Corn Palace, Mitchell, S. Dakota - Postcard c 1906

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Description: The original Mitchell Corn Palace (known as "The Corn Belt Exposition") was built in 1892 to showcase the rich soil of South Dakota and encourage people to settle in the area. It was a wooden castle structure on Mitchell's Main Street. In 1904–1905, the city of Mitchell mounted a challenge to the city of Pierre in an unsuccessful attempt to replace it as the state capital of South Dakota. As part of this effort, the Corn Palace was rebuilt in 1905. In 1921 the Corn Palace was rebuilt once again, with a design by the architectural firm Rapp and Rapp of Chicago. Moorish domes and minarets were added in 1937, giving the Palace the distinctive appearance that it has today. It costs $130,000 to decorate the Palace annually.

The exterior corn murals are replaced and redesigned each year with a new theme. Not mailed.

We mail all of our postcards in a plastic sleeve and cardboard on each side for durability. We do combine multiple items into a single shipment to save on shipping costs.

Status: For Sale	Reference#: D86
Condition: See Photo	Year: Circa 1906
Title: Corn Palace, Mitchell, S. Dakota - Postcard c 1906
Materials: Paper

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