Images of the Past

South Dakota history in film, photos, and video.

South Dakota on Film

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This "Images of the Past" documentary looks at film history and how South Dakota stories, locations, and people have been featured on film since the first few frames of the 1890s through "Dances With Wolves" to the present day.

Images of the Past South Dakota on Film South Dakota's been on film since the very beginning.

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South Dakota on Film

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Vintage radio interviews with well known and not so well known South Dakotans.

Last Updated by Brian Gevik on