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Season 1 Episode 28 | 2m 7s
Silent film shot in 1913 shows a view of Spearfish, South Dakota, Main Street looking north from Hudson Street. The film was likely shot as a promotion for the town.
Aired: 03/18/15
Spearfish Main Street - 1913
Gold Recovery at Homestake Mine: 1936 - 2002
Film and video shot over the years shows changes in gold recovery methods at Homestake.
Trick Rider Mattie Goff at the 1927 Faith, SD Rodeo
Mattie Goff, cowgirl and trick rider at the 1927 Faith, SD Rodeo.
How an earthen dam nearly a mile long was built with just horse and steam power.
Sioux Falls' Crescent Creamery - 1928
Silent film shows the various steps in milk processing as it was done in the 1920's.
The Charles Nolin Monument and Film - Sturgis, 1932
A 1932 film re-enactment of the 1876 murder of a mail carrier on the Deadwood Trail.
Discovery of the Hot Springs Mammoth Site-1974-Dan Hanson
The son of the man who discovered some old bones was in the right place at the right time.
Dwight Eisenhower at Mount Rushmore - June 11, 1953
President Dwight Eisenhower addressed the South Dakota Young Republicans League
Calvin Coolidge at Mount Rushmore - 1927
President Calvin Coolidge rode a horse to the 1927 Mount Rushmore site dedication.
President John F. Kennedy visited Pierre, South Dakota, on August 17, 1962.
Film clips from Mt. Rushmore carving, 1927 - 1941. Surviving worker interviews from 1992.
