Royalty-free images by Mike1 — No. 143 of over 1200 images
Abraham Lincoln on Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, August 22, 2007
Abraham Lincoln on Rushmore2
The construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial took 14 years, from 1927 to 1941.
A few hundred workers, most of whom were miners, sculptors, or rock climbers, used dynamite, jackhammers, and chisels to remove material from the mountain. A stairway was constructed to the top of the mountain, where ropes were fixed. Workers were supported by harnesses attached to the ropes.
The irises of the eyes were sculpted as holes. A cube of granite was left in each to represent the reflection highlight thereby making the appearance of the eyes more realistic.
Construction began on October 4, 1927. In 1935, Borglum appointed Italian immigrant Luigi Del Bianco as chief carver.
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln’s head was the most challenging because of his beard, but his head was completed on the far right of the cliff. Lincoln’s face was finally dedicated on September 17, 1937, which was the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States in 1787.
Post Endnotes
- I am sharing some of my public domain images in periodic blog posts.
- Construction of Mount Rushmore – Wikipedia
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