Visiting South Dakota - 1938 with Noah Elwood and Edna Helena Weaver - Revisiting in April 2017

Discovered my Grandfather, Noah Elwood Weaver's photo album, annotated by my grandmother, Edna Helena Eicher Weaver from 1938-9, when they traveled to Minnesota to see their son, and went further west ---------Here is a composite shot from p 16 showing the South Dakota Capitol Building above, in Pierre on the left and the silver bridge (6 white bumps) more to the right below ----

Labeled "Pierre" South Dakota -From wiki "Pierre was named after Pierre Chouteau, Jr., a major American fur trader from St. Louis, Missouri who was of colonial French origin."

When Bob and I showed up in Pierre, we were directed to the Archives at the State Historical and Cultural Center, up the hill from the State Capital  -  when the folks there, looked at the photo above, and the yellow State Capitol Sticker that had the stamp "Barmore Cabin Camp" on the back, evidence where they stayed in August of 1938

State Capital in the distance with the dark dome! Taken from a hill on the east not far, we discerned from the place Noah Elwood Weaver took the above photo near their lodging at BARMORE CABIN CAMP,

Sticker with stamp on back found in the album - that resulted in Virginia at the State Historical Society to find that image of the Barmore Cabin Camp ----and send it to me by email with the reminder "

Hey Tom Thank you for stopping by the SD State Archives.  I hope you were able to find the hill top for your photo op. Attached are two photos.  One is a copy of the post card you saw, done up in color. The  other is a black and white original that I think turned out a bit clearer.These are scanned at a lower resolution but still give you an idea. IF you decide to post one or the other just put a note that they are the property of the South Dakota State Historical Society Archives

 From South Dakota State Historical Society Archives

From South Dakota State Historical Society Archives  - Where my Weaver grandparents stayed in 1938