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Asset ID: F48FD30D-155D-4519-3E93A383539CF0A5 Title:Mount Rushmore before carving
AltText: A distant black and white photograph of the natural mountain prior to any carving.
Description: Gutzon Borglum picked this mountain and location because the grain of the rock was suitable for carving and the mountain faced southeast which meant it would be in the sun for much of the day.
Publisher: U.S. National Park Service
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PhotoCredit: Photo courtesy of the National Park Service, photographer Rise Studios.
Spartan2470 on March 21st, 2023 at 21:01 UTC »
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According to here this was taken in 1905.
KingDededef on March 21st, 2023 at 22:05 UTC »
I see an elephant
Bawkalor on March 21st, 2023 at 23:42 UTC »
That's unpresidented.