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Construction begins on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, circa 1929. The face of US president George Washington is already visible. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Media ID 12149909
© 2006 Getty Images
1920 1929 Construction Industry Format Landscape Government Incomplete Landmark North America Politics And Government Premiers President Presidents Sculpture South Dakota
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial: A Testament to American History in Stone (Circa 1929) Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial stands as a symbol of American history and presidential legacy. Construction on this grandiose project began in 1927 under the direction of sculptor Gutzon Borglum, with the initial carving of South Dakota's favorite son, President George Washington. By 1929, the progress on the memorial was well underway, as evidenced by this photograph from FPG. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, a masterpiece of the construction industry, was an ambitious endeavor that involved blasting the granite mountain face to create larger-than-life portraits of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Borglum's vision was to immortalize these leaders and tell the story of the United States through their visages. The photograph, taken circa 1929, shows the incomplete Mount Rushmore monument with the face of George Washington clearly visible. The rough edges and unfinished details of the other presidents' faces can be seen in the background, hinting at the monumental scale of the project. The image captures the raw beauty of the construction site, with the rugged terrain and the vast expanse of the surrounding landscape adding to the grandeur of the memorial. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, completed in 1941, has since become a famous landmark and a must-visit destination for tourists from around the world. This photograph serves as a reminder of the ingenuity, determination, and artistic vision that brought this iconic American monument to life.
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