Mount Rushmore images
Unprocessed — Multiple Containers
Identifier: H2006-070
Content Description
The collection consists of seven images. Five of the images are of Mt. Rushmore and include snapshots of the construction of the Theodore Roosevelt sculpture and the cable and basket system which hauled men to the top of the mountain (2), an image of Thomas Jefferson (1 postcard), an image of George Washington and the dimensions of the sculpture (1 postcard), and an overall view of the finished monument. There are also images of Twin Needles and the Needles Eye in the Black Hills. The two postcards are in box 8535C, the rest of the collection is in box 8555B.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- ca. 1930s-1940s
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet
- Construction -- South Dakota -- Mount Rushmore National Memorial -- 1930-1940 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Needles Highway -- Black Hills -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Postcards Subject Source: Local sources
