Construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial (ca 1927)

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Construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial (ca 1927)

A 2:28 minute SILENT film clip from the film "Bryson Jones Travelogue: Lure of the West" (ca. 1927) shows Mount Rushmore National Memorial under construction, including blasting off cliff face, scaffolding, men working, and the completed monument. The complete travelogue documents travel throughout the western and southwestern United States. Black Hills, South Dakota (forest scenery and construction of Mount Rushmore--blasting off cliff face, scaffolding, men working and completed monument). This film is from the collections of the Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution. For more information, search SOVA.si.edu for the R. Bryson Jones finding aid.

2 min 28 sec

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