Sculpting Mount Rushmore

Image
Description
Workers, tethered on ropes, carving the George Washington and Thomas Jefferson busts on Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota. Signed in ink in the lower, right-hand corner, "Greetings to MM Ella C Loose Family. Gutzon Borglum, 1938.".
Note
Signed by Gutzon Borglum. Stamped on the back in black ink"Charles d'Emery of Manugian Studios, South Norwalk, Conn.", Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Contributors
Photographer: d'Emery, Charles
Date (Unspecified)
1905-04-21
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 35 x 27 cm
Publisher
D'Emery, Charles
Subject (Topical)
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.
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Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections