The Needles by Alice Sewell

Title

The Needles by Alice Sewell

Description

Sepia-toned image of a car and two women standing in front of 'The Needles,' large granite rock formations in South Dakota. The dedication on the back of the photo identifies one of the women as Alice Sewell, a student and sometime art instructor at Pacific University, and an artist who was part of the Portland art scene for much of the first half of the twentieth century.
[back] [pen] These are one group of 'The Needles.' Our auto at foot and two of just back of it. We show as tiny things as compared with great stone formations. 'The Needles' of So. Dak.

Date Created

circa 1910s

Subject

Landscape photography
Female friendship
Recreation
Tourism
Travel & Tourism

Place

Needles Highway, South Dakota

Medium

photographic prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_012171

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection