DESCRIPTION: Very scarce advertising flyer ca. 1938 with map for the long-forgotten Hidden City, a roadside attraction in South Dakota's Black Hills; Admission 25 cents.
 1940s road sign for Hidden City
(not included)
The recto teases "Did Alley Oop ? ? ? ? ? ." "Prehistoric Walls, Cross Walls, Arches and Pavements with Hieroglyphics. Lost City?" and includes a crude drawing of 1930s artist's concept of a caveman, complete with loincloth and club.
 Hidden City, South Dakota Roadside Attraction
Verso with a road map of South Dakota highlighting the location of a number of area attractions, both large and small. The less well-known of these attractions include:
- Black Hills Rock Museum
- Black Hills Sugar Factory, Belle Fourche
- Stage Barn Caverns
- Water Carnival and Race Meet
- Nameless Cave
- Strato Bowl
Earl Brockelsby, who later started another attraction in 1937, Reptile Gardens, worked as a tour guide at Hidden City.This matches the style and form of Roy Kemp, a known photographer active in New Orleans during the mid-20th century. Kemp specialized in nightclub and glamour photography, producing promotional shots for performers at venues like the 500 Club, Sho-Bar, and other Bourbon Street establishments.
Kemp was one of a small number of photographers who documented the burlesque and cabaret scenes in New Orleans.
His work often appeared uncredited in postcard sets, handbills, and matchbooks from clubs on Bourbon Street.
His signature typically appears in the lower corner of images, either in stylized cursive or block letters.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1938
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States
BODY OF WATER: N/a
CONDITION: Fair.
A bit browned still but lightly rinsed and flattened. A few .5" edge tears repaired invisibly.
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SIZE: 8
" x
14 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 78
PRICE: $135
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