Front:
103° 27' W. LONG
ELEVATION 6200 FT.
43° 53 N. LAT.
44 THE SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY
MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
WORLD'S GREATEST SCULPTURAL WORK BEGAN IN 1927.
GUTZON BORGLUM, WORLD'S ARTIST AND SCULPTOR, PLAN-
NED AND SUPERVISED THE MIONUMENT. FINANCED BY CON-
TRIBUTIONS AND FEDERAL FUNDS. BUSTS ARE PROPORTION-
ATE TO MEN 465 FT. HIGH. TOP OF WASHINGTON'S HEAD
TO TIP OF CHIN 60 FT. ROCK IS AGELESS GRANITE. BUSTS
ARE OF WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, THEODORE ROOSEVELT
AND LINCOLN. MEMORIAL DEDICATED BY CALVIN COOLIDGE,
1927. DEDICATION OF WASHINGTON BY J. S. CULLINAN 1930,
JEFFERSON BY F. D. ROOSEVELT 1936, LINCOLN BY SEN.
BURKE 1937, ROOSEVELT BY GOV. BUSHFIELD 1939.
TOR DIED 1941, SON CARRIES WORK TO COMPLETION.
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BELL PHOTO
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Back:
On our way to this colossal monument,
we have just climbed a long hill through
Black Hills' winding roads and lo behold, all
of a sudden, this world famous memorial
comes into view. It is hardly believable,
that tons of rocks could be carved out of
a Granite mountain and produce such like.
ness of four great presidents, Washington,
Jefferson, Theo. Roosevelt and Lincoln.
