37K views · 976 reactions | I learned something new about Mt. Rushmore’s interesting history when I visited, so I wanted to share it with you! #MtRushmore #Roadtrip #SouthDakota #History #DackTour #Deaf #ASL | Dack Virnig | Facebook

Gutzon Borglum originally envisioned the Mount Rushmore presidents as fully realized, individual statues. In his studio at the base of the mountain, he created a 1/12th-scale model representing how the completed monument was intended to appear. This excerpt from "The Men Who Made Rushmore" illustrates the meticulous process of translating Borglum’s scaled model into the massive carvings on the face of the mountain. | SDPB