Paul Horsted > View of the 1881 Courthouse and Main Street in Custer, S.D. about 1895, and today. The old Courthouse is now a county museum, well worth a visit if you're in the area. Historic image courtesy 1881 Courthouse Museum.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > S.J. Morrow view, probably taken in 1876, showing "Bear Rock", which is on the west side of Custer, S.D. (north side or road). Now the site of an art and framing studio. Historic image courtesy Adams Museum & House.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > J.C.H. Grabill image circa 1891 showing rocks at, according to the caption on front, "Lake Harney Peaks." These rocks now emerge from Sylvan Lake, formed by a dam at one end of a valley in the Needles Area of Custer State Park. Historic image courtesy Library of Congress.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > H.R. Locke view of Sylvan Lake and the hotel built there about 1890. The hotel burned down in the 1930's. Level of lake has also risen since then, submerging rocks visible at right in old image. Historic image courtesy Adams Museum & House.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > 1874 Black Hills "Custer" Expedition image by W.H. Illingworth. (Much more information in the book "Exploring With Custer" at www.custertrail.com). Shows a view of Inyan Kara mountain just west of Black Hills, in Wyoming. Photographer's shadow in foreground. Historic image courtesy Brian Bade.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > 1874 Black Hills "Custer" Expedition image by W.H. Illingworth. (Much more information in the book "Exploring With Custer" at www.custertrail.com). View looking west from "Granite Knob", now called Calamity Peak, 3 miles east of town of Custer, S.D. Note dead tree visible in 1874 and present day image (now leaning over). Historic image courtesy Minnilusa Pioneer Museum at The Journey, Rapid City, S.D.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > 1874 Black Hills "Custer" Expedition image by W.H. Illingworth. (Much more information in the book "Exploring With Custer" at www.custertrail.com). View of "Permanent Camp" of 1874 Black Hills Expedition, 3 miles east of town of Custer, S.D. Tents, horses, and wagons of Custer's men visible in distance. Note same rock in foreground. Historic image courtesy Minnilusa Pioneer Museum, at The Journey, in Rapid City, S.D.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > 1874 Black Hills "Custer" Expedition image by W.H. Illingworth. (Much more information in the book "Exploring With Custer" at www.custertrail.com). Another view of the "Permanent Camp" of the 1874 Black Hills Expedition, 3 miles east of the town of Custer, S.D. Historic image courtesy Minnilusa Pioneer Musuem, at The Journey, Rapid City, S.D.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > 1874 Black Hills "Custer" Expedition images by W.H. Illingworth. Chief Scout Bloody Knife, Gen. George Armstrong Custer, Pvt. Noonan, and Capt. William Ludlow pose with a grizzly bear they shot in the Black Hills on Aug. 7, 1874, near the present-day town of Rochford. Modern day view shows the same rock and valley as seen in the 1874 photo. (Much more information in the book "Exploring With Custer" at www.custertrail.com). Historic images courtesy Devereaux Library Archives.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
View of the 1881 Courthouse and Main Street in Custer, S.D. about 1895, and today. The old Courthouse is now a county museum, well worth a visit if you're in the area. Historic image courtesy 1881 Courthouse Museum. ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
Paul Horsted > View of the 1881 Courthouse and Main Street in Custer, S.D. about 1895, and today. The old Courthouse is now a county museum, well worth a visit if you're in the area. Historic image courtesy 1881 Courthouse Museum.    ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
View of the 1881 Courthouse and Main Street in Custer, S.D. about 1895, and today. The old Courthouse is now a county museum, well worth a visit if you're in the area. Historic image courtesy 1881 Courthouse Museum. ©Paul Horsted, All Rights Reserved.
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