique shops, etcetera. You never know when you’re going to find it.
An exquisite piece
You could sell reproductions of this. $100 each
I probably shouldn’t have taken it to the framer then today. Lol
A scan to the South Dakota State Historical Society would be a class move!
The state does have their own copy.