Leading Away | The Rural Exodus of the American Great Plains

  • An old, rusty mailbox leaning on a post beside a gravel country road surrounded by tall green grass and dense trees, with a sunset sky in the background.

    RR1 - Inwood IA

  • A rural scene at sunset featuring a weathered, rusty mailbox on a wooden post next to a gravel road, surrounded by green trees and bushes under a softly lit sky.

    RR1, Box 116, Inwood IA

  • A gravel country road with a mailbox leaning on the grass and bushes on the right side, leading off into the distance with power lines and trees visible in the background.

    RR1, Box 30, Humboldt SD

  • An old, weathered mailbox attached to a wooden post next to a grassy gravel road during sunset.

    RR3, Box 119, Beloit IA

  • A weathered red mailbox with a metal flag stands beside a gravel road, with a yellow road sign with a right arrow in the background, surrounded by dense green trees.

    RR3, Box 29B, Canton SD

  • A rural gravel road with grass and wildflowers on either side, a weathered, rusty mailbox on the right, and rolling green hills in the background with grazing cows.

    HCR32, Box 132, Ft. Pierre SD

  • A gravel road with telephone poles on the left side. A weathered mailbox with peeling paint is mounted on a wooden post on the right side of the road. Grass and trees are visible around the mailbox.

    RR1, Box 88A, Humboldt SD

  • A rural road with a mailbox on a crooked post, autumn trees with colorful leaves, traffic signs indicating a left turn and a speed limit of 20 mph.

    RR3, Box 46, Canton SD

  • A rural gravel road winding through a hilly landscape with dry grass and scattered trees, under a warm, orange sky. There is an old mailbox near the foreground and a green road sign with the number 135.

    RR1, Box 71, Inwood IA

  • An old, rusty, closed metal gate across a gravel road in a rural landscape during the early evening sunset, with tall grass and trees in the background.

    RR3, Box 26, Canton SD

  • A rural gravel road with stop signs, a mailbox on the left, and rolling hills in the background during daytime.

    HCR61, Box 3, Capa SD

  • A weathered metal mailbox on a wooden post, set in a rural landscape with grass and rolling hills in the background.

    HCR32, Box 563, Wendt SD

  • A rural landscape with a gravel road running through green pastures, trees lining the road, and a railroad track on the right side. There is an old rusty sign in the foreground on the left.

    HCR32, Box 138, Ft. Pierre SD

  • A rural mailbox mounted on a wooden post stands amidst tall grass and wild plants along a gravel road, with a dense wooded area in the background during autumn.

    RR1, Box 154, Harrisburg SD

  • A rural gravel road stretching over a hill through a rural landscape with rolling hills in the background and a wooden post in the foreground missing its mailbox.

    HCR32, Box 814, Ft. Pierre SD

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