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Paul Horsted > Continuation of Nov. 30, 2008 Rapid City Journal story about the project.
Paul Horsted > Nov. 30, 2008 Rapid City (S.D.) Journal story about the project (continues in next frame).
Paul Horsted > Looking across the top of Mt. Rushmore, the profile of Thomas Jefferson is visible at left; at right, in a small canyon below, is the Hall of Records, directly behind the famous granite carvings of the presidents. The white cap in the foreground at left is a housing for equipment used to monitor the stability of the mountain carving. Other monitoring devices can be seen near center, on the right side of Theodore Roosevelt's hair.
Paul Horsted > A lantern illuminates writing on the walls of the Hall of Records at Mt. Rushmore. The numbers were instructions written by sculptor Gutzon Borglum for his workers, telling them how much rock to drill or blast off in the next step of work. The Hall of Records project was abandoned in the 1930's to focus all work on finishing the faces on Mt. Rushmore.
Paul Horsted > A view near the back of the Hall of Records near Mt. Rushmore. The tunnel rises near the back in a series of carved steps.
Paul Horsted > Crossing the Plains with Custer: Samples from the book > 5 18 07 scans9 cr cl 8 bit
Paul Horsted > Aerial view of Mt. Rushmore, showing the carved presidential faces at left. The Hall of Records was carved into solid granite on the wall of the canyon behind the faces; the opening to the Hall of Records is visible in this view.
Paul Horsted > Aerial view of Mt. Rushmore, showing the carved presidential faces at left. The Hall of Records was carved into solid granite on the wall of the canyon behind the faces; the opening to the Hall of Records is visible in this view.
Paul Horsted > The Hall of Records canyon lies directly behind Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. Here is found the cave-like chamber carved into solid granite by workers under the direction of sculptor Gutzon Borglum. Borglum hoped to place records of our government and civilization securely in the chamber. The project was abandoned in the 1930's to concentrate on finishing the carving of the 4 presidents nearby.
Continuation of Nov. 30, 2008 Rapid City Journal story about the project.
Paul Horsted > Continuation of Nov. 30, 2008 Rapid City Journal story about the project.
Continuation of Nov. 30, 2008 Rapid City Journal story about the project.
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