Construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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Uploaded by on Jun 27, 2011

Clip from silent edited film "Bryson Jones Travelogue: Lure of the West" (ca. 1927) shows Mount Rushmore National Memorial under construction, including blasting off cliff face, scaffolding, men working, and the completed monument.

The complete travelogue documents travel throughout the western and southwestern United States. Black Hills, South Dakota (forest scenery and construction of Mount Rushmore--blasting off cliff face, scaffolding, men working and completed monument).

This film is from the collections of the Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution. For more information, view the complete catalog record: http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?view=&dsort=&date.slider...

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  • Correct, from the Park's website this looks to be ca. 1927.

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  • They should add on obama.....

  • Ron Paul is destine for Mt Rushmore.Ron Paul 2012.

  • It took 14 years to do all that lot.

  • in description you talk about a film from 1935 but Mt Rushmore was built in 1925, i think you made a mistake.

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