Front:
45-MT. RUSHMORE, AS IT LOOKED BEFORE
MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
WORLD'S GREATEST SCULPTURAL WORK BEGAN IN 1927.
GUTZON BORGLUM, WORLD'S ARTIST AND SCULPTOR, PLAN-
NED AND SUPERVISED THE MONUMENT. FINANCED BY CON-
TRIBUTIONS AND FEDERAL FUNDS. BUSTS ARE PORPORTION-
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.
MT. RUSHMORE, AS IT LOOKS TO-DAY
BELL PHOTO
8B-H1260
Back:
This view shows Mt. Rushmore, before work
was started in 1927 and the gigantic monu-
ment as it looks to-day. The Memorial carved
out of Granite Rock by the famous sculptor
Gutzon Borglum is 6200 ft. above sea level
and the Busts are proportionate to men 465
ΓΌ ft. high.
