This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Mount Rushmore sculptor Borglum and the four presidents
A historical overview traces Gutzon Borglum's life from a runaway boy in St Charles to a famed sculptor who carved Mount Rushmore. It covers his work on Lincoln in the Capitol, Jefferson and Roosevelt placements, and the 14 year project ending after his death in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Rushmore
Gutzon Borglum
Bear Lake
Idaho
Washington
Jefferson
Teddy Roosevelt
Lincoln
St Charles
San Francisco
United States
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum
James de la Mothe
Ida (Michelson) Borglum
St. Charles
Fremont
Omaha
Neb
Paris
London
Spain
New York
Europe
Metropolitan Museum
Mamouth
National Capitol
North Carolina Memorial
Gettysburg
Poland
Thomas Pain
Stone Mountain
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Gen Lee
Borglum
Mt Rushmore
South Dakota
Doane Robinson
Needles
Robinson
Lewis and Clark
Jed Smith
Jim Bridger
Cody
Black Hills
Charles E Rushmore
Theodore Shoemaker
Jefferson Head
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
St. Charles Lds Chapel