Description
A colorful illustrated view shows the ornate World’s Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. The building is decorated with patterned domes, towers, and many small American flags flying above the roofline. An armory building and a few early automobiles appear nearby at the street corner. The card is dated 1938.
Front Text (verbatim):
THE WORLD'S ONLY CORN PALACE, MITCHELL, S. D.
Original cost $275,000.00. Redecorated annually at a cost of $10,000.00 in corn,
grains and grasses. The most marvelous exhibit of nature's wonderful colors
blended into works of classic art by skilled decorators.
Back Text (verbatim):
Greetings from
MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA
You will find a friendly welcome when you
visit Mitchell and the World's Only Corn
Palace. The annual festival is held the last
week in September but the building is open
the year around. At night, it is further en-
hanced by multi-colored neon lights.
MITCHELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Dyer H. Campbell, Secretary
Genuine Curt Teich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)
L. E. Stair, Mitchell, S. D.
