From the Black Hills, the Badlands and the Prairie of Western South Dakota
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M & M Paulson
Kadoka, South Dakota

Pictures and Short Video Clips of Our Life in Western South Dakota

Wall Drug
Pictures just don't do this 'roadside attraction' justice.  Since 1931, during the depression with 'tourists' traveling across the hot & dry prairie, Wall Drug has given out free ice water and .05 coffee, etc.  You will notice the signs as you travel - some as far away as the other side of the world... that you are nearing an enjoyable place to stop - especially for the kids - to see how the life of cowboys and Indians truly were and still are, actually.

Parents, why leave your kids behind when you go on 'vacation' when you can take them with you and watch them have the time of their lives right here in Wall Drug as pardners or pardnerettes & see real Cowboys and Indians of the wild wild west!


Your personal door greeter!


Great shoes and clothing shops!


Sure glad we don't have these out here anymore!


There are a number of life-size wood / ceramic western scenes to enjoy!


There are thousands of 'original' photographs going back to the early prairie homestead days of the wild west and depression days, both cowboys and Indian history is presented - the best you will ever see.
The store is a great history course in itself if you view all the pictures and western art work!

Their Western Art Gallery is the largest in the world!
Their photograph collection is history right before your eyes!

More pictures of pictures and pictures and pictures...


Great rides for the little prairie homesteaders!


A good stock of boy toys and girl whirls!


T-shirts and Sweatshirts, etc. available - Black Hills, Badlands, Cowboy/Indian, etc. designs.


This is safe bear country!


Homeland security in these parts out here - Reservation Lands!


For kitty lovers!


Great humorous, tourist and historical western postcards.


Calamity Jane


Excellent bookstore of 'Out West'
Marvelous Books!


More books...


Because of the Badlands, there is a lot of 'prehistoric' information and models, etc.


This is an example of what has been found in the Badlands...


Not seen out in the West...


Most definitely NOT seen out in the West!


Me in the 1950's


One eating room area within the world's largest Western Art Gallery


Another eating room with the Western Art Gallery


The main eating area within the Western Art Gallery


One of many life-sized characters of the West.


Wild Bill Hickok


One of the many Western Art Works in their Galleries


They were these almost 24/7.  This is part of their 'uniform' out here.

Short Videos as I walk the store...

WallDrug7312.wmv - main entrance
WallDrug7319.wmv - main entrance lobby
WallDrug7313.wmv - model mini stage coach
WallDrug7316.wmv - little girl dresses
WallDrug7318.wmv - western gun, etc. wall (one of...)
WallDrug7321.wmv - toy gun rack & John Deere stash
WallDrug7322.wmv - outdoor backyard to 2nd building
WallDrug7323.wmv - outdoor fountain area
WallDrug7324.wmv - building two lobby area
WallDrug7325.wmv - dinosaur room
WallDrug7329.wmv- building two pictures and dragon
WallDrug7332.wmv - kids playing in the backyard fountain
WallDrug7333.wmv - a mechanical cowboy group singing on the range
WallDrug6612.wmv - the 'original cowboy quartet'
WallDrug7338.wmv - some of the many Western sculptures you will see
WallDrug7339.wmv - wall mounted animals and heads, etc.
WallDrug7340.wmv - one of the eating rooms, surrounded by western art
WallDrug7347.wmv - a great Western Reading Bookstore
WallDrug7093.wmv - the 'Prehistoric Beast'

more pics coming as we visit often to have our donut and buffalo burger
and buy 'stuff' for our grandkids.

Mike Paulson
Trying to do the work of an evangelist online by teaching Paul's gospel of the Risen Saviour!
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