Mount Rushmore completed; 85th anniversary on 30 October

Oct 30, 2026

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MOUNT RUSHMORE, c1932. American sculptor John Gutzon de la Monthe Borglum (1867-1941), inspecting work on the face of George Washington on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Photograph, c1932. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0640834
MOUNT RUSHMORE. Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota created by sculptor Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941. From left: the likenesses of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Photograph, c1962. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0129281
MOUNT RUSHMORE. View of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, featuring (left to right) the likenesses of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, created by sculptor Gutzon Borglum between 1927 and 1941. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0012222
RECORD DATE NOT STATED MOUNT RUSHMORE CARVED UP Supervised by Gutzon Borglum, Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is carved with the faces of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and T Roosevelt, 1927 - 1941. Date: 1931 Copyright: Gemini Picture No. 10141212
MONT RUSHMORE 40s Scalloping on the sculpture of President George Washington at Mount Rushmore Photograph of 1941, date of completion 40s Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH247325
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota: c. 1941. The finished Mount Rushmore sculpture by Guzon Borglum. 990_16_9-US-SD_3HR