Mount Rushmore Then and Now
Mount Rushmore before and after the sculptures were created is illustrated above, on this vintage postcard recently won in an Ebay auction. Below is a blowup of its center section to make the text on the front of the postcard more legible.
The information provided on the back of this postcard describing this popular memorial in South Dakota reads as follows:
This view shows Mt. Rushmore, before work was started in 1927 and the gigantic monument 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 ft. high.
Speaking from experience, these busts on Mount Rushmore are indeed a sight worth seeing.
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