[Closeup of workmen carving the head of Abraham Lincoln on the granite face of Mount Rushmore] – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Closeup of workmen carving the head of Abraham Lincoln on the granite face of Mount Rushmore]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Closeup of workmen carving the head of Abraham Lincoln on the granite face of Mount Rushmore]
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A closeup from 1937 shows workers cutting into the granite of Mount Rushmore, where Lincoln's head was taking shape on the mountain's face. Lincoln was the third president carved there, placed to the right of Washington, whose face had been dedicated in 1930. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum directed the project in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and crews worked from a scaled model and used dynamite to remove most of the rock before finer hand work. The picture captures the close, dangerous labor behind a monument now seen from miles away.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1937 |
| Subjects | Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)--1930-1940. Monuments & memorials--South Dakota--1930-1940. Stone carving--South Dakota--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,307 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-203362 |
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